#MuseumPassion Live

Summary

As part of a week-long BBC celebration, BBC Arts dedicated a full day to bringing the UK's fantastic museums to a global audience. Live stream hosts Dan Vo and Sacha Coward interviewed curators and other museum professionals across the day.
For our morning live stream, Dan and Sacha spoke to guests from Birmingham Museums, the Wellcome Collection and Pitt Rivers Museum for Who'd Be A Museum Director Today? Watch at the top of the page.
At lunchtime we heard from professionals at Museum of Croydon, Cynon Valley Museum and Glasgow Women's Library, for What Do Museums Do For Us?
Our afternoon live stream centred on Curator Battle does #BestPartyObject. Get ready for the weird, the wonderful and the uplifting from the wonderful world of museums - Catch up at the top of the page.
#MuseumPassion is a partnership with the Museums Association, Art Fund and the National Museum Directors' Council (NMDC).

Live Reporting

Come and join the partypublished at 10:08 BST 15 October 2020
Today's #CuratorBattle is all about party objects

Today we're asking you to nominate objects that you've spotted in the nation's museums that you think would liven up a party. Our curators Dan and Sacha will be discussing their favourites in our live discussion at 4pm.To get you in the mood, here are paintings of three very different parties from the nation's art collection:
Image source, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum / Art UK (CC BY-NC-ND)
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A Musical Party, Anthonie Palamedesz (1601–1673)
Image source, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums / Art UK (CC BY-NC)
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The Tennis Party, John Lavery (1856–1941)
Image source, Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture / Art UK (CC BY-NC-ND)
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At a Hong Kong Dinner Party, David Alan Redpath Michie (1928–2015)
Browse more of the nation's paintings at Art UK, external, or nominate your favourite museum party object using the hashtag #BestPartyObject
Museums around the country are coming togetherpublished at 10:04 BST 15 October 2020

Organisations large and small are joining us to share their #MuseumPassion today:
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Events you won't want to misspublished at 10:00 BST 15 October 2020
Here's a quick guide to what's happening as part of #MuseumPassion today.

Our very own freelance museum consultants Dan Vo and Sacha Coward will be hosting three live events. Watch them all be clicking on the play button at the top of page - each session will appear 15 minutes before starting.
10.30am - Who'd be a Museum Director today?
It's a challenging time to be running a museum - and not only because Covid-19 has forced many organisations to close their doors. Our panel debate the biggest issues facing curators today.
1.45pm - What do Museums do for us?
Our panel of directors and curators to talk about the role that museums play in our communities today.
4pm - Curator Battle
During lockdown, museums flocked to Twitter to share some of their best and quirkiest exhibits. We'll be setting them a new challenge today.
We'll also be sharing links, videos and live archaeology throughout the day. Don't go away.
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Dan Vo and Sacha Coward are your hosts for today's live events
Share your #MuseumPassion herepublished at 17:23 BST 14 October 2020
Join us on Thursday 15 October from 10am for a day of live events as we celebrate our love of museums.

In March 2020, the nation's museums closed their doors to visitors. Some have now reopened, but with local lockdowns in place and ministers advising us all to reduce our contact with others, many of us are looking for alternative ways to get our cultural fix.
Today we'll be taking you on a virtual tour of some of the United Kingdom's coolest, quirkiest and most iconic attractions. Since March, the Museums in Quarantine team have been patrolling empty galleries to capture the exhibitions we've missed, and we'll be sharing the results here. Our freelance curators Dan and Sasha will be hosting live debates on how to celebrate our culture in the time of coronavirus, and we'll be teeming up with organisations around the country to celebrate our #MuseumPassion on social media.
Pack your sandwiches and get your guidebook ready. It's going to be a great day in.
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Share your #MuseumPassion on social media
#MuseumPassion is a partnership with the Museums Association, Art Fund and the National Museum Directors' Council (NMDC).