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Lecture
A “kind of exploration or antiquity-dealing-business”: Egyptian archaeology and the Antiquities Trade 1880-1939
Egyptological historiography has often focussed on the apparent scientific heroism of archaeologists, obscuring the reality that many of the same heroes were also active in the antiquities market, buying, and selling objects freely. This lecture will discuss the results of research into the entanglement of archaeology and the market 1880-1939.... -
Presentation
Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania talks
Presentation of eight talks on Rising Tide: Art and Environment in Oceania including a contribution to ‘Storytelling for the Planet: a place-based approach for museum audiences’, a sector event as part of the Natural History Museum’s Our Broken Planet Community of Practice programme, National Museum of ScotlandClark, Alison
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Book chapter
Global History in the History of Fashion
Over the twentieth century, multi-disciplinary academic studies addressed dress practice and bodily adornment from a variety of perspectives, assessing the question of fashion, though few communities outside the West were awarded this term until the past generation. Anthropologists took an ethnographic stance, with works that from the late 1980s became...Breward, Christopher ; Lemire, Beverly ; Riello, Giorgio
dress practice , ethnographic approach, fashion history, bodily adornment , global, and clothing
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Conference paper (unpublished)
The National Museum of Flight & the work of the conservators
This illustrated talk will provide and overview of the National Museum of Flight - focusing on the work of the conservators, including a summary of East Fortune Airfield, and news of site development.Burgel, Thilo
aircraft conservation, maintenance, East Fortune Airfield, National Museum of Flight, and technology conservation
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Rematriation of the Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole
A case study on the rematriation of the Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole from National Museums Scotland to the Nisga’a Nation indigenous community in Canada.Brownlee, Yvonne
Nisga Nation, Scotland to Canada, rematriation , Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole , Hli G̱oothl Wilp-Adoḵshl Nisg̱a’a , colonial histories, and National Museums Scotland
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Book chapter
Figures in museum display: the creation and use of a little person mannequin at National Museums Scotland
In 2019, National Museums Scotland (NMS) presented the temporary exhibition Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Cat walk. It addressed broad issues of diversity and inclusivity in the fashion industry, organized around five categories: ‘Age’, ‘Disability’, ‘LGBTQIA+’, ‘Race’ and ‘Size’. Integral to the mannequin brief was challenging perceptions of the body...McLeod, Miriam ; Ripley, Georgina
mannequin, representation, Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk, inclusivity, fashion industry, exhibition, and diversity
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Book chapter
Measurement Standards and Double Standards Reassessing Charles Piazzi Smyth’s Egyptological Reputation
In 1864–5, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819–1900),3 his wife Jessie (1812–1896),4 and a small team of Egyptian archaeological workers conducted an extensive survey of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Smyth had become interested in the structure as he read John Taylor’s The Great Pyramid: Why Was... -
Journal article
The tale of a Mesolithic harpoon head from Arisaig
This is a remarkable tale about a remarkable artifact that would have been lost to Scottish archaeology had it not been for a brave decision by a schoolgirl to disregard the views of her teachers over 50 years ago!Sheridan, J A