Tag: British Museum

  • Keeping warm

    This resource is now available: http://www.openculture.com/2016/04/the-online-knitting-reference-library.html Why, you say, do I care? Because the 1970s are best illustrated through sweaters. (see above!) Because the 1980s are best illustrated through sweaters. Because if you are knitting, your annoying sister can’t see your eyerolls. Because your NYC apartment is either tropical or arctic. Because your term garment…

  • The Future, as Imagined in the Past

    So today I got an email from the British Museum, which has several really nifty blogs. http://www.britishmuseum.org/blog.aspx?ref=header Not surprising, because they are a museum full of very nifty things.  Someone on staff had found an article, written in 1969, thinking about how the museum will be for patrons come 2069. Some of the guesses are…

  • The History of the Footie

      Just when everyone in town has lost or triumphed with their favorite team, the British Museum gives us some historical context for this beloved contest.  How did we get here?  Take a look at what their curators have to say about it. http://blog.britishmuseum.org/author/britishmuseumblog/ Says David Francis of the British Museum, “Liverpool manager Bill Shankly’s…