Meet Me at the Museum

Join us for series 8 of Meet Me at the Museum from 17 November, where familiar faces take someone special to a museum they love. Join musician and DJ Nabihah Iqbal at Leighton House in London; writer Amy Liptrot at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth; Kemi Lawson, creative director of The Cornrow, at the Museum of the Home, and many more. Be the first to hear every episode: follow Meet Me at the Museum wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, broadcaster Rob Crossan takes a look back over some of our London-based episodes, including Siobhán McSweeney at the Wellcome Collection, Lolita Chakrabarti at the Horniman Museum & Gardens, Mel Giedroyc at Pitzhanger Manor, and Lemn Sissay at the Foundling Museum.Wherever you go in London this autumn there is so much to love and enjoy. Be inspired, calmed, enthralled and entertained. Make a date with London. #LoveLondon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poet and hip-hop MC Testament takes his good friend Hannah Taylor Jackson to Manchester Art Gallery during Art Assembly, a day celebrating art and creativity across the city of Manchester which took place on 18 June 2022. Together they explore some of the inspiring work commissioned for the day, including David Blandy's installation 'Lost Eons', which imagines Manchester 8,000 years in the future; and also take a look at the gallery's permanent collection, including work by LS Lowry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join comedian Russell Kane, poet and hip-hop MC Testament, plus artists Olivia Glasser, Raheel Khan, David Blandy and Suzanne Atkinson, for a special live episode of Meet Me at the Museum for Art Assembly in Manchester.This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at HOME in Manchester on 18 June 2022 as part of Art Assembly 2022, a day-long celebration of art across the city, supported by Art Fund.Visit https://artfund.org/pages/assembly to find out more about the day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join comedian Russell Kane and hip-hop MC and poet Testament for a special live recording of Meet Me at the Museum for Art Assembly at HOME in Manchester on 18 June 2022 at 11am. Tickets to the recording are just £10 (£5 for National Art Pass members) and are available via https://homemcr.orgThe live episode will be available to listen to here a few days after the event.Art Assembly 2022 is a day-long celebration of art across the city of Manchester. Visit https://artfund.org/pages/assembly to find out more.5srKHOeCFGWYOMUjZlpR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Suzi Ruffell takes her pal, fellow comedian Jenny Bede, to Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes – once the top-secret home of Britain’s codebreakers during the Second World War. Together they take a look inside Alan Turing’s office and get up close to the Enigma cipher and Bombe codebreaking machines, explore the stories of the women who worked at Bletchley Park, and chat to experts about what life would have been like on site.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Diament, co-host of the Talk Art podcast, explores Turner Contemporary in Margate with his friend Naomi Evans, co-founder of Everyday Racism. As they bring their perspectives to different exhibitions in this visually striking gallery, they discuss their love of Margate, how the arts scene has developed in the town, and how their work and interests led them to each other. They also consider how some of the artists on show respond to the sea, following in the steps of the gallery’s namesake, artist JMW Turner. Notes:  The exhibition Wayfinder: Larry Achiampong & JMW Turner curated by Larry Achiampong is at Turner Contemporary until 19 June 2022.  The exhibition Sirens: Sophie von Hellermann and Anne Ryan is on until spring 2023. Visitors with a National Art Pass enjoy 10% off in the shop at Turner Contemporary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcaster and director Poppy Jay is joined by her friend Martin at the V&A in London, where they indulge their love of sharing art and culture together among the museum’s vast collection. Pieces of design such as the Refugee Nation flag spark conversations about identity, migration and empire, while other works of art such as Tippoo’s Tiger – one of the museum’s most famous objects – prompt thoughts about protest and dissent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian, actor and writer Isy Suttie takes her friend Caroline to Creswell Crags – a place that’s very special to them both. As they explore the museum, caves and limestone gorge, they share their memories of visiting when they were younger and why this unique location is so close to their hearts. In the museum they discover some of the fascinating artefacts that reveal stories of life in the Ice Age – before putting on their hard hats and heading into the caves, which contain art that’s over 12,000 years old. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor Siobhán McSweeney takes her pal Kevin Brady to one of her favourite places in London, the Wellcome Collection. Together they explore exhibitions and items that shed light on the connections between science, health, life and art. They meet an astronaut, see a moving piece of art that prompts reflections on the pandemic, learn about humanity’s relationship with plants – and Siobhán even reveals how Star Trek influenced her decision to study science.Notes:The exhibition Rooted Beings is at the Wellcome Collection until 29 August 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.