Collections
We do collections advice. Whether it’s public, private, independent or technical advice, we can help.
Digital
Curate images, sound, and 3D assets. We can help you get it online or on to devices, and help study it too.
Exhibitions & Content
Engaging content from our unique perspective, wherever you need it. From museums to hotels to airports to offices.
Facilitation
We help organisations and networks to develop and change. Diversity, inclusion, leadership work? That too.
Research & Analysis
Research is our passion. Historical, museological, scientific, technological; it’s in our bones.
Training & Courses
We excel in creating, developing, and delivering place-based and online training and courses.
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What is the Metaverse and how will it benefit culture?
The term ‘metaverse’, whether you capitalise it or not, is a concept. It’s not tightly defined, perhaps best viewed as an umbrella term that covers many technologies, philosophies, and approaches to using the internet in novel, visual ways. We are on the threshold of a new transformation in computing. My favoured approach is to think…
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Ownership and ethics in public museums
Continuing our series on curatorial ethics, this article begins to consider the concept and actuality of ownership in public museums and galleries, as well as thinking differently about the ethics that surround them. What do museums really own and what does that mean for the rest of us? Museums enable people to explore collections for…
How we curated a pop-up exhibition for Golowan – Penzance’s Midsummer celebrations
A disused Argos shop, one plug socket, gaffer tape, cable ties, string, bamboo, a lot of imagination and cooperation, led to over 1800 visitors enjoying the show over a fortnight in June. This interview with exhibition curator Tom Goskar explains how it happened. How did the idea for an exhibition on the history of Golowan…
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Ethics of socially-engaged practice
Accessibility, diversity, inclusivity, decolonisation, anti-racism, climate action, well-being, museums are not neutral, social justice, equity, are foundation themes in the huge shift underpinning the rethinking of museums and their purpose in society. But where do ethics fit in? These are all complex ideas, each interpreted differently depending on who you talk with or listen to.…
Our Philosophy
Curating narrows the gap between creating knowledge and communication. Our philosophy is inspired by the concept of creating collections of things. The act of collecting is about constructing knowledge (information and emotional) through explanation and stories.
Possessing that knowledge bestows a person power. It is the curator’s purpose to share that knowledge (and its power) as widely and equitably as possible through brilliant communication and interpretation.
Read more about our philosophy on curating.
What we provide
Course development
Digital and place-based course development for colleges, adult education, universities, individual organisations and groups. We have developed and are delivering a major work-based curatorial training and museum awareness course for Cornish museums called Citizen Curators on behalf of Cornwall Museums Partnership, supported by the Museums Association Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund.
Research projects
We help organisations analyse information and explore new subjects. Recently we have helped Historic England to update a guide to good practice and communicate shipwrecks to non-divers through 3D imaging on Sketchfab. Our research into medieval inscriptions has helped archaeologists at Tintagel to read words hidden for a thousand years.
Organisational help
Support for undertaking organisational change, leadership development and diversity and inclusion work. Our Director is an Accredited member of the Association of Facilitators and we have led facilitation events for the National Trust, Arts Council England and contributed insights to the Cultural Governance Alliance led by the Clore Leadership Programme.
Good curating
Curate it all…
…food, clothes, garden, music, colours, lights, writing, your room.
Good curating gives meaning to the choices you make when you choose, select and arrange.
It determines the ideas, people and stories you really care about.
Study it
Question it
Curate it.
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