Museology Seminar Series

Hi All,
A big thank you to Dr Anna Catalani (Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University) and Dr Kostas Arvanitis (Centre for Museology, University of Manchester) for presenting such interesting papers at our Leeds University 'Museology Seminar Series' this semester. Anna's paper, 'Displaying traditional Yoruba Religious objects in British museums', delivered on 12th march 2009, offered facinating insights into her research into attitudes and responses of African communities in the UK to their heritage as is it displayed in British museums. And Kostas' paper, 'Domestic Gods?' or a museology of the invisible': public archaeological sites in private modern homes', (30th April 2009), drew on his ongoing research into the relationships between 'professional' archaeology and the practice of everday life in Greece (thru Michel de Certeau...obviously!)
Both papers were excellent examples of current research trends in museum and gallery (and archaeology) studies, and provided much discussion. We very much appreciated Anna and Kostas taking time to come to speak to students and staff at Leeds.

The Museology Seminar Series will continue in the new semester...we'll keep you posted.
Mark