Things in Jars | A History and Museums Podcast

In this week's episode, we bring you up to speed on how the last six months have been for us in the museum world, and Poppy has some exciting news to share!  

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In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy are having a birthday party! Guests from the D&H Canal Museum in New York, the International Printing Museum in Carson, CA and the Kirklees Museum Service in West Yorkshire, UK join us to share some of their favourite items on the show. 

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In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy chat with the incomparable Liv Albert, host of the 'Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!' Greek Mythology podcast. Join us for a whole bunch of ca-razy tales from Greek mythology, an impassioned defence of Medusa, and a bespoke Mini Myth with an appropriate jars theme!

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In this VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY EPISODE, curators Melissa and Poppy chat to object conservators Jenny and Kloe from 'The C Word Podcast'. Have they uncovered any secrets through working closely with museum artefacts? What's the most surprising thing about being a conservator? What would you do if a visitor threw up on an eighteenth century sofa?
Jenny and Kloe spill all!

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In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy celebrate birthdays through the ages. We reveal how Dorothy Wordsworth spent her 83rd birthday, explore early photographs of the mysterious 'Birthday Group' from the National Museum of Wales, and marvel over the story of two lovers from Whitby, who were born, wed and died on the same day. 

Also, stay tuned for the Item Spotlight that took a dramatic downward turn...

(We had some issues with sound during this recording, and apologise for any interference that may be detected.)

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In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy consider some curious coffins from museum collections. Tune in to hear about the corpse road of Grasmere, Charlotte Bronte's prized possession,  and the unbelievable art of cobweb painting!

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In this week's episode, curators Melissa and Poppy head below stairs for the inside scoop on servants' stories. We explore the highs and lows of domestic service through letters, uncover a murder most foul in the Cambridge University Library collection, and delight in the devious pranks played by a maid on her unsuspecting mistress...  We also reveal plans for a super special guest episode in the works! 

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This week, curators Melissa and Poppy make themselves at home in a delightful selection of dollhouses from museum collections. We take a tour of Colleen Moore's enchanting fairy castle, return to baby houses with Dorothy Wordsworth, and hear how Beatrix Potter fell in love with the help of a tiny home. 



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In this episode, curators Melissa and Poppy rifle through people's private journals! Yay!

Tune in for the joyful record of a literary family's holiday adventures, the, erm, *unusual* goings-on between a Victorian maid and her dirt-fetishising master, and the account that stayed frozen in time, shedding light on one of history's most enduring mysteries. 

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