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Yellow box: Week beginning and end of week reflection
White box: Personal work and group work documentation
Green box: Group Meetings
Red box: Meetings with Jade
Blue box: Feedback

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Introductions, Group Work, Learning, Interpretation

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Notes from the first time we met each other. The three bullet points underneath show the first consensus we came to on our mutual interests. I think that untold stories is an interesting point of departure for this project.

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My first impressions of the brief.

Key elements:

- Must think about provenance in relationship discursive movements in the cultural sector
- Must situate our exhibition firmly within the context of contemporary discourses
- Must have a self awareness about museums as institutions: to what extent is our own exhibition institutional?
- The intrinsic politics of museums and galleries and finding a critical voice within this
- Imperialism, colonialism and restitution as a focal dynamic

Initial thoughts:

In light of the first seminar and the brief, it is clear that I must maintain self-awareness about how I could be perpetuating colonial or hegemonic ideas within my work.

It is key to provide alternative ideas in line with contemporary discourses within my interpretations, and understand it is my responsibility to eschew, and when necessary actively criticise, ideas which rely on outdated claims to institutional power and aesthetics.

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I created a mind-map in order to document initial ideas.

There is a strand that explores the meaning of the word 'provenance' in greater detail, to extract new ideas from it's different definitions and associations. Some key words and phrases I have put in bold. It will be crucial to question the importance of interpretation 'in accordance with fact' and as an 'accurate reflection of real life', and questioning ideas of truth in relation to the objects.

There is also a strand specifically discussing the brief, next to the strand about York Museums Trust Collections. Where the lines are dotted, this signifies that ideas from different strands are connecting. Some links between the brief and the collection came to light, in particular, a link between provenance and social history, which questions whether individuals with personal items in the collection have rights over what is displayed, and how it is displayed.

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I can see links between this weeks reading material and the brief. The mind-map has helped me visualise these links, and will therefore help me pick out which ideas I find most fruitful, would like to develop, and discuss in future group meetings.

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What does it mean to interpret?

Sarah Rawlins talk

Key things to consider:

-Design of the (online) space is also interpretative

-Primary and secondary messages, themes and sub-themes provide structure

-When writing panels, it is unhelpful to begin with something visually obvious and descriptive, the opening must pull people in

-Consider ways to provide comfort within the space

-TORE: Thematic, Organised, Relevant, Enjoyable

-You're advocating for the visitor, not yourself

- Interpretation is revelation based upon information

- Classic debate: How much to demand from the visitor, how guided does the audience want to feel?

The key thing I learnt from this seminar was that the online space must be easy to navigate, and contributes to the interpretation of the objects. Structure is just as important as ideas and theories. I also learnt how to consider the audience more, to appeal to their desires, and how the structure can do this by helping them navigate, whilst also remembering not to guide too much.

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FIRST MEETING WITH JADE

Subject:
- Strategies for generating ideas and getting the exhibition off the ground
- How to locate items in the collection

Action:
- We began to pool subject ideas such as 'domestic items', 'home', 'the everyday'

As a result we realised that we had a general consensus for exhibiting things that don't have monumental significance, but that carry a personal or untold story. 'Telling untold stories' therefore became an initial idea for our action.

- We decided to assign certain collect categories within the collection to different members of the group

Each person had a section of the collection prioritise, which made tackling the scale of the York Museums Trust collection a lot more manageable.

Consequence:
- We resolved to keep the scope of our ideas broad to begin with, and to avoid pigeonholing ourselves too early.

Significantly, we had generated some key words and had located a key focus in the idea of 'untold stories'.

- We realised that we did not yet have a firm grasp on the consequence element of our big idea.

We generated ideas, such as linking domestic items to COVID provoking people to consider their relationship to home and items within it after living through lockdowns.

We also considered a consequence more firmly connected to provenance. We considered raising issues such as what happens when objects are taken from their original context, source communities and therefore their 'everyday' surroundings.

We resolved to think about consequence and what we wanted the exhibition to provoke before our next meeting.

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We used an excel spreadsheet in our shared file on Google Drive to assign ourselves the collections that we wanted to research

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How I began:

I have assigned myself to the Fine Art collection. I began exploring the collection by refining my search to 'Only items with images' and then going through the objects by object name. Some names I picked out first included 'book', 'envelope', 'greetings card', 'letter', 'map', 'newspaper' and 'scrap book/album'. I chose objects that seemed more likely to be personal documents/mementos with a personal or everyday purpose.

This method proved to be reasonably successful, I found the York-based newspapers to be particularly interesting.

Exploring further:

I decided to look further into the Decorative Arts Collection. Interestingly, I was drawn to ceramic items that included text, often poems. I think this is because I have a background in literature, so when I was considering how to interpret the item, I was analysing what the words on them might mean. I found it interesting that these inscriptions might have personal meanings that we may never know.

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As a result of our first drop-in with Jade, we created a spreadsheet in order to divide the categories within the York Museums Trust Collection between us.

We then each created a tab in the spreadsheet, within which we could add objects which we found compelling, and add any research or interpretation we wanted to share.

This was shared on our Google Drive, so that it was accessible to all of us and could be continually updated.

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The ideas we have so far generated have a lot of potential. I think the idea of untold stories links to the brief well, as it is a way of representing alternative narratives.

I struggled navigating the collection at first, particularly because so many items did not have an image attached. I made good use of refining the search so that it was a less daunting task.

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Turning the Big Idea into an Interpretative Strategy

Key things to consider:

- What does it mean to interpret inclusively?

- Finding a route in for different people

- Hierarchies of text - no jargon

This week has developed my understanding on the importance of the online space being interpretative, in an inclusive way. The exhibition layout and texts must provide a clear route in to the ideas we are presenting. Jargon would make these points of entry more blurred.

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FIRST GROUP MEETING (On Campus)

Subject:
- Our strengths and how to delegate responsibilities
- Update on object selection

Action:
- We discussed our strengths and how these might contribute to the project, I mentioned how I have good presentation skills and have used WordPress in the past. I took note of the skills audit.

- We discussed how we were getting on with object selection and the items that stood out to us. There was a consensus that the patchwork quilt was a stand-out item, one that Krista and Holly had both spotted. The fact it is handmade from fabrics personal to the maker, such as that of a wedding dress, embodies the idea of household items holding personal stories.

Consequence:
- We resolved to continue searching for objects in the collection.
- We arranged our next meeting.

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In our meeting we took a skills audit and assigned some group roles, as follows:

Krista

Strengths:
Research
Communication
Educational Studies
Social Media

Team Roles:
Communications
Social Media

Holly

Strengths:
Experience in copy writing
Organised
Knowledge of online tools and resources
Background in historical research
Public speaking

Team Roles:
Organising meetings
Marketing material

Chelsea

Strengths:
Has had gallery placements, one as assistant curator
Studied education at undergraduate level
Knowledge of accessibility and disability

Team Roles:
Proof-reading

Alex

Strengths:
Studied English Literature at undergraduate level, background in theory
Wordpress experience through blogging

Team Roles:
Visual communication/exhibition design

Charlotte

Strengths:
Background in archeology

Team Roles:
Researching older items

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Documentation of our initial ideas. The subject seems to be gravitating towards domestic and everyday items. Though, there are some broken items within the collection that could link to provenance interestingly - what is the value of a broken object and why is it stored? We wrote this down in light of the meeting with Jade, where we resolved not to pigeonhole ourselves too soon.

So far, I like where our subject ideas are going. They are a product of the fact social history is so prominent in York Museum's objects, though. We need to find a niche, as these ideas of 'the everyday' are very broad and obvious given the nature of the York collection's focus.

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Documentation of our initial ideas for the 'action' element of the Big Idea. The idea that the exhibition should give a voice to untold stories is currently the most dominant in our group discussions on the Big Idea.

We are also keen to link the objects back to Yorkshire in some way. Even if an item wasn't created/found in Yorkshire, we could highlight it's significance to Yorkshire.

