Participation Right Now: an interdisciplinary in-conversation
Hosted by Postgraduate Researcher Yang Feng , this in-conversation activity brings together Dr Helen Graham, Dr Emily Gray and Siyuan Zhao to reflect on today’s participatory culture.
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Deconstituting Museums: Participation's affective work – book talk
In this talk, Dr Helen Graham will share insights from her new book, which explores why participation – the direct involvement of non-museum staff in museums – has been so hard.
Anonymous Voices: The Art of the Unseen
How would you feel if you were anonymous? In this exhibition of unclaimed 19th century artworks, we investigate how much is revealed through the things we make, and how art can leave a lasting memory.
Animals Through Human Eyes
How do you view animals? Are humans the most important species? Explore depictions of animals in art and prepare to question your perspectives.
Body and Lens: Who Owns the Body?
Sourced from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and curated by a group of MA students from The University of Leeds, Body and Lens asks questions about the self and the other through canvas paintings across the 19th and 20th centuries.
D/deaf Accessibility to Healthcare Through the Ages
D/deaf Accessibity to Healthcare Through the Ages is curated by four MA students at the University of Leeds using the rich resources of the Wellcome Collection.
From Wires to Wifi: How telecommunication technology shaped university life
Join Leeds students as they time travel through innovation, considering how students’ use of technology has changed from the 19th century to the present day.
Mirrors of Loneliness
Have you ever had a moment of loneliness suddenly strike, even when you were in a crowd of people? How does it feel?
Interpretations 2025 – online exhibitions
MA students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies are curating eight new online exhibitions using a range of open access collections.
Museums and participation: What is it, exactly, that we’ve been doing? Bernadette Lynch and Helen Graham
We been facilitating participation in museums alright. Lots of us have now for many years … but what is it, exactly, that we’ve been doing? Ideas and practices of participation have boomed in museums over the last twenty years. Not only has there been a proliferation of participatory museum practice but also a proliferation of...