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Episode 41 - Manchester Museum

Talking to Esme Ward, (relatively) new director of the Manchester Museum about the plans for expansion of the museum, refreshing the galleries and displays, and how they intend to connect to local communities. With byways into Manchester's strengths and weaknesses as a city for the more mature pers…

Episode 03 -- Culture in Manchester post-covid

Talking about museums and theatres in the post-covid age. How has culture adapted during the lockdowns, what will visitors see as they re-open and what lockdown-period processes might continue? Delighted to be chatting to three cultural leaders in Manchester: Julia Fawcett of the Lowry Theatre and…

Sustainability

In preserving our pasts for the benefit of future generations, museums have always been forward looking. But what does the future, and the future of museums, look like? In this episode of What Are Museums For?, Fitzwilliam Museum Director Luke Syson and Athena Art Foundation Director Nicola Jenning…

Decolonisation, repatriation and transforming Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum houses 4.5 million objects, but how many of them does it have the right to keep? In this episode of the Mill, we speak to Esme Ward, the Director of the Manchester Museum. We discuss how the museum is approaching decolonisation and repatriation in their collection and Esme talks a…

101. WHAT ARE MUSEUMS FOR? - Esme Ward, Director of the transformed Manchester Museum, has the answers.

If anyone can persuade you how crucial a museum can be to the wellbeing of a city, it’s this week’s guest Esme Ward. In 2018 she was the first woman to be appointed as director of Manchester Museum, which re-opens on the 18th February after a £15 million overhaul.  Esme is on a mission to make the …

Asif Kapadia's dance film Creature; the Barbellion Book Prize winner; South Asian and South East Asian galleries in Manchester

The Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia tells Tom Sutcliffe about collaborating with the Olivier-winning choreographer Akram Khan on the dance film Creature. Originally conceived for English National Ballet on stage, Creature is inspired by Georg Büchner’s play Woyzeck and Mary Shelley’s novel Fra…

February 17th - A talk with Manchester Museum Director, Esme Ward

On today's podcast, I chat with Manchester Museum Director, Esme Ward about what visitors can expect from the museum, having just opened its doors for the first time in almost 18 months after undergoing a £15m transformation project. This podcast is free, as is my weekly newsletter, which you can s…

Live from Manchester Museum as it finally reopens its treasures

A special on-location episode from Manchester Museum, which is reopening after a long and expensive renovation. Joshi meets the museum's director Esme Ward and some of her leading curators to find out what they have changed - and how they are re-imagining what a museum is all about. To support this…

Episode 20: Esme Ward (Director of Manchester Museum)

Links: Manchester Museum: https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/ Heritage Fund: https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/ Clore Leadership Programme: https://www.cloreleadership.org/ The Whitworth: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/ Bolton Art Gallery, Library and Museum: https://www.boltonlams.co.…