Again, we have written down other ideas, such as insight into the lives of women, to keep in mind as a sub-theme, so that we do not narrow our focus and pigeonhole the project too soon.

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Documentation of our initial ideas for the consequences of our exhibition. Currently, we are swaying towards 'how would you be remembered by the objects you own?' as a key question to provoke thought into the value of certain objects, how value can be intrinsic and personal, as opposed to economic, institutional, historical.

So far, I think our consequences need more thought. They are currently quite broad and make you think: 'so what?'. More needs to be done to make them contemporary, topical and provocative. In our consequence we need to find better ways to highlight the history of ownership, this links back to provenance in an important way, as it is offering an alternative to hegemonic narratives.

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Week 3 has been significant for the project as it was the first time we met as a group and began to develop our ideas. It has become clear that we might be settling on a subject and action prematurely, whilst being unclear on a consequence. As a group we are very aware of this though, and currently there is plenty of time to discuss and redraft our Big Idea.

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Finalising Interpretative Strategy and Object List

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2ND MEETING WITH JADE

Subject:
- How to frame the consequence of our Big Idea
- The scope of the exhibition
- User experience and structure of exhibition

Action:
- We discussed the possibility of a two-stranded consequence

We discussed the possibility of the first and second strand being: "Exploring value and why we preserve everyday objects" and, "How would you be remembered by the objects you have?"

The provocative essence of the consequence was not fully realised. We considered thinking about how objects reveal broader socio-political questions, as well as personal, 'untold stories'. This helped to begin carving out a more compelling discourse in relation to our objects.

- We discussed the number of objects in the exhibition and how we could give it some structure.

We further discussed the idea that we would try and keep our focus on Yorkshire. We felt this would assist object selection, providing a focus on items which had relevance to the area.

- We asked about ways to enhance user experience and resources we could pool outside of the York Museums Trust Collection.

Consequence:

We developed ideas such as crowd-funding objects from the audience, with contemporary 'untold stories' that have a point of comparison to objects in the collection. We asked about what resources outside of the collection, visually, we can use, in order to bolster our interpretation.

We considered the use of maps or timelines, as a way to structure the exhibition. As a consequence of this meeting I began thinking about how to format the exhibition, as this is my role. I am currently thinking whether theme, location, chronology, or another method, would enhance our interpretations the most.

I also thought about using illustrations drawn by myself or others in the group, as a way to make the exhibition more visually dynamic/compelling, whilst bypassing copyright barriers.

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2ND GROUP MEETING (via Microsoft Teams)

Subject:
- Object selection

Action:
- We used a sociocratic approach to our object selection

We went around one by one and selected two items that we had found and decided to present to the group. We then outlined what we had found through our research and how the object fits to the Big Idea.

Consequence:
- We felt comfortable with the objects we had selected so far and felt ready to do more research on them, in order to begin writing our exhibition text.

- Currently our Big Idea is quite broad so when this narrows, we may need to cut objects. For now though, I think all of the items have the potential to have something provocative drawn out from when we start interpreting them in our object labels.

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This is the first item I am going to present to my group in the meeting where we select objects.

Within the York Museums Trust Collection there are a number of ceramic loving cups.

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This is the second item I have chosen to show the group in our object selection meeting.

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This newspaper clipping gives more information on the events memorialised on the York Minster Jug, and I think it would be of use to have the two objects next to each other in the exhibition to draw attention to the fact it was a very public historical moment for York and Yorkshire.

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Within our group meeting Holly had created a GoogleJam board so that we could easily move around the objects we felt had a strong or weak fit to the Big Idea. I think the GoogleJam board is the collaborative software I have found to be most successful so far and will suggest to use it again in other meetings.

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This week has been extremely productive, as we have  consolidated our object selection. This feels like a big step, as we can now move forward and begin writing object labels.

I am happy that we have all provided an equal amount of objects using the sociocratic method, as we have all been able to contribute our voice and research to a key facet of the exhibition. Though I think it is important we are all aware that having two objects each in the final draft of the exhibition might be a set back, if one doesn't fit our Big Idea well enough.

