Radical Museums
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Podcast Overview
<p>We’ve been exploring what radical practice and activism means for museums for a number of years. We know that museums can make a positive difference to people’s lives, and throughout this podcast series Sharon Heal and Simon Stephens from the Museums Association travel across the UK to talk to museum activists and those that are striving for and driving change.</p>
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1/10/2024
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Recent Episodes
January 14, 2026
Nelson Cummins
Simon Stephens travels to Glasgow to meet Nelson Cummins, the curator (legacies of slavery and empire) at Glasgow Museums. Nelson, who used to work at the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, