About The Object Room

What you will find

The Object Room looks at everyday things: a cup, a woven edge, a label beside a display. It asks what the object itself can tell us and where a story needs more evidence.

A useful way in

Some guides begin with handling and scale. Others begin with a caption, an old photograph or a collection record. There is room for uncertainty when a date or a maker is not known.

Browse the journal

Explore objects, ways of looking, keeping records and reading the context around a thing.