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Audiences and Writing Text Creatively

Key things to consider:

- Interpretative hierarchies, layered interpretation

- Organise information in an illuminating way

- Bring in a humanising element to my interpretation - be evocative

- Label moves through the Big Idea to reinforce it's structure

- Draw out implications in a precise manner

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I created a word document in our shared Google Drive so that we could all revise our Big Idea in order to make it more concise. The different uses of colour help to consolidate the subject, action and consequence.

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(Based on Science Museum Group Segmentation Tool)

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Engaged Community Drivers

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This week has been a bit slower. I have concerns that our Big Idea is still not strong enough, though it is reassuring that I am not the only person in the group that thinks this. I am hoping that the meeting with Jade on Monday will help us.

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Reading week

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3RD MEETING WITH JADE

Subject:
- Shifting Big Idea
- Accessibility

Action:
- We discussed the changing nature of our Big Idea with Jade. I wrote in my notes 'PRIVATE TO PUBLIC' and 'PRIVATE LIVES ON DISPLAY' in large capital letters.

- We discussed ways to make the online exhibition more accessible, such as providing audio descriptions and embedding the exhibition as a PDF, so that it is printable.

Consequence:
- Reflecting on this decision to change the Big Idea, we are shifting our focus to make the exhibition more topical and current, linking the softened boundaries of public and private life to social media, and particularly the increased use of video-calling during lockdowns as a result of the COVID pandemic.

- I decided that in the next meeting, I would like to discuss ways to make the exhibition more accessible, and how we could delegate various tasks in order to do so.

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GROUP MEETING (via Microsoft Teams)

Subject:
- Audience Segmentation
- Interactive elements
- Interpretative tone/presentation
- Object labels update
- Accessibility

Action:
- We discussed the use of Instagram as a means to provide an interactive element to our exhibition.

- We discussed the presentation the object labels.

- We discussed the tone of our labels in line with our chosen audience segmentation - Engaged Community Drivers.

- I raised the idea that we consider creating audio-descriptions and an alt text

Consequence:
- The Instagram will be an interesting dynamic, as the use of social media in our exhibit will enhance the probing of questions about bringing personal identity into the public space. As well as our interpretative angle, it will also benefit our audience segmentation, who are expressive and keen to share.

- In our discussion about object labels I resolved to make a template so that they will all be formatted in a coherent way.

- We also resolved to write more questions, and use a 'Did you know?' sort of tone in our writing, with snappy facts, to be more appealing to our audience segmentation.

- We decided to come back to accessibility at a later date, as we have a lot on our plate this week.

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I created a quick template to ensure we were formatting our object labels in the same way.

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Less descriptive, more interpretative

Currently my object labels are too descriptive. Other members of the group are also struggling to find the balance between information about the object and an interpretative voice in their own labels too.

Reflecting on some of the work we have done in class, I have written a list of some things I need to ensure about my writing:

- Give a sense of the object's function/context but don't describe it extensively (sketch a background)
- Don't use a passive voice, elaborate where necessary
- Use an active, direct tone
- Satisfy a basic curiosity - make choices about the information that needs to be shared
- Multiple clauses are a choice that must be justifiable
- Good reasons for choices (to include and cut words) are legitimate
- Express one idea per line

I can refer back to these notes, which will help me be economical in my description, so that I have more room in my word count for an interpretative and provocative voice to come through. Ultimately, this is about being aware and proactive the choices I make with every word I write.

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The meeting with Jade at the beginning of the week was successful in helping us make our Big Idea sharper and more in line with current affairs, such as the pandemic and increasing use of online social media platforms and video calling. I think this will hugely benefit our written interpretation, especially as we are now considering tone more. Our processes and our thinking are changing in a positive way.

