Michelle Scott

They/She. PhD archaeology student @OfficialUoM, working @McrMuseum. Plant-powered 🌱🌈 All views are my own

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

@StagecoachGM at least the sun is shining but #disappointing when I’m trying to get to work

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

@StagecoachGM what’s going on with the 197? And what about the 25?

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

Museums have also used digital platforms to campaign for social justice and as a space of visibility to be accountable.

Ultimately, think we are at a very exciting threshold, and it would be a huge loss if we do not build on this impetus.

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

A10. The ways we think about museums are forever changed. As things return to (the new) normal, museums cannot simply forget about the new, potentially global, audiences they have acquired. (1/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

The recent and current exhibitions @McrMuseum have been produced simultaneously as a physical and also an accessible digital exhibition (thanks especially to @chiara_ldl), this was already embedded in the way we work. (2/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

https://t.co/lkOKVVuwXB

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

This has has been fantastic for museums and heritage, as it has brought visibility and trust. It has created role models, and it has brought multiple voices to museums and their objects. (2/2)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

A6. With or without COVID-19 it has been interesting to see an increasing celebrity culture among museum folk, particularly curators. As experts on news reports & appearing on and presenting documentaries, from newspaper columns to ‘Twitter famous’ (1/2)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

Shared values, a sense of community and involvement, entertainment, activities, formal and informal learning. Marketing is about communicating the museum as a safe space which welcomes all. (3/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

A2. Museums are not static institutions and are no longer styled as treasure-houses. They are not a commodity or product, but rather organic spaces which include people and objects, and importantly, are also a part of a community. (1/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

I think the lockdown has highlighted the necessity for museums to understand the impact and importance of their digital reach a lot more clearly. The audience will no longer be confined to those accessing the physical building. (2/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

The focus @McrMuseum has not been to produce digital and online content simply for the sake of it, but rather that which aligns with the museum’s vision and values, and is also responsive to the needs of our audience. (3/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

https://t.co/8udonQcCgu

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

A1. It is important to recognise the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 lockdown. In the first instance there was certainly a need to take a measured approach to producing content and not immediately overloading and overwhelming audiences (1/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

However, it must also be acknowledged that there has been a continuous and increasing demand for educational resources and family activities, especially for those who are home educating. (2/3)

@museumhour #MuseumHour #MuseumFromHome

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

Super ingenious way of queering museum objects and collections, even from home!So excited about planning for our gender and identity tour at @McrMuseum! 🏳️‍🌈🏛
@WheresFaldo @deborahward26 @mattieartemis @McGitchie #MuseumFromHome #LGBTQ #VisitorTeams

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

@DanNouveau @V_and_A @orlandrag_ @__Dor__ @jackshoulder Thank you all for putting this together! Your passion and enthusiasm were as inspiring as the objects and the stories themselves ✨ We are designing an LGBT+ tour and trail at @McrMuseum so it’s super to see what good looks like!

[Dr Campbell Price @EgyptMcr]

Very happy to visit our shabti of King Seti I @stambroserc and meet staff and pupils. Well done to the lad who put his hand up and said "It wasn't Howard Carter who discovered #Tutankhamun, it was an Egyptian water boy" #ShabtisInSchools 👏 👏 👏

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

Honoured and excited to be at the #McrCultureAwards with @McrMuseum. We’re finalists for the Best Event category for Any Afternoon with the Family Gorgeous’. #fingerscrossed #lgbtq #makingadifference
@Annaphylactic @WheresFaldo @deborahward26

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

@ward_esme Sending healing thoughts and wishing you all the very best for a speedy recovery x 🙏

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

@WheresFaldo @museumhour @McGitchie I want people to be shocked by what MUSEUMS can achieve!

Extraordinary is far more fun 🌟

[Michelle Scott @CIPendragon]

At a very basic level, galleries need to be staffed to comply with insurance policies, loan agreements and health and safety procedures.

It’s time to think outside these limitations - throw out the rule book of what is required/expected and be extraordinary!

[MuseumHour @museumhour]

Q8. #FoHMusuems are pretty important to museums right? For many it doesnt feel like that.

But what would museums look like if #FoH were not there? Would museums be differnt without front of house? #MuseumHour