Opinion
Letters
Science museums are incapable of organising inspiring shows Ken Arnold and Thomas Söderqvist make some useful suggestions in their manifesto for creating engaging science, technology and medicine exhibitions. But is this a serious call to action or just some fanciful ideas about what science museum displays might be like in an ideal world? Sadly, impressive …
Natural disasters can bring us together
The Municipal History Museum in Rikuzen, Takata, was washed away by the tsunami with two curators. We have not been able to find them. The tsunami reached the third floor of the town’s city hall. Most of public buildings in the area were razed to the ground. Only debris was left, nothing else. Records show …
Can happiness be found in our museums?
The limits of exponential growth have been challenged by the current economic crisis. Before the downturn, by proving museum’s work contributed to the economic potential of a locality, we got more money. With more money, we got to do more stuff for more people. Climate change and resource scarcity presents further ethical and moral challenges …
Investing in culture is investing in the future
When people think of Wakefield I wonder if they also think of the 20th century’s most influential and famous sculptors, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth? Both were born in the Wakefield district. They are as much a part of our cultural heritage here as our industrial past. This month we will put the city on …
Letters
It’s all relative humidity Maurice Davies raised an interesting topic in his opinion piece Don’t touch that thermostat dial. He claims that for years we have been told to do all we can to achieve 50% relative humidity but the news is that we can aim for conditions of 40%–60% relative humidity or even wider. …
