Susan Elaine JonesOct 24, 20211 minWho got to keep the hand?I won't even try to describe what events lead me to this little archive treasure. But it is one of those museum catalogue entries that...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 19, 20214 minFurther adventures in the archivesIt has been a crazy week of adventure, triggered by the deep dive into old museum inventories in the Cambridge University Library. Masked...
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 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 30, 20195 minReturn to EdenNext week I'm displaying and doing a workshop at DDD14 (Death, Dying and Disposal at the University of Bath, 2019). So of course, I have...
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 JonesMar 10, 20191 minYes, we have kneecaps!Much belated post after cold and snot induced vertigo. A second time with bird skeletons in the Zoology Museum, so many more bird...
Susan Elaine JonesFeb 1, 20192 minDo birds have kneecaps?I've spent a lot of time in the Zoology museum this month, both front of house (helping people find things in the museum, including the...
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 JonesOct 11, 20182 minArt still isn't easyToday I am happy to share some animals from Conrad Gesner's "Icones Animalium". This delight from 1553 (reprinted in 1560 by popular...
Susan Elaine JonesSep 28, 20182 minIt isn't easy being an artistHow many woodcuts can a wood cutter cut if a wood cutter needs to illustrate a natural history encyclopedia? Okay, so it's a bad pun. But...
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 27, 20185 minIt WAS the end of the worldThe Panacea museum. Where to start describing this... this... genius work of museum explanation text. Perhaps I should first state its...