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Communicating Visually

Key things to consider:

- Can embed PDF

- A PDF doesn’t behave the same way as a word document, people using assisted software won’t be able to access

- Is it a searchable document? A screenreader needs to be able to read it

- It is possible to include a discreet link to a word document with a plain text available

-  It is good practise to make these considerations and enact them

- Remember to consider the hierarchies of interpretation being set up

- Considering accessible fonts, which are flagged in resources

- Digital accessibility and international compatibility in web design

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My role within the group is in visual communication, so I need to pay close attention to the fonts and colours I use, as well as creating a way for screen-readers to read the exhibition.

I have found some resources on digital accessibility and international compatibility to help with the design of the exhibition.

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GROUP MEETING (Via Microsoft Teams)

Subject:
- Marketing
- Colour scheme
- Finalising labels

Action:

- Holly volunteered to write the Marketing for the exhibition, as she has a background in this.

- I asked about the colour scheme of the exhibition, to see if everyone found it readable and accessible.

- We discussed setting a date to finalise our labels.

Consequence:

- Everyone felt that the off-white/yellow background was suitable for the exhibition

- We set a date to proof read and edit our exhibition text together.

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"Our personal belongings have been a way throughout history that we communicate our identity and values, and in the modern day are increasingly on display to the world"

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Holly has skills in marketing and volunteered to produce the news items to advertise our exhibition on the university website.

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This is our Instagram page for the exhibition, which illuminates our interactive element in line with the user needs of our audience segmentation.

We invite people to share their own personal belongings and the stories behind them, allowing them to share them in a public, digital space.

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This week has been important for me, the seminar at the beginning of the week gave me important information which I can use when working on the visual communication for the exhibition. In particular, the information on how to make the exhibition more accessible is something I will use.

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Evaluation and Visitor Research

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4TH MEETING WITH JADE

Subject:
- Drawing out the private and public aspect of our exhibition more

Action:
- We discussed conceptual ideas surrounded the private and the public, how ideas of private and public are continuing to shift

I realised that it is key to identify how the objects highlight the interplay between the public and private in an interesting way, giving me a new route in to developing my object labels.

Some things I will be considering:
- Were the items made to be on display?
- What is the result of them being displayed in new ways?

Consequence:
- We resolved to create question slides in order to elucidate our interpretation of the objects and how they blur the lines between public and private.
- I already had a question at the end of my object label, but I have moved this into a slide to give it more prominence.

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Encourages people to consider the ethics of not being able to consent to belongings being dug up and displayed.

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Encourages people to consider how the things they own personally, connects to a wider, more publicly known historical moment.

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Encourages people to consider how how their personal items reflect on socio-political issues and whether they would be willing to share them.

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Encourages people again, to consider consent but from a slightly different angle which emphasises the issue of a public gaze and voyeurism, with specific focus on intimate objects intended to go unseen.

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GROUP MEETING (via Microsoft Teams)

Subject:
- Redrafting our exhibition texts
- Cutting an object from the exhibition

Action:
- On the feedback for my object labels, I was told:

Loving cup
Do not need comparisons to Wedgewood even though it is interesting, it doesn't link strongly enough to Private to Public theme.
Write 'produced by Yorkshire-based potters' and then get straight into the interpretation

Jug
Could make the function of the jug more clear in fewer words.
Don't need to waste words by including what is inscribed on the jug in the text, but creating a box that says "Text reads..." separately.

- Discussing cutting an object

We discussed the fact that the painting of Ouse Bridge did not fit the shifting nature of our Big Idea. It was more relevant when our Big Idea was angling towards everyday life in Yorkshire near the beginning of the project, but didn't provoke thought into private lives on display to the public in a convincing way.

Consequence:

- We resolved to make all the necessary changes to object labels before the next meeting.

- We ultimately decided to cut the painting from the exhibition.

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York Minster Jug object label before redraft

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York Minster Jug object label after redraft

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(C) Ilkley Mannor House. No image can be used for any purpose without the express permission of Ilkley Manor House Trust.

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In the early stages of the project I'd mentioned that I'd been to an exhibit of a patchwork rug in Ilkley Manor House, documenting people's personal experiences of lockdown.

