The British Museum in Pentonville Prison
Dismantling Barriers through Touch and Handling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20048709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Samuels (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 253-260 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Touch in Museums (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003135616-25 |
| OpenAlex | W3080807620 |
| ISBN | 9781003135616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This chapter provides a brief overview of a recent partnership between the British Museum, a museum of world culture based in Bloomsbury, London, and Pentonville Prison, a male prison located in North London. A key component of both projects in Pentonville was the use of touch and handling. The exhibiting of the 'Throne' in the Chapel of Pentonville was accompanied by a film-making project facilitated by two practising artists, a curator from the African collections and coordinated by the museum's Access Manager. The freedom to touch and hold a variety of contrasting artefacts from the museum's collections, and the use of a range of creative and technical equipment to help the project participants realize their artistic objectives, was critical in engaging the prisoners and sustaining their involvement. A variety of contrasting museum objects and exhibits were chosen to enliven the project with the hope of attracting and sustaining the interest of the prisoners
Art · Criminology · Prison · Visual arts · African history and culture studies · Engineering · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |