S04E04: Military Collections

We’re joined by guest host Vicky Singleton and have a chat about the world of military collections: what’s in them, how we feel about them, and what we do with them. Also tune in for an interview with Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons about researching and filming in museums. 00:40 Our experiences 06:42 Types of military museums in the UK 09:16 Jargon and language use 13:48 Working with veterans 16:08 Collecting, conserving, and ethics 27:23 Oversized objects 33:01 Funding landscape 35:06 Donations typically coming in 40:15 Amazing things we’ve seen 45:07 Interview with Ian McCollum Show Notes: - National Army Museum: https://www.nam.ac.uk/ - AMOT (Army Museums Ogilby Trust): https://www.armymuseums.org.uk/ - Fleet Air Arm Museum: https://www.fleetairarm.com/ - Te Papa’s “Gallipoli - The Scale of Our War” exhibition: http://gallipoli.tepapa.govt.nz/ - Omaka Heritage Aviation Centre: http://www.omaka.org.nz/ - Forgotten Weapons: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/ForgottenWeapons Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey and Vicky Singleton. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Additional sound effects and music by Calum Robertson. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2018.

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