history of science – Inside HSM Oxford https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs Stories from the History of Science Museum, University of Oxford Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:21:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.16 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/files/2018/12/cropped-Logo_bumper-white-background-32x32.png history of science – Inside HSM Oxford https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs 32 32 79207074 The Ethics of Contemporary Collecting https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/the-ethics-of-contemporary-collecting/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/the-ethics-of-contemporary-collecting/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:54:33 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=2726

Tina Eyre — Curator for Collecting COVID at the History of Science Museum — shares her thoughts on the ethics of Contemporary Collecting

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Making science the hero https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/making-science-the-hero/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/making-science-the-hero/#respond Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:13:16 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=2697

Tina Eyre, Curator of the Collecting Covid Project at the History of Science Museum, shares contributions from women and girls to the Covid-19 pandemic response

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First Impressions of the Portrait of Sir John Chardin https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/first-impressions-of-the-portrait-of-sir-john-chardin/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/first-impressions-of-the-portrait-of-sir-john-chardin/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:45:34 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=2256

Camille Leadbetter tells the story of her first encounter with the portrait of Sir John Chardin, currently hanging at the top of the stairs in the History of Science Museum in Oxford.

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Beginning the Process of Decolonising the History of Science Museum’s Collection https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/beginning-the-process-of-decolonising-the-history-of-science-museums-collection/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/beginning-the-process-of-decolonising-the-history-of-science-museums-collection/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:28:02 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=2253

Rhiannon Jones, Head of Public Engagement and Programmes at HSM, introduces a new blog series from Art History student Camille Leadbeater, which will focus on decolonising the HSM Collection.

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Happy Christmas from Dr Silke Ackermann, the Museum’s Director https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/happy-christmas-from-dr-silke-ackermann-the-museums-director/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/happy-christmas-from-dr-silke-ackermann-the-museums-director/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:05:19 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=2188 What a year this has been! We started it off in style with our brand-new logo, the swirling colourful interpretation of an astrolabe that draws in both those who recognise what it represents and those for whom it is simply attractive. The change in name may sound like a small step for humanity, but is ... [Read more...]

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One Giant Leap… https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/one-giant-leap/ https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/one-giant-leap/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:08:43 +0000 https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/insidemhs/?p=2113 Chris Parkin, the Museum’s Lead Learning Officer, reflects on the Museum’s Apollo 11 celebration, ‘One Giant Leap…’ 20th July brought a plethora of commemorative events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and those first steps taken by Neil Armstrong as he uttered the famous words, “One small step for a man; ... [Read more...]

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