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 The post Making science the hero appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

Portrait artist and photographer Fran Monks sat down over Zoom with Izzy Treyvaud — one of our Gallery supervisors — to explore photography as a gateway to celebrating the extraordinary stories of ‘ordinary’ people. Why did you choose photography as a career – and why portraiture in particular? That’s starting with a really big question! ... [Read more...] The post Vaccine trials in Science and Art appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

Dr Silke Ackermann, Director of the History of Science Museum, discusses the boy in the Chardin portrait and reflects on what it means to be a meeting point for people, science, art and belief. The post Meeting Points appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

Tina Eyre — Curator for Collecting COVID at the History of Science Museum — shares her thoughts on the ethics of Contemporary Collecting The post The Ethics of Contemporary Collecting appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

HSM Director Silke Ackermann shares her mantra for 2020, reflects on innovative — if occasionally bumpy — times this year, and looks forward to some exciting new initiatives for 2021. The post Opportunities in a crisis: Silke’s Christmas message appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

This year we've been on a mission to move forward with our transformation strategy, relaunched our innovative Multaka-Oxford team, and showcased some history-making stories of Oxford science, including the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine sculpture and Collecting Covid. And let's not forget our new Collections Online database and our first ever festive Curiosity Calendar. None of this is possible without our fantastic audiences, wonderful supporters, and the incredible team I have the privilege to lead. Thank you. With best wishes for a peaceful festive season and a happy, healthy 2022. The post Di ..read more

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. The post First Impressions of the Portrait of Sir John Chardin appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

Camille Leadbetter continues her investigation of the Chardin portrait, and shares her quest to bring the story of the young boy — and thousands like him — into the foreground. The issue of negative representations of minority ethnic figures is especially poignant at this time, with the recent protests for the Black Lives Matter movement, ... [Read more...] The post Reframing the “Chardin” portrait appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

Giles Hudson traces the history of vaccine pioneer Waldemar Mordechai Haffkine's connections to Oxford's influential Acland family, and his 35-year friendship with groundbreaking photographer Sarah Acland. The post Epidemic encounters appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more

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. The post Beginning the Process of Decolonising the History of Science Museum’s Collection appeared first on Inside HSM Oxford ..read more