In light of the developments in our Big Idea which linked our interpretations to lockdown experiences, Krista contacted the Ilkley Manor House trust about their lockdown quilt project. They gave us permissions to, and a loan of, images of the quilt. Janet, a member of the local community involved in the quilt making, also allowed us access to the personal stories connected with the quilt, to use in our exhibition.

Janet had used cuttings of her late parents' clothing in the quilt, to express grief felt during the pandemic. These personal belongings have become a public, patchwork memorial used to connect shared experiences within the local community during lockdown.

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I think that the redraft of our exhibition was successful. It helped to go through the slides one by one on a video call whilst sharing screens, so we could all see the changes being made, contribute to them, and mutually agree on them. I am happy with how we worked together on this.

I am also glad that we were able to agree that an object wasn't fitting with the Big Idea, it was one of the bigger dilemmas we have faced as a group, but I think it was a necessary choice.

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Workshopping

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I decided to include these books from my Grandad as nobody but me knows the memories I associate with them. When people see them on my bookshelf in the background of calls they look like any other book, but these books will always stand out to me.

I think it is also interesting as they are a gift to me, but are to an extent his personal belongings still as well, especially because I remember him telling me where he bought them, and he has written his name on the inside cover of both.

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I followed the Subject, Action, Consequence structure, linking the final sentence back to a softened boundary between private, familial memories and the public.

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Feedback from Helen and other group

Subject:
- Things to consider (theoretical, practical)
- Interpretative dilemmas
- Testing impact of exhibition

Action:

I took some notes of things said, so I could act on them:

- The irony of provenance in relation to social history, especially when we know little about the owner
- Material culture but story-telling driven
- All objects are relevant because of their general condition (they're on display - but what else?)
- Consent and voyeurism
- Use questions in the exhibition as a way of opening up the interpretative dilemmas
- Multiple meanings of belonging: Belongs to museum, belongs to other people's gaze?
- Play around with title to sharpen the different definitions of belonging and publicness being explored

Consequence:

- We resolved to change the title, and to test the impact of the new title in our peer-to-peer sessions

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Creating a plain text and image descriptions 

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Creating a plain text and image descriptions 

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In order to make the online space of the exhibition more accessible, and try to advocate for the experience of the exhibition visitor more, I created a plain text of the exhibition with image descriptions, in line with some of the advice given to us by Jade in previous weeks.

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I drew some illustrations of the objects. My intention is to subtly fade them into the background of the slides. It will make the slides look more visually dynamic and less harsh on the eyes as they currently consist of a plain background, text and image. I think it adds a warm, creative touch.

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Including illustrations in the background gives the exhibition a subtle texture.

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We made the 'Look around you.' a bigger font. It is eye catching, engaging and begins the exhibition on an active, imperative tone.

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Krista's role was communications, and she created a document with confirmation of image permissions from York Museums Trust and the relevant copyright information.

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Permissions for Images York Museum Trust

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Advertisement goes live on university website

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Advertisement goes live on university website

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I have included a link to our Instagram, and then an embedded PDF of the exhibition. By embedding a PDF, the exhibition is downloadable and printable, and can therefore be shared in physical form, too. The encouragement to share our own personal belongings online appeals to the Engaged Community Driver, hopefully.

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Below the PDF there is a discreet link to download a plain text and image description, as the PDF format would not allow for screen-readers, and rendering the exhibition inaccessible to some.

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This week I feel I have been able to play my part more in the project, now that it has come to working on visual communication. I have my peer-to-peer session next Monday, so it will be useful to get some feedback on the changes I have been making to the formatting. Moreover, in next weeks group meeting I am looking forward to finding out what the rest of the group think.

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PEER-TO-PEER MEETING

Subject:
- Providing feedback on each other's exhibitions

Action:
- We took it in turns to show each other our group exhibitions. We made small comments to each other as we went through the exhibition, to gage initial impressions. We then gave more feedback to each other at the end, which provided an overall impression, in hindsight of seeing the whole thing.
- The feedback received for our exhibition was largely positive and also constructive. Some key things I noted:

First impressions:
- The presentation looks sophisticated, especially the way the background has been removed from object images.
- The inclusion of personal objects is a positive choice, and provokes thought into the contemporary ideas of the public and private, helping to illuminate the softened boundary between the two.

