© Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives I was really lucky this week and got to learn more about the work of curators…
We all know that curators care for their collections as well as look after galleries and exhibitions. This week I got the opportunity to help in the preparations for a new archaeology exhibition of Roman objects found in Bristol called – you’ve guessed it – ‘Romans and Bristol’. The exhibition ties in with the touring exhibition ‘Roman Empire: Power & People’ which shows 160 Roman objects from the British Museum and opened when I first started working at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
When Kate asked me to give her a hand with the exhibition I jumped at the chance. Over two days I learnt how to handle objects going on display, how to lay out objects in a display case in an interesting way and how to make sure that at the end of the exhibition, the right object goes back in the right box!
The exhibition runs from Saturday 19th October to Late Spring 2014 and mainly focuses on the activities of antiquarian collectors, excavators and local residents who have all contributed towards Bristol’s Roman Collection. What’s very exciting is that most of the objects have never been on display before!
We all know that curators care for their collections as well as look after galleries and exhibitions. This week I got the opportunity to help in the preparations for a new archaeology exhibition of Roman objects found in Bristol called – you’ve guessed it – ‘Romans and Bristol’. The exhibition ties in with the touring exhibition ‘Roman Empire: Power & People’ which shows 160 Roman objects from the British Museum and opened when I first started working at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
When Kate asked me to give her a hand with the exhibition I jumped at the chance. Over two days I learnt how to handle objects going on display, how to lay out objects in a display case in an interesting way and how to make sure that at the end of the exhibition, the right object goes back in the right box!
The exhibition runs from Saturday 19th October to Late Spring 2014 and mainly focuses on the activities of antiquarian collectors, excavators and local residents who have all contributed towards Bristol’s Roman Collection. What’s very exciting is that most of the objects have never been on display before!
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