Voicebox: Museums & Heritage on Voice

Voice takes a look at museums and heritage venues, showing the rich and creative role they play in our culture and the different jobs they offer. We also find out how museums are offering Arts Award in unusual ways!
Image: Steven Vacher
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20 June 2020 – 31 July 2020
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Potty Gardening Club
With many of us spending more time at home, now is the perfect chance to discover the wildlife living on your patch. Exploring the garden is a great way to connect with nature.
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20 February 2020
Dora Maar - Tate Modern Exhibition
Dora Maar was a surrealist photographer and artist in the 1930s, most famous for being Picasso’s model for his artwork “Weeping Woman” however she was so much more than that.
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2 March 2020 – 6 March 2020
CLAY Museum - International Women's Day at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
This March, in partnership with The British Ceramics Biennial we are running free cross-curricular ceramic workshops for secondary schools at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
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17 September 2019
Fusion Prize Symposiums: The Need
Learn more about the FUSION PRIZE, a new competition (with a £50K prize fund) to find innovative ways to upskill future generations, empowering them to meet the demands of today’s employers.
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2 August 2019
Family Activity - Life of Napoleon: Biography and Art workshop
Explore our collection of J.M.W. Turner’s illustrations for the book ‘Life of Napoleon’ and make your own art inspired by your life.
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20 February 2019
Hidden/Revealed by Sarah Davies - Review
I hope you enjoy reading this short review. If you want to see some pictures just search Sarah Davies Hidden Revealed. I would have put some in but I'm not sure who they belong to. If you like her art feel free to support her in her artistry; as Sarah is a family friend I know that she has stuggled to earn a living from just art alone but would love to.
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19 February 2019
Crusader by Gerry Judah - Imperial War Museum North
At the Imperial War Museum North there is a really interesting sculpture called Crusader. I hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I did writing the review and visiting it!
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19 February 2019
Great and Tiny War by Bobby Baker - a review
This is a review on when I went to the Installation called Great and Tiny war installed into a house. I hope you enjoy reading this and find it useful. I would thoroughly urge you to go and see it if it comes back to Newcastle or goes anywhere else.
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18 February 2019
Anglo-Saxon Clay Pots at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Create your own Anglo Saxon Pot from clay, inspired by our collection and decorate it with the Runic Alphabet.
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10 February 2019
Chinese New Year - Clay Pig tile activity
Welcome in the Chinese New Year of the Pig at the museum with traditional music and dance including Dragon, Lion and Unicorn dance performances.
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10 February 2019
Chinese New Year of the Pig
Welcome in the Chinese New Year of the Pig at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery with traditional music and dance including Dragon, Lion and Unicorn dance performances.
Other activities include Chinese craft workshops, firecrackers, acrobatics and much more. Free.
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21 January 2019
Want my job? With Joe Kelly, Audio Visual Leader
Joe Kelly took an apprenticeship which led him to work in the British Museum. Find out more about his heritage career...
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4 January 2019
Circuit, Cambridge: Joining heritage, arts and young people together
Circuit is the perfect example of heritage engaging young people. Find out more about this exceptional scheme from Engagement Officer Imogen Phillips.
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8 December 2018
What goes on at? Black Country Living Museum
The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley is an open-air museum designed to transport visitors back to the industrial era.
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6 December 2018
Want my job? with Daisy Bodewes, Volunteer Officer at the National Trust
From art at university to hospitality, Daisy Bodewes is now managing volunteers at Ickworth House.
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6 December 2018
Want my job? With Sarah Pearson
Sarah Pearson navigated a non-traditional route into heritage. Find out more…
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6 December 2018
Want my job? With Aksana Khan
Aksana works as a Young Freelancer at the London Transport Museum. Explore her role here...
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22 November 2018
Want my job? With Ahuti Punja, Learning Apprentice at London Transport Museum
Discover how Ahuti landed an apprenticeship at the London Transport Museum