Overall impressions:
- The fact the chronology spans so far back opens up interesting ethical questions about putting personal objects on display, in particular the question about digging up items.
- The social media element of the exhibition is a good idea but needs to improved. It should be made more visually prominent, as well as more recurrent. It was not obvious enough and didn't encourage engagement with the social media platforms in a very successful way.

Consequence:

- It was fruitful to see the exhibition through somebody else's eyes, to pick up on improvements that needed to be made that were unnoticed by the co-creators of the exhibit.
- A group meeting was planned to discuss the peer-to-peer feedback and make necessary changes, as well as to reflect on the elements of the exhibition that seemed to be working well for our peers.

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FINAL GROUP MEETING

Subject:
- Sharing our peer-to-peer feedback
- Redrafting exhibition together
- Structuring our guided tour

Action:
- We discussed the initial reactions that our peer-to-peer partners had, what they found to be the positives of our exhibition, and what could be improved.

There was a consensus on what we needed to improve as a result of this, some text needed to be reworded for clarity, and our social media for the exhibition needed to be made more prominent.

- In order to redraft our exhibition we went through it slide by slide together on Microsoft Teams.

We discussed the order of our exhibition, and moved objects around, including the Ilkley Patchwork Rug. We felt it would fit better next to the patchwork quilt from the York Collection, in order to provoke thought into comparing and contrasting the two items.

We also clarified with each other if we were happy to have the exhibition in chronological order. After discussion, we felt that structuring it by theme would be too abstract, and felt confident to leave it in chronological order.

- In order to structure our guided tour, we created a Google Jam Board, assigning ourselves roles.

Consequence:

- We decided we were happy with the exhibition and that it was ready to upload.

- Holly volunteered to prepare a dynamic document we could work on to create a script for the guided tour,

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We added this to each question slide so that encouragement to interact with the exhibition was subtly recurrent.

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- Discuss links to provenance and its links to social history in the York Collection
- Outline how the decision to use provocative questions links the objects to contemporary discourses on provenance and ownership
- Highlight the softened boundaries of personal and private
- Signify our responsibility as curators to humanise/recontextualise the owners/narratives behind the objects within our interpretations

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After discussing what our different roles in the guided tour would be, giving us an order in which to speak, Holly created a dynamic document so that we could all write down the things we wanted to say in the guided tour. This created something similar to a script for use to all see and use in the presentation.

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Our exhibition is finished and fully uploaded to WordPress ready for us to give the presentation and guided tour next week. I am pleased with how we worked together and with the overall outcome.

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Online Presentations

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Online guided tour of exhibition

Feedback:

- Inclusion of own objects a neat and effective choice, it highlights different impulses to collect and display
- The title of the exhibition is good and translates well on to Instagram
- Chronological emphasis connects objects with biography theory, in that they are not static, it gives a sense of how their meanings shift over time
- A relatable intimacy to what we have written
- Good that we have adopted accessible strategies and are thinking about user experience
- We only considered material personal objects and didn't consider digital personal belongings - could've been an interesting line of enquiry
- Community crowdsourcing via Instagram could form a post-exhibition online
- Exhibition reflects on ownership and our own privilege
- Shows our agency as curators to reinterpret and recontextualise

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Reflecting on the feedback, we are all happy with what was said. The ideas raised, that we didn't consider, were thought provoking and I enjoyed discussing them. In spite of this I do think that the scope of our exhibition was appropriate given the timeframe and our chosen audience segmentation.

I am also happy that the chronological structure and the inclusion of our own personal objects was found to be successful, as this was something we hesitated about. I am glad we were in agreement that it enhanced our interpretation of the brief and our objects.

I am pleased that there was a 'relatable intimacy' to our tone as it reflects on the warm sociability we shared in the group, and how we worked hard to create an inviting online space that people would want to share.