Wild Chorus by Harry Ovington
Recorded & composed in summer 2020, Wild Chorus by Harry Ovington reflects a unique moment of global quiet. Today, although Manchester Museum cannot yet reopen its doors, we hope this digital launch will energise and inspire you to reconnect with nature & take action.
https://mmfromhome.com/wild-chorus
In this breath-taking composition, Harry Ovington blends field recordings of nature with sonified weather pattern datasets, capturing 3 separate perspectives of the dawn chorus; the birds, the insects and a person walking through the landscape as the sun rises.
“The aim is to always include a tangible narrative within a piece of music, whether that be environmental concern or a reference to the time in which the piece was being constructed. Also looking at different perspectives from nature.” Harry Ovington
Wild Chorus forms part of Harry Ovington’s Sonic Rewild research project, part of a PhD in composition at The University of Manchester, with the aim of reconnecting audiences to nature through sound and artistically represented environmental information.
Right now, we all carry with us our experiences of lockdown and our hopes for recovery. In our confinement, we listened intently. Might these vivid reconnections with nature lead us to different choices and bring about a wilder future?
Listen now: https://mmfromhome.com/wild-chorus
How do colonialism, its legacy and systemic attribution lie at the core of the main issue with climate change?
Samihah Mudabirr, Our Shared Cultural Heritage
#BraveNewWorld #McrZeroCarbon
What role can cultural institutions play in helping understanding the present & in creating a new vocabulary to better frame & express the emotions and support the change?
Marion Smith, activist and student The University of Manchester, author of ‘Student Guide to Climate Grief and Action’
#BraveNewWorld #McrZeroCarbon
What is the cultural sector's responsibility in building a visible and compelling change in active carbon reduction, civic engagement, social justice and education?
Pooja Kishinani, activist and student The University of Manchester, author of ‘Student Guide to Climate Grief and Action’
#BraveNewWorld #McrZeroCarbon
Should we stop using the big 'C' words?
Dr Jen O'Brien, Senior Lecturer in Geography, The University of Manchester
#BraveNewWorld #McrZeroCarbon
How does the cultural sector creatively address the climate and ecological emergency for the people of our city region?
Dave Barlow, Blue and Green Infrastructure, Manchester City Council
#BraveNewWorld #McrZeroCarbon
Manchester and Greater Manchester have committed to urgent and deep carbon reduction and to be zero carbon by 2038. Are we ready?
Alison Tickell CEO of Julie's Bicycle
#BraveNewWorld #McrZeroCarbon
Today, Esme Ward, Manchester Museum, and Simon Curtis, Royal Exchange Theatre, are bringing cultural organisations across Manchester together to explore how Manchester’s cultural sector can address the climate and ecological emergency.
#BraveNewWorld
Golden Mummies
'Golden Mummies of Egypt' by Curator Campbell Price is out now!
This book showcases an extraordinary range of artefacts, examining how & why they came to Manchester, the ancient identities these objects helped to construct, & the ways in they have been interpreted in the Western world.
Available now in the Manchester Museum Shop, £25 (p&p).
Order your copy by contacting the museum shop on Tel 0161 275 6256, Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm.
Hurry up, there are still some signed copies by the Curator
What are the legacies of colonialism?
"What are the legacies of colonialism?"
In the new episode of the Manchester Museum #Podcast, British artists The Singh Twins discuss their journey as artists and the narratives of Empire, colonialism, conflict & slavery their work confronts.
Listen now: https://bit.ly/3fsPCgK
#AskaConservator Day
Today is the day! #AskAConservator. Meet
@McrMuseum Conservator Irit. Discover more about caring for our mummies and find out why she decided to become a Conservator. @McrConservation
#AskaConservator
Today is the day! #AskAConservator. Meet our Collections Care Manager and Senior Conservator Sam Beath. Find out more about her work and why she likes to work
@McrMuseum.Today she will be answering to all your questions!
@McrConservation
#AskAConservator Day!
Today is the day! #AskAConservator. Meet our Preventive Conservator Abby and find out more about her work
@McrMuseum. Today she will be answering to all your questions!
Have you ever wondered how we care for our many different collections Manchester Museum?
On November 18th is #AskAConservator Day and our Conservators will answer to all your questions! Submit them here
#AskAConservator
What do our Conservators do? How do they care for our collections? Want to know more? Ask your questions here 👇 and our team will be answering them on November 18th, #AskAConservator Day! 👇
November 18th is #AskAConservator day!
@mcrmuseum's Conservation Team are getting ready to answer all your questions. Do you want to know more about how to care for things?
Ask your questions here 👇👇👇
🎧 Listen to the latest episode of the Manchester Museum #Podcast - out now on all major streaming platforms.
Who owns Egyptian Heritage? With Heba Abd El Gawad in conversation with Curator Dr Campbell Price.
Listen 👉 bit.ly/38tGrLl
We are temporarily closed
Following the latest government guidance, we will not be opening on Wednesday and we will now be closed until further notice.
We look forward to welcoming you back as soon as we can.
Whether you live in a city or town, countryside or seaside, you will find all sorts of nature on your doorstep.
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We would love to see what you can find 🔎 You can share your pictures with us @McrMuseum and use #MMOutdoorExplorer
https://www.mmfromhome.com/outdoor-explorers
Manchester Museum Podcast
Our Podcast is OUT NOW for you to enjoy! 📢 In our first episode we speak to Kwame Boateng from
The Black Curriculum
to discuss how what we learn about our past is so important for our shared future. GET READY, TUNE IN, ENJOY. 🎧 http://mmfromhome.com/podcast
This is a Creative Call to amplify black voices & stories.
