MUSEUM OF CL ASS ICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
“The museum is family friendly, too”
with artist Debbie Loftus, who was Artist in Residence at the British Museum in 2018. The show will feature the works resulting from her residency, inspired by the Parthenon frieze. The museum is family friendly, too. Children, in particular, will love counting the number of naked bums on display – higher than any other museum (167 to be precise, as calculated by @museumbums on Twitter). “I’m proud of that figure! When school trips come, one of my pet hates is children being told to be quiet and serious. I love it when they go wild and enjoy themselves here,” says Susanne. Children are also invited to take part in Make your myth, a writing and art competition for seven to 13 year olds, inviting them to write a story of up to 500 words, or create an art piece inspired by the goddess Athena. The closing date is 20 December and you can enter via the museum’s website.
2020 looks set to be another packed year for the museum, with events planned for the Science Festival in February; the very popular Drink and Draw will be back in May, plus Summer at the Museums. “The world is changing a lot, visitors have high expectations. I love the intellectual side of what I do, but nothing beats meeting the public and learning more about what they need,” says Susanne. With this attention to people and their curiosity, we imagine the museum’s appeal will only grow in 2020.
This fresh approach to public engagement with the collection is part of the museum’s appeal. You can also book on to a series of Bridging Binaries LBTQ+ tours, on Saturdays. “Volunteer-led, the content was written by Dan Vo, who runs similar tours at the V&A,” explains Susanne. “We are really proud to be a part of this project, and provide a space for our volunteer guides to spotlight non- normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.”
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