Tag Archives: Museums

Review: A Tale of Three Hills and Two Monuments

Tom Long, 2021 I want to tell you about the three kopjes in South Africa, each with its own museum on top. (You could visit my 2017 travel blog here if you were so inclined). The Voortrekker Monument atop a tall hill (or kopje) caught my eye because of its colonial and “pioneer” narrative andContinue reading “Review: A Tale of Three Hills and Two Monuments”

From word balloons to historic sites: What heritage can learn from graphic historical fiction

Tom Long, 2021 Comic books and history are not strangers. Next time you are in your local bookstore, find the (nowadays guaranteed) graphic novel section -stroll past the men in tights and teen manga- and you may find some of these interesting works of historical fiction. As museum and heritage people, there’s a lot weContinue reading “From word balloons to historic sites: What heritage can learn from graphic historical fiction”

Exhibits with Impact

Coco Chanel advised, “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” When it comes to accessories, some is good and more is more. The same can be said about exhibit cases. We often get caught up in our own stories, lost in the jewel boxes of our collections andContinue reading “Exhibits with Impact”

Reblogged: New Zealand Museums

This blog post was originally published as part of Tom’s travel blog in 2019.  From Greymouth to Nelson to Marlborough and its copious wineries, to Wellington and its coffee and so up to Tongariro Nat’l Park. As some of you know, B and I originally hoped to come to NZ for a year and workContinue reading “Reblogged: New Zealand Museums”