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PhD studentship! Come and work with me at Cambridge (where I'll be based from September) and the Centre for Studies of Home Museum of the Home We're looking for someone interested in early modern art/architecture/social history to work on painting in lower-class homes: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51170/

Huge thank you to Matthew Ingleby and Vicky Spratt for last night's fascinating in-conversation on 'living for rent'! The conversation spanned everything from the impact of Covid, legacies of Right to Buy, experiences of property guardians, and the history of Burgess Park.

Over the next couple of weeks we'll be spotlighting some of the amazing papers coming up at our symposium at Museum of the Home on 15 May. Stay tuned! 👀 museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/event…

First up: In "Narrating Less than Beloved Objects", Nicole Matthews and Jess Kirkness (Macquarie University) will explore how relationships with hearing technologies come to be linked to domestic technologies like televisions, stereos, cars and mobile phones. Join us on 15 May👇

In our second paper, we'll hear from Lauren Alderton (Royal Institute of British Architects) as she explores disability in relation to housing precarity and health inequalities among Gypsy and Traveller communities. Join us on 15 May!👇

In their paper, Prof Katherine Brickell and Dr Rosalie Warnock (King's College London) will introduce a first-of-its-kind project to examine and document lived experiences of families with neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation in Greater Manchester. Join us on 15 May!👇

Kicking off our second session, we'll hear from Iris Sirendi (University of Westminster, The Neurodiverse Museum) on exhibiting assistive technology through a social history lens. Join us on 15 May!👇

In a presentation from the team behind the House to House Art Project, we'll hear about how an open studio approach to group art making can offer a space that doesn't privilege verbal expression. Join us on 15 May! 👇

Are you a BSL user joining us for next week's symposium, or thinking about booking? If you'd like more info about BSL interpretation available on the day, please feel free to get in touch! Our DMs are open. museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/event…

Kicking off our third session, Muneera Alkhelaifi (Queen Mary University of London) will explore the role of disability and domestic space in Raja Alem’s 'The Dove’s Necklace' (2010). Join us on 15 May👇

A paper from Dr Rosamund Lily West (she/her) (MARG) will consider Elisabeth Frink's 1957 sculpture 'The Blind Beggar and His Dog', installed in a small garden of East London's Cranbrook Estate. Join us next Thursday to find out more.👇

We'll hear from Alice Conibere on how the homewares category of 'invalid furniture' shaped the 19th century home and reframed attitudes towards domestic relaxation. Find out more next Thursday!👇

In her paper, Jessie Buckle (The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL) will delve into the overlooked history of epilepsy in architectural discourse, advocating for a renewed practice that centres on disability theory and social ecology. Join us on Thursday!👇

Our final paper, from the inimitable Jane Hamlett (Royal Holloway), will explore what happened to patients’ sense of home when they were brought into Bethlem Hospital in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Join us on Thursday to find out more.👇

Last chance to book for tomorrow's Disability At Home symposium! Join the discussion spanning amplification technologies, housing precarity, disability in art and literature, furniture design - and more. Thursday 15 May, 10am to 6pm Museum of the Home museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/event…

A HUGE thank you to all our speakers and audience members at yesterday's Disability At Home symposium, and to Museum of the Home for hosting! 👏 It was a thought-provoking, often inspiring, and at times incredibly moving day.

Congratulations to the team at Museum of the Home on being highly commended in the Permanent Exhibition of the Year category at last night's Museums + Heritage Show & Awards awards! Well-deserved recognition for the fantastic Rooms Through Time: 1878-2049 👏

Such a delight to be the guest speaker at Highbury Quadrant estate's 70th anniversary celebrations. I wrote about the estate in my PhD due to its sculpture 'The Neighbours' by Siegfried Charoux. Happy Birthday Highbury Quadrant! 🍾

We're buzzing from today's strategy day at the Museum of the Home. Lots of exciting conversations, ideas and plans in the works - stay tuned!

So many great events coming up at Museum of the Home! Check out the listings on their revamped website, from walking tours to film screenings👇 museumofthehome.org.uk/whats-on/