Dear Lewisham, Thank you so much for having us. Over the last few days I’ve been disassembling the pop-up museum ready to ship the contents back to the National Maritime …
Captain Cook’s Sat Nav
According to National Maritime Museum’s notes, the octant was the gadget that had empowered Captain Cook to locate the Polynesian islands off Australia. It was a gift to try to …
Visitors to the Lewisham Pop-up
The diverse community of Lewisham seems to be represented in our Exploration case in the window of the Travellers’ Tails pop-up. And one of the many great things about working …
Update from the Travellers’ Tails Artists in Residence
It’s hard for me to believe that Cracked Light Arts is already halfway through our six-month residency with the National Maritime Museum. We’re part of Travellers’ Tails – a project …
Evolving the Kangaroo
By Simon Watt. I like games. They are great tool for learning and a fun way of actively engaging with material. And, of course, they can be highly enjoyable. I …
Thank you, Lewisham – together you made it!
By Helen Robertson, Organic Conservator Great news: with all your help you have collectively completed the gilding of the frame which will soon house the collaborative Dingo wax painting. It …
Walking, Writing
I like explorations that allow me to look differently at objects. Physicality of an object is for me as important as the object’s potential. How does it taste? How does …
Wax Painting Workshops
Adele Wright is a Paintings Conservator at Royal Museums Greenwich. I led interactive demonstrations on how to paint on wax, hoping to re-create Stubbs’ Dingo with the help of visitors …
A Story in Sound
A Story in Sound by Dan Rollings There is a wealth of stories to be told about Cook, Banks and Stubbs. The Portrait of a Large Dog and The Kongouro …
The Hunterian’s Digital Trail is still going strong!
A digital trail was designed to accompany the exhibition The Kangaroo and The Moose at The Hunterian Art Gallery. The exhibition at Glasgow contextualised the Kangaroo painting in relation to …
Conservation Workshops in Lewisham Pop-up Museum
Our aim is to create a collaborative reproduction of Stubbs’ Dingo, in a gilded frame, and we need you to help! Helen Robertson, Organic Conservator explains why. The Royal Museums …
Reconstructing Portrait of a Large Dog (Dingo)
As an intern at RMG for four months I was given an unusual project. Working in the conservation department, I was tasked with producing a replica of Stubbs’s Dingo, using …
Volunteer Talks at the Horniman
At the Horniman we recently hosted George Stubbs’ painting of the Kongouro from New Holland, on loan from the National Maritime Museum, part of the Travellers Tails project. This painting …
Walking and Writing
by Ania Bas and Mercy Sword I like explorations that allow me to look differently at objects. Physicality of an object is for me as important as the object’s potential. …
Digital Exploring
by Fidian Warman, Director of SODA There’s been a whole lot of coding, soldering and cabinetry since we kicked off Travellers’ Tails in December 2014 and here are a a …