Through ‘The Emotional Museum’, a team of University of Glasgow researchers untangle the complex and often overlooked feelings evoked by collections and the spaces that hold them. 

Moving beyond the labels and the glass cases, we ask: what do these objects really do to us? 

From joy to exhaustion and from anger to ambivalence, join us as we explore the full spectrum of feelings that museums provoke. 

What do our emotional responses to collections reveal about power, identity and belonging? And how might reckoning with these emotions help us build more honest and accountable museums?

In this episode, Caitlin, Salma and Taylar talk through victimhood and loss.

Through ‘The Emotional Museum’, a team of University of Glasgow researchers untangle the complex and often overlooked feelings evoked by collections and the spaces that hold them. 

Moving beyond the labels and the glass cases, we ask: what do these objects really do to us? 

From joy to exhaustion and from anger to ambivalence, join us as we explore the full spectrum of feelings that museums provoke. 

What do our emotional responses to collections reveal about power, identity and belonging? And how might reckoning with these emotions help us build more honest and accountable museums? 

In this episode, Caitlin, Salma and Zaki talk through empowerment and agency.

Through ‘The Emotional Museum’, a team of University of Glasgow researchers untangle the complex and often overlooked feelings evoked by collections and the spaces that hold them. 

Moving beyond the labels and the glass cases, we ask: what do these objects really do to us? 

From joy to exhaustion and from anger to ambivalence, join us as we explore the full spectrum of feelings that museums provoke. 

What do our emotional responses to collections reveal about power, identity and belonging? And how might reckoning with these emotions help us build more honest and accountable museums? 

In this episode, John, Taylar and Zaki tackle anger and rage.

Through ‘The Emotional Museum’, a team of University of Glasgow researchers untangle the complex and often overlooked feelings evoked by collections and the spaces that hold them. 

Moving beyond the labels and the glass cases, we ask: what do these objects really do to us? 

From joy to exhaustion and from anger to ambivalence, join us as we explore the full spectrum of feelings that museums provoke. 

What do our emotional responses to collections reveal about power, identity and belonging? And how might reckoning with these emotions help us build more honest and accountable museums? 

In this episode, Amina, John and Salma share thoughts on joy and playfulness.

Through ‘The Emotional Museum’, a team of University of Glasgow researchers untangle the complex and often overlooked feelings evoked by collections and the spaces that hold them. 

Moving beyond the labels and the glass cases, we ask: what do these objects really do to us? 

From joy to exhaustion and from anger to ambivalence, join us as we explore the full spectrum of feelings that museums provoke. 

What do our emotional responses to collections reveal about power, identity and belonging? And how might reckoning with these emotions help us build more honest and accountable museums? 

In this episode, Amina, Caitlin and Fara explore exhaustion and confliction.

Through ‘The Emotional Museum’, a team of University of Glasgow researchers untangle the complex and often overlooked feelings evoked by collections and the spaces that hold them. 

Moving beyond the labels and the glass cases, we ask: what do these objects really do to us? 

From joy to exhaustion and from anger to ambivalence, join us as we explore the full spectrum of feelings that museums provoke. 

What do our emotional responses to collections reveal about power, identity and belonging? And how might reckoning with these emotions help us build more honest and accountable museums? 

In this episode, Fara, John and Zaki discuss feelings of ambivalence.

Systems that used ideologies to justify the enslavement and colonisation of peoples and lands around the world. 

Museums developed within this context, and they remain spaces that celebrate and memorialise colonial systems of the past in the present. Collections, displays, and labels are a political act that have legacies rooted in colonialism. 

From the Hunterian Museum and the University of Glasgow, this series explores the Hunterian’s collections with academics, community activists, social justice campaigners and educators. 

Hosted by Curator of Discomfort, Zandra Yeaman and featuring Mary Osei-Oppong and Andy Mills. 

A transcript for this episode is available on the episode webpage.

Recorded, edited and produced by Hollie Wade, Charis Sandison and Eva López-López.

Systems that used ideologies to justify the enslavement and colonisation of peoples and lands around the world. 

Museums developed within this context, and they remain spaces that celebrate and memorialise colonial systems of the past in the present. Collections, displays, and labels are a political act that have legacies rooted in colonialism. 

From the Hunterian Museum and the University of Glasgow, this series explores the Hunterian’s collections with academics, community activists, social justice campaigners and educators. 

Hosted by Curator of Discomfort, Zandra Yeaman and featuring Nelson Cummins and Jesper Ericsson. 

A transcript for this episode is available on the episode webpage.

Recorded, edited and produced by Charis Sandison, Eva López-López and Hollie Wade.

Systems that used ideologies to justify the enslavement and colonisation of peoples and lands around the world. 

Museums developed within this context, and they remain spaces that celebrate and memorialise colonial systems of the past in the present. Collections, displays, and labels are a political act that have legacies rooted in colonialism. 

From the Hunterian Museum and the University of Glasgow, this series explores the Hunterian’s collections with academics, community activists, social justice campaigners and educators. 

Hosted by Curator of Discomfort, Zandra Yeaman and featuring Dr Arunima Bhattacharya and Mike Rutherford.  

A transcript for this episode is available on the episode webpage.

Recorded, edited and produced by Charis Sandison, Eva López-López and Hollie Wade.

‘Curating Discomfort’ puts forward discomforting provocations and interventions to help us think critically about colonial systems, such as the British Empire. Systems that used ideologies to justify the enslavement and colonisation of peoples and lands around the world. Museums developed within this context, and they remain spaces that celebrate and memorialise colonial systems of the past in the present. Collections, displays, and labels are a political act that have legacies rooted in colonialism. 

From the Hunterian Museum and the University of Glasgow, a new series exploring the Hunterian’s collections with academics, community activists, social justice campaigners and educators, hosted by Zandra Yeaman. 

A transcript for this trailer is available on the episode webpage. 

Recorded, edited and produced by Eva López-López, Hollie Wade and Charis Sandison.