Please Do Not Touch!

In our second episode, 'Please Do Not Touch!' your hosts Alice Acland and Tash Waddell discuss the role of the senses in museum, and the ways that particular senses, such as sight are encouraged, where others, such as touch and taste (!) are discouraged. We talk about the implications of these decisions on the meaning of museum objects and how this has changed during the pandemic, as many museums and galleries look to exhibit their collections online. The Medium of the Museum is a conversation twice a month which examines the responsibilities of museums and galleries in modern society through a lens of history, culture and thematic insights.We would love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter @MediumMuseum and Instagram @mediumofthemuseum.You can listen to Medium of the Museum wherever you get your podcasts.Links to further reading Smartify App (our recommendation of the week)https://smartify.org/'Multisensory Exhibitions: Bond with Your Audiences by Appealing to Their Senses'http://www.wearemuseums.com/multisensory-exhibitions-bond-with-your-audiences-by-appealing-to-their-senses/'IK Prize 2015: Tate Sensorium'https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/display/ik-prize-2015-tate-sensorium'The Museum of the Senses: Experiencing Art and Collections' by Constance Classen'The Multisensory Museum: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Touch, Sound, Smell, Memory and Space' edited by Nina Levent and Alvaro Pascual-Leone LanhamMany thanks to Immy Patron for creating our podcast graphic and Theo Young-Smith for our jingle!