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When & Where

Quick Facts

  • Availability Yes
  • Tutor Florence Marfo
  • Course Code W24HMSA11B
  • Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

If you're interested in museum and curation, this free 2-hour taster might be for you. It's an opportunity to handle objects, guess their origins and learn a bit about the stories behind them. A 5-week course will follow in November 2024.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • handle objects
  • work on a collection
  • design an exhibition
  • document photos of objects online

Class format and activities

This taster will be delivered by Judy Aitken, Borough Curator for Southwark Council. The 5-week course in September, in addition to being delivered by her, will have sessions given by a freelance photographer and photo editor/ digitiser. Lessons will be practical, with students handling objects. There will also be a short philosophical component to each session, exploring, for example, climate controlled preservation of objects

Entry requirements

Both the taster in May and the course in November are suitable for those who are curious about the origin of objects and who have an interest in storytelling. Although open to all, these courses tend to be popular amongst students with a background in fine art, cultural studies and anthropology.

What you need to know before you enrol

For more information, please contact the course coordinator at: Florence.Marfo@MorleyCollege.ac.uk. The free taster will take place at Morley College Waterloo (in the foyer). Future courses will also be based at the Waterloo Centre, but will include visits to an exhibition centre.

What you need

An interest in objects and their origins, storytelling and detail.

What you can do next

Fuller length courses in Museum and Curation at Morley College from term 1 2024.