New on the blog - An old London familiar... 300 years of St Martin-in-the-Fields, a new free exhibition in London tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/a...

Come and join me on the board of Culture Coventry (and help root out typos! 🤦‍♂️😅)

Museums and heritage freelancers! There is now a union for you! I've been working with @soupdragon2000.bsky.social and @dannybirchall.bsky.social to set up the Heritage Freelancers branch of @prospectunion.bsky.social Full details and joining info: heritagefreelancersunion.co.uk

New on the blog - Losing itself in the theory - Project A Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, Barbican, June 2026 tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/l...

New on the blog - Losing itself in the theory - Project A Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, Barbican, June 2026 tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/l...

New on the blog - I think I might enjoy this exhibition more in reverse - Marilyn Monroe: A portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. On till 6 September 2026 tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/m...

New on the blog - I think I might enjoy this exhibition more in reverse - Marilyn Monroe: A portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. On till 6 September 2026 tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/m...

Thanks to @soanemuseum.bsky.social for an epic relaxed evening opening on Saturday. Got to take my family and experience a special evening….

Please support the future of my former place of work South London Gallery, in Camberwell/Peckham, if you're in a position to buy contemporary art: www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/...

A common refrain from museums and heritage organisations tackling the #climate crisis is no longer “Is there guidance?” but “Where on earth do we start?” AIM and the National Museum Directors’ Council have developed the Museum Climate Hub aim-museums.co.uk/news/new-res... #globalmuseum #museums

That’s the stuff

Whilst I admire the ambition, when families are hit with rising costs at every corner I am not sure who is going to stump up for this one... 'In Other Worlds' at the Barbican tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/i...

Whilst I admire the ambition, when families are hit with rising costs at every corner I am not sure who is going to stump up for this one... 'In Other Worlds' at the Barbican tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/i...

I'm sorry but museums aren't an extension of your loft. They have a responsibility to care for important artefacts on behalf of the public, hence having a 'policy' on what goes into collections. That is true efficiency. www.cityam.com/a-state-of-t...

New on the blog an exclusive look at the new Zurbarán exhibition at the National Gallery before it opens on Saturday 2 May tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/z...

On the 75 anniversary of the Festival of Britain it is a perfect time to share my blog on the designer of the famous logo - Abram Games. In 2024 I interviewed his daughter about her father’s work tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2024/02/19/a...

New on the blog and opening tomorrow - it is time to feel the beat of Paulo Nimer Pjota's Brazilian vibes @southlondongallery.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/p...

On the 75 anniversary of the Festival of Britain it is a perfect time to share my blog on the designer of the famous logo - Abram Games. In 2024 I interviewed his daughter about her father’s work tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2024/02/19/a...

Where the bar serves Lemmy Lemonade.... ♠️🍋

Some useful public speaking tips from Freud here.

New on the blog and opening tomorrow - it is time to feel the beat of Paulo Nimer Pjota's Brazilian vibes @southlondongallery.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/p...

Also on at the Fire Station Gallery Ranti Bam: Sacred Groves presents large ceramics forms that ask us to think about connections to earth and spirituality @southlondongallery.bsky.social www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/...

Feeling the sunshine vibes @southlondongallery.bsky.social this morning at a preview of Paulo Nimer Pjota’s Encantados opening tomorrow www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/...

New on the blog an exclusive look at the new Zurbarán exhibition at the National Gallery before it opens on Saturday 2 May tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/z...

At a very busy press view for Zurbarán at the National Gallery this morning … but still get time for moments of stillness …

Feels like the National Gallery is making a statement…

It has been an immense privilege and joy to work with these six extraordinary artists on this long project. Exhibition tickets on sale from 1 June! heritagecollections.parliament.uk/news-post-34/

Think of yourself as a film buff? My daughter is hosting an online film quiz on Sunday 12 April 7pm in aid of the National Autistic Society with film experts @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social and @lillcrawf.co.uk Prizes to be won - donate for a ticket tixoom.app/autismawaren...

New on the blog: An interview with artist Harriet Mena Hill on her fascinating work on the Aylesbury Estate. Photography by Jon Cardwell tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/t...

New on the blog - 'In an old house there is always listening, and more is heard than is spoken...' a visit to artist Harriet Mena Hill who takes broken lumps of the Aylesbury Estate and transforms them into something beautiful... tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/t...

New on the blog - 'In an old house there is always listening, and more is heard than is spoken...' a visit to artist Harriet Mena Hill who takes broken lumps of the Aylesbury Estate and transforms them into something beautiful... tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/t...

New on the blog: An interview with artist Harriet Mena Hill on her fascinating work on the Aylesbury Estate. Photography by Jon Cardwell tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/t...

Really pleased to have written about mural artist Bruce Williams as part of this fantastic initiative artuk.org/discover/sto...

I'm looking for suggestions of museum/heritage education consultants for a small project, ideally south-west based. Any ideas or recommendations greatly received!

I do love a Martello Tower

Love this - Anning 'sick of fossils' letter sells for £15,000 via BBC Couldn't love Mary Anning any more www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Weird to think that Liza Minnelli and Dusty Springfield were respectively only 43 and 50 when they made their comeback records with the Pet Shop Boys. At the time they felt like ancient ghosts of showbiz past. The equivalents now (in age if not in stature) would be Cheryl Tweedy and Emma Bunton.

Stunning 4,600 year-old silver bracelets with inlaid semi-precious stones in the shape of butterflies! 🦋🦋🦋🦋 They belonged to Egyptian Queen Hetepheres. From her tomb at Giza. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2613-2494 BC. Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me #Archaeology

On the blog - fuelled by Guinness and lost in time, tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/g...

Opening today ‘The Coming of Age’ @wellcomecollection.bsky.social gave me a good giggle which you can’t always say that about ageing! #free wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/...

New on the blog ... the delight of 'The Jolly Postman' at the Postal Museum is returning to a time when my kids were little. tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/t...

On the blog - fuelled by Guinness and lost in time, tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/g...

Fab to listen to Catherine Opie today talking about her new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which opens tomorrow www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhi...

You can find links to my upcoming A Hard Day's Night @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social book festival events and screenings around the UK here... Hay, Bath, Lake District, Newcastle, Cambridge and more being added .. samiraahmed.blog/upcoming/

As bombs rained down in 1940s London, artists responded. See art that presents a city both familiar and strange in over 45 paintings and drawings alongside photographs, film, objects and oral histories. IWM London 20 March to 1 November 2026

Sometimes, in the whirl of life, the personal seeps into my blogs. I've been reflecting on Guinness, Beckett and the circles of time this week. Bit of a strange one but then, life is sometimes just that way. tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/g...

Embracing the arrival of spring with our Dementia-friendly groups. After a tough winter, it might seem daunting to reconnect with nature, but we've made sure a cosy spot for tea awaits you afterwards! Discover your nearest group here: