art – For the Love of It https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/fortheloveofit Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:09:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.16 Em’s Story https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/fortheloveofit/ems-story/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:51:40 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/fortheloveofit/?p=632 Name: Em Age: 20 Occupation: Student From: Rode Island, USA Object: Musical Instruments Story: I am currently working towards an undergraduate degree at Brown University in my home city, in the field of History of Science. My interest is in building musical instruments and researching the historical connections between classical music and science. I am ... [Read more...]

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Clockwork Musical Box, French (Inv. 34157)

Clockwork Musical Box, French (Inv. 34157) This box has come from the Museum’s collections, what type of music do you think it plays?

Name: Em

Age: 20

Occupation: Student

From: Rode Island, USA

Object: Musical Instruments

Story: I am currently working towards an undergraduate degree at Brown University in my home city, in the field of History of Science. My interest is in building musical instruments and researching the historical connections between classical music and science. I am also a visual artist with an interest in documentation. I draw images of natural and scientific objects as a way of replicating their creation in a research setting.

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