Student engagers' blogs inspired by their work in UCL Petrie Museum

Two SEAHA Centre for Doctoral Training students, Mark Kearney and Cerys Jones have recently written blogs inspired by their time spent as ‘Student Engagers’ at UCL Museums. Aiming to broaden public engagement with researchers, student engagers are postgraduate students at UCL who share their knowledge and make connections between their own research and the collections at UCL.

Inspired by an Egyptian woven basket in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Mark blogs about the tradition of weaving which predates pottery. Musing about the mathematical patterns created through weaving, he offers a theory about the ubiquitous geometric patterns imprinted on the pottery displayed around the museum… read Mark’s blog to find out more.

Also taking the Petrie Museum as inspiration, Cerys Jones explores the fascinating pigment ‘Egyptian blue’ in her blog. Undetectable to the naked eye, this pigment has a special property in that it appears to glow under visible light. Using a multispectral imaging system, Cerys reveals this hidden property in a mummy mask, highlighting the use of Egyptian blue in the head cloth. Find out more about imaging Egyptian artefacts in Cerys’ blog.

Links

• Read The End of Art is Peace blog by Mark Kearney
• Read The Invisible Glow of Egyptian Blue blog by Cerys Jones
• Read more about SEAHA students becoming Research Engagers at UCL Museums blog