Fig 1 - Anthropobox level 1

The Anthropobox

The Anthropobox is a simple case divided into three levels and containing sixteen objects or group of objects. This tool has been designed to support…

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On display until the end of April: Phyllis Kaberry (1910-1977), a woman in the field

On display until the end of April: Phyllis Kaberry (1910-1977), a woman in the field

The exhibition “She was the first one” – Phyllis Kaberry (1910-1977), a woman in the field is on display in the foyer of the Anthropology…

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Young Curators Club Maria Fidelis exhibition

Young Curators Club Maria Fidelis exhibition

What stories lie inside collections? How can we connect historical artefacts to our everyday lives? Can heritage be an object? The UCL Young Curators project…

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SAWDUST & THREADS - Part 2

SAWDUST & THREADS – Part 2

Written by Caroline Wright Sawdust & Threads is a residency and exhibition programme that takes de-accessioned and un-accessioned museum objects as its material. Artist Caroline…

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Anthropolitan's last issue highlights our project with Congo Great Lakes group and The Horniman Museum

Anthropolitan’s last issue highlights our project with Congo Great Lakes group and The Horniman Museum

Written by Emily Garvin, 2nd year student at UCL Anthropology and volunteer in the collection, this paper explains this project, the type of workshops delivered…

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Anthropolitan's last issue highlights the lantern slides collection

Anthropolitan’s last issue highlights the lantern slides collection

Jane Pettitt, 1st Year BSc Anthropology, was part of the volunteers’team this year. She worked on the photo collection and then did some documentation research…

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Congo Great Lakes Community/Session 3: Community fieldwork

Congo Great Lakes Community/Session 3: Community fieldwork

Written by Carys Wilkins, MA Material and Visual Culture, UCL Anthropology   The third session was organised by Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp (Assistant Curator at Horniman Museum…

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