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If you’ve enjoyed delving into museums with our celebrity guests on Meet Me at the Museum, then our new spin-off show, Meet You at the Museum, should be right up your street, as we get the lowdown from museum visitors themselves. Join host JP Devlin as he explores the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and hears fascinating first-hand stories from visitors about the important and surprising role the museum plays in their lives, as a space of solace, inspiration and learning.
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If you’ve enjoyed delving into museums with our celebrity guests on Meet Me at the Museum, then our new spin-off show, Meet You at the Museum, should be right up your street, as we get the lowdown from museum visitors themselves. Join host JP Devlin as he explores Imperial War Museum London and hears fascinating first-hand stories from visitors about the important and surprising role the museum plays in their lives, as a space of reflection, remembrance, and learning.
National Art Pass gives you great discounts at hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK, while at the same time raising money to support them.
https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass
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If you’ve enjoyed delving into museums with our celebrity guests on Meet Me at the Museum, then our new spin-off show, Meet You at the Museum, should be right up your street, as we get the lowdown from museum visitors themselves. Join host JP Devlin as he explores National Museum Cardiff and hears fascinating first-hand stories from visitors about the important and surprising role the museum plays in their lives, as a space of solace, inspiration and learning.
National Art Pass gives you great discounts at hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK, while at the same time raising money to support them.
https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass
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If you’ve enjoyed delving into museums with our celebrity guests on Meet Me at the Museum, then our new spin-off show, Meet You at the Museum, should be right up your street, as we get the lowdown from museum visitors themselves. Join host JP Devlin as he explores the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and hears fascinating first-hand stories from visitors about the important and surprising role the museum plays in their lives, as a space of solace, inspiration and learning.
National Art Pass gives you great discounts at hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK, while at the same time raising money to support them.
https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass
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If you’ve enjoyed delving into museums with our celebrity guests on Meet Me at the Museum, then our new spin-off show, Meet You at the Museum, should be right up your street, as we get the lowdown from museum visitors themselves. Join host JP Devlin as he explores the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and hears fascinating first-hand stories from visitors about the important and surprising role the museum plays in their lives, as a space of solace, inspiration and learning.
National Art Pass gives you great discounts at hundreds of museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK, while at the same time raising money to support them.
https://www.artfund.org/national-art-pass
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In this special episode, we delve into the Meet Me at the Museum archive to pull out highlights from some of our visits to Scotland, including journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark at V&A Dundee, ‘Succession’ star Brian Cox at the National Gallery of Scotland, DJ and broadcaster Edith Bowman at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, and actor Jack Lowden at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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In this special episode, we delve into the Meet Me at the Museum archive to pull out highlights from our visits to museums near the coast, including writer and art historian Katy Hessel at the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, author and podcaster Robert Diament at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, and actor and comedian Mawaan Rizwan at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
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In this special episode, we delve into the Meet Me at the Museum archive to pull out highlights from our visits to Wales, including comedian Miles Jupp at Tredegar House, broadcaster Owain Wyn Evans at St Fagans Museum of National History, singer Kizzy Crawford at National Museum Cardiff, and friends and fellow comedians Lloyd Langford and Matt Forde at Cardiff Castle.
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In this special episode, we delve into the Meet Me at the Museum archive to pull out highlights from our visits to the north-west of England, featuring comedian Russel Kane at the Whitworth Gallery, BBC favourites Jane Garvey and Fi Glover at Tate Liverpool, comedian Tez Ilyas at the National Football Museum, and DJ Mark Radcliffe at the Science and Industry Museum in the heart of Manchester.
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Broadcaster Owain Wyn Evans takes his husband Arran to St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, where lovingly preserved buildings from different historical periods and contemporary exhibitions bring the story of Wales to life. As they explore the grounds, they uncover the extraordinary tales behind places like the Workmen’s Institute and pub, buy sweets in the traditional shop and discuss how a strong lineage of protest and activism has shaped Wales’ history.
Notes:
The exhibition ‘Wales is… Proud’ is at St Fagans National Museum of History until 5 March 2023.
The exhibition ‘Wales is… remembering Terrence Higgins’ is at St Fagans until 19 March 2023.
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Comedian and author Alexei Sayle meets his friend, graphic novelist Oscar Zarate, at the Cartoon Museum in London, where they explore highlights from a collection of thousands of cartoons. Picking out some of their favourite artists, they follow the evolution of the art form, from William Hogarth and Thomas Rowlandson’s depictions of Georgian society to the present day. Chatting to the museum’s experts, they look at how different drawing styles bring social and political commentary to life, and even make their own cartoon.
