Every museum on the planet is closed. Let’s just say that again: Every museum on the planet is closed. Millions of us are staying at home, and families are acclimatising to home education in huge numbers. The very first museums, those cabinets of curiosity, were made in people’s homes, the way a collector or nature […]
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Telling our stories of COVID-19
Our mission is to help museums increase access to their collections, and connect people through shared histories. We are in an important historical moment now, so we would like to help gather stories about it. We’ve noticed already there are projects popping up about what it’s like to live in this moment, alongside COVID-19. We’re hoping […]
We’ve begun working on what it can mean for families to have a Box at home. It’s a place we have imagined Boxes to be since we started the company, so we’re excited to have this new opportunity. I’ve referred before to those old photos of a family sitting around a gigantic radio in their […]
Well, I surely never thought I’d type that headline. But, there you go. Here we are. I’m actually co-writing this blog post with my brother, Dr. Andy Oates. He’s a biologist and professor working at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). It’s been reassuring to have the odd chat with him as the world […]
This list isn’t perfect, but it’s a place to let us show progress on the codebases, and box design. Don’t forget to boop your pink UPDATE card every now and then to get the latest update! Box Software 0.9.3 Version released to the #myomb pilots. Introduced the RFID-RC522 reader hardware 0.9.5 God from the sea […]
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Training Days!
“Thank you for your hospitality and making things as simple as possible to understand.” – Tracy Linsley, Tees Valley Museums Making a collection for a Museum in a Box involves a number of different activities: curating a set of objects, writing stories, recording audio, and writing content to the Box. It takes a lot of […]
All of a sudden, we find ourselves in such strange times. Charlie and I are working from home, but very happy to still fulfill an order for a Box – our online shop is still open, and we hope you’ll consider a purchase to support our tiny business! If you’re stuck at home with your […]
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Museum in a Box tells our stories
As efforts to repatriate Africa’s artefacts continue, a Zulu collective has hit upon a digital solution.
This page is a work in progress (as we assemble all the relevant projects from our archives!). Many of our projects involve a research element, and we enjoy working with academic partners, particularly when they tell us we’re on to something. We’re too small to apply for many types of funding that are available only […]
We’ve briefly documented a short list of commissions to give you a glimpse into the depth and breadth of what’s possible with a Museum in a Box. Interested? Or would you like to read some testimonials? Or the big ol’ list of Collections we’ve made at HQ? Victoria and Albert MuseumSeeing Red: Posters of Protest […]