Only Collections in the Building

Only Collections in the Building

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Only Collections in the Building episodes

  • Unpinning Colonialism
    Heba and Johanna investigate what a packet of Egyptian headscarf pins from the 1990s can reveal about everyday resistance, and how this is hidden through museum practice.

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    27 min
  • I don't accept Horniman's gift!
    I don't Accept Horniman's Gift!

    Johanna and Heba, interviewing Nathalie Cooper (University of Warwick), explore the limits of good intentions and how inherited stories of public generosity impact on our ability to tell truthful histories in the present.

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    30 min
  • Money! Money! Money!
    Heba and Johanna drill down into the decisions made about where money is spent, and how perceptions of museums as well funded institutions impact on trust.

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    28 min
  • Missed Translations
    Johanna and Heba are in conversation with Navjot Mangat and Dr Mariam Aboelezz, reflecting on how difficult it can be to disrupt or challenge English-centred work.

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    42 min
  • Solidarity and Risk
    Heba and Johanna explore how solidarity and risk operate in museum contexts, in particular within the prioritisation of institutional risk over the risks faced by community partners when engaging with museums.

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    38 min

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Only Collections In The Building, hosted by Heba Abd El Gawad and Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp, asks what it means in practice to put people before collections by sharing our…

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