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The exhibition ‘This Exhibition is a Work Event!’ is at the Cartoon Museum until 16 April 2023.
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Dress historian Amber Butchart takes her partner, illustrator Rob Flowers, to Braintree Museum in Essex, where they uncover the area’s strong textiles heritage and explore what fabrics and design can tell us about society over time. As they discover an exhibition of book illustrations and pore over luxury velvets in the neighbouring Warner Textile Archive, they learn about the skilled makers behind each piece and reflect on their own interests and inspirations as creatives.
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Entry to Braintree Museum is free with a National Art Pass.
The exhibition ‘The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists’ is at Braintree Museum until 1 July 2023.
The Warner Textile Archive is open by appointment only for research, group visits and schools. Charges may apply. For information on visiting, see: warnertextilearchive.co.uk/visiting-the-archive
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Creative director of lifestyle brand The Cornrow, Kemi Lawson enjoys a family visit to the Museum of the Home in London with her mum and daughters. Together they explore the museum’s recreations of different rooms through time, and what they reveal about the way people live. From a ‘space-age’ TV to an early games console, hand-crafted furnishings to an ancestor wall, each object and display sparks conversations across three generations about the meaning of home.
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Did you know? You can now add Plus Kids to your National Art Pass to include member benefits for children in your family under the age of 16. Experience museums together.
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Writer Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun and The Instant, takes her friend, poet Zaffar Kunial, to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire. Together they explore the former home of the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne – and see where some of their most famous novels were written. From the dining table where the sisters shared their work, to early reviews of Wuthering Heights, intimate objects and artefacts prompt conversations about Amy and Zaffar’s own inspirations as writers. And, after exploring the house and museum, they head out into the landscape and discover a poem in the wild.
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The exhibition Defying Expectations: Inside Charlotte Brontë’s Wardrobe is at the Brontë Parsonage Museum until 1 January 2023.
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Musician, DJ and broadcaster Nabihah Iqbal invites her friend, fellow musician Lexy Morvaridi, to visit Leighton House in London, the former home of 19th-century artist Frederic, Lord Leighton. As they explore the unique interiors of this architectural gem, which Leighton filled with art from around the world, they reflect on the role of the artist in bringing together and celebrating a diverse range of styles and ideas, and how this relates to the London of today. Plus, they get a peek behind the scenes into Leighton’s studio.
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Join us for series 8 of Meet Me at the Museum from 17 November, where familiar faces take someone special to a museum they love. Join musician and DJ Nabihah Iqbal at Leighton House in London; writer Amy Liptrot at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth; Kemi Lawson, creative director of The Cornrow, at the Museum of the Home, and many more. Be the first to hear every episode: follow Meet Me at the Museum wherever you get your podcasts.
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In this special episode, broadcaster Rob Crossan takes a look back over some of our London-based episodes, including Siobhán McSweeney at the Wellcome Collection, Lolita Chakrabarti at the Horniman Museum & Gardens, Mel Giedroyc at Pitzhanger Manor, and Lemn Sissay at the Foundling Museum.
Wherever you go in London this autumn there is so much to love and enjoy. Be inspired, calmed, enthralled and entertained. Make a date with London. #LoveLondon
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Poet and hip-hop MC Testament takes his good friend Hannah Taylor Jackson to Manchester Art Gallery during Art Assembly, a day celebrating art and creativity across the city of Manchester which took place on 18 June 2022. Together they explore some of the inspiring work commissioned for the day, including David Blandy's installation 'Lost Eons', which imagines Manchester 8,000 years in the future; and also take a look at the gallery's permanent collection, including work by LS Lowry.
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Join comedian Russell Kane, poet and hip-hop MC Testament, plus artists Olivia Glasser, Raheel Khan, David Blandy and Suzanne Atkinson, for a special live episode of Meet Me at the Museum for Art Assembly in Manchester.
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at HOME in Manchester on 18 June 2022 as part of Art Assembly 2022, a day-long celebration of art across the city, supported by Art Fund.
Visit https://artfund.org/pages/assembly to find out more about the day.
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Join comedian Russell Kane and hip-hop MC and poet Testament for a special live recording of Meet Me at the Museum for Art Assembly at HOME in Manchester on 18 June 2022 at 11am. Tickets to the recording are just £10 (£5 for National Art Pass members) and are available via https://homemcr.org
The live episode will be available to listen to here a few days after the event.
Art Assembly 2022 is a day-long celebration of art across the city of Manchester. Visit https://artfund.org/pages/assembly to find out more.
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