A few of my favourite things……
Our project co-ordinator shares some of her favourite things from our exhibition about the Blind School, open until 15th April. Visiting? Share your favourite things with us here or @H_O_P on twitter.
Kerry Massheder-Rigby
Kerry is the Accentuate History of Place Project Co-ordinator based in Liverpool.
Artists and Archaeologists in Liverpool
As part of our Blind School exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool, we’ve run a tactile printmaking workshop, storytelling sessions, a symposia aimed at museum professionals and a Young Archaeologists’ Club session.
Adding BSL captions to film – reflections on some work experience.
Scarlett Danher describes her work experience with Thinking Film which has been adding BSL captions to one of our films.
‘I just want them to see me as a regular person’
Sharing the history of deaf and disabled people through film.
Useful and beautiful: how practical items gave the Blind School its own aesthetic
Two lovely objects produced for the Blind School both reflect the skills taught on the premises.
What goes up but doesn’t come down? digital game making at the Museum of Liverpool
Edward Rushton’s brave and exciting life gets mashed up with quotes, nicknames and krakens as we develop a digital game about his life with young people from Liverpool.
Exploring archives with HOP research volunteers and members of Mencap Liverpool
Training for our research group, and for members of Liverpool Mencap who picked up ideas about how to use their own archive.
Empathy not sympathy: visual impairment awareness training in Liverpool
The team in Liverpool receive visual impairment awareness training at St Vincent’s School.
Did Edward Rushton drink tea? Creating a digital game in Liverpool
Merging past and future, fact and fiction with the help of a drama chap with an interesting suitcase, pupils at St Vincent’s are making a digital game based on the life of Edward Rushton.
Treasure your treasures: Heritage Open Days
Tips for Heritage Open Days – from tour guiding to helping your visitors engage in a multi-sensory way.