Susan Elaine JonesFeb 12, 20213 minWombwell's travelling menagerieWombwell's travelling menagerie supplied unique animal specimens to various Zoology Museums including Cambridge, Norwich and Aberdeen
Susan Elaine JonesJun 17, 20202 minBird Skeletons of the worldSkeletons. So often a labour of love. But two years of work at the University of Cambridge Zoology Museum is finally ready to share
Susan Elaine JonesNov 18, 20192 minWhat's wrong, short face?Sorry it's been a while since I wrote a blog post - things have been going on with family. And I've been doing some drawing. And might...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 16, 20192 minNew work!Last month was four weekends of Open Studios - and what fun it was! Visitors included a number of professionals - an archaeologist, an...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 10, 20192 minMapping the skullThis month, I have spent a lot of time at The Book Warren in Willingham (where the lovely Lindsay not only offers a dizzying selection of...
Susan Elaine JonesMay 10, 20191 minDeath Fest 2019!Death Fest time is here again! Okay, so we never officially called it that. Instead, this month, I've been helping put the final touches...
Susan Elaine JonesApr 17, 20192 minHandling death with the death maidensAs arrangements for the Dying for Life event "Things to do when you're dead"* are hotting up, I'm getting out and about talking to people...
Susan Elaine JonesMar 16, 20193 minUnlikely flightsThis week I went to a talk at Zoology on Palaeognaths. (I spent much of the week guessing what Palaeognaths were... I knew I'd seen the...
Susan Elaine JonesJan 13, 20192 minDeath WishesGoodness December was filled with depressing amounts of lying resting on the sofa. Starting to climb out of the fug now, and get active...
Susan Elaine JonesNov 16, 20181 minHoney coloured bonesQuick post as I'm up to my eyeballs editing skeleton photos. The local friendly archaeologist has been giving me great access to be able...
Susan Elaine JonesNov 4, 20182 minBest story of the monthThis month I have been to a number of Death Awareness events: From Selfies to Runes, how do we want to be remembered? Face to Face with...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 17, 20181 minButterflies, bats, fish and flying thingsThe Zoology Museum in Cambridge is now fully open! (Okay, that's been true for a couple of months, but I've been a bit run down and...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 10, 20182 minFaces of TutankhamenAlso at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology this month (only till 23 September) are some original photos of the tomb of...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 3, 20182 minHorn dancing and headdressesThe Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) has an exhibition based on the Star Carr finds. If you're not familiar with it, it is...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 29, 20181 minProblems with primatesAs I tidy my house (which is a fairly rare occurrence), I found a third drawing of the taxidermy cases of Ipswich Museum from back in...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 22, 20182 minAll white cast (almost)As part of a couple of days working with the Museum Detox/Museum Remix teams, I finally made a visit to the Museum of Classical...
Susan Elaine JonesMay 25, 20183 minBulletproof Armadillo?Having spent a lot of time in the newly re-opened Zoology Museum, I have recently been looking at Armadillos. Googling them, I see one of...
Susan Elaine JonesApr 6, 20181 minDying for a panaceaA quick note to say, if you haven't been lucky enough to receive a panacea cure (available by post up until 2012) from the immortal...
Susan Elaine JonesDec 18, 20171 minNeed a last minute present idea?I interrupt myself and my series on the lovely Ipswich museum with this urgent seasonal message. I had a lovely tour of the Fitzwilliam...
Susan Elaine JonesNov 9, 20171 minOdd things I've overheardWhen you hang around museums and their interesting people, you hear some odd things. Most of these raise more questions than they answer....