Are you a young person, community group, creative practitioner, or researcher? We are looking to support new projects & events that respond to #BlackHistoryMonth
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We are welcoming applications that celebrate Black History and contribute to our vision of building an understanding between cultures and strengthen our values as a caring, imaginative and accessible museum.
The best ten will be showcased on a digital platform throughout 2020/21
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Find out more & submit your ideas here: bit.ly/354nonK
Podcast - Coming Soon
Ideas have the power to change the world, and curiosity can lead to action...
Through our collections we learn about our past, but what role can museums play in understanding and shaping our present and future together?
#Podcast #ComingSoon
Transcript:
"Nations and peoples are largely the stories they feed themselves. If they tell themselves stories that are lies, they will suffer the future consequences of those lies. If they tell themselves stories that face their own truths, they will free their histories for future flowerings." - Ben Okri
#BlackHistoryMonth - Creative Call Out During October
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Manchester Museum aims to open up its platform to amplify black voices and stories.
We’re open to all types of proposals -art, fashion, food, film, panel discussion, poetry, blogs, etc.
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Ten of the very best will be showcased each month throughout 2020-21.
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Find out more bit.ly/354nonK
We are excited to invite you to visit our beautiful new Museum Shop. The shop is open 10-4, every day and is full of sustainable products, books and gift ideas for all ages. Every purchase supports @McrMuseum. See you soon!
The Yellow-eyed Leaf Frog / World Animal Day
The Yellow-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis annae) is an endangered species found only around San Jose, Costa Rica. It is part of the official captive breeding programme in the Vivarium @McrMuseum which aims ensure the species' survival. #WorldAnimalDay
https://frogblogmanchester.com
These beautiful nocturnal frogs sleep during the day and are active at night. This species was once common in Costa Rica. However numbers have declined and now they are only found in a few places.
https://frogblogmanchester.com/2014/06/10/annae-and-eye/
These frogs grow to an adult size of up to 85mm and eat insects. They reproduce by laying their eggs on leaves overhanging water, and when the tadpoles hatch they drop into the water below to continue their development.
https://frogblogmanchester.com/2018/10/19/choosing-a-climate/
Our Vivarium team are doing fantastic work, not only for conservation of species, but also to increase awareness and education. Today we a celebrating #WorldAnimalDay which aims help make the world a fairer place for all animals.
Find out more here: www.worldanimalday.org.uk
After a big move, our Museum Shop will reopen on Monday. We can't wait...
I bring my past I bring my future
I bring my rights and I bring my song
I stand atop the Hacienda and shout
We belong Here. We belong.
We start #BlackHistoryMonth on #WorldPoetryDay with the words of Lemn Sissay. This month we will reflect & celebrate...
https://storiesfromthemuseumfloor.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/belong/
#BlackHistoryMonth will get off to a brilliant start The University of Manchester with a keynote presentation by Professor Gary Younge at this year's Brilliant and Black event.
You can watch it LIVE from 2pm 👇👇👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMKSnYV0OM8&feature=youtu.be
Today we are launching our #BlackHistoryMonth page on our MM from home site. This includes a Creative Callout!
Manchester Museum is opening up its digital platform to amplify Black creatives. We welcome all proposals! Find out more here:
https://www.mmfromhome.com/black-history-month
This Javan Rhino skull has been part of the @McrMuseum collections for over 100 years. The condition of the skull indicates the rhino was an old male who spent his life in captivity, possibly living locally in Belle Vue Zoological gardens.
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Rhinos once roamed throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. Within historical times, they were still widespread across Africa's savannas and Asia's tropical forests. Sadly, today, rhinos under threat; they are poached for their highly-prized horns and are vulnerable to habitat loss.
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The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is critically endangered; there are only 58-68 individuals left in the wild. Once widespread throughout north east India and south-east Asia, they are now restricted to Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. wwww.savetherhino.org
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Rhino specimens held in museums are an important scientific resource, which can help conservation efforts. Last year @McrMuseum hosted an event ‘Don’t Let Me Go’ dedicated to the conservation of endangered species of Rhinos. Find out more here:https://frogblogmanchester.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/irf_factsheet_final_digital.pdf
One week ago we reopened our doors to our visitors. It has been beautiful to have you back, enjoying the Museum again and we would like to say 'Thank you' for making this moment feel so special.
To celebrate #InternationalDayofSignLanguages we would like to sign it to you.
Only few days left to apply for this innovative role. If you want to shift museum practices and narratives - in Manchester and beyond - we want to hear from you.
Deadline is midnight (UK time) 21 September.
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All of us at Manchester Museum are working towards Indigenising Manchester Museum as part of a two year programme supported by the John Ellerman Foundation @EllermanUK
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We are building on existing partnerships and actions, including the recent unconditional repatriation of 43 secret sacred and ceremonial objects back to Indigenous communities with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies @AIATSIS
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We have countless narratives to shift and object to rethink. This extends beyond our Living Cultures collection, through zoological or geological material, to seedheads such as this one from our herbarium.
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We have much to learn in order to build on existing good practice across the world and bring Indigenous people to the fore. We hope that the opportunity will attract brilliant applicants from far and wide. Flexible working proposals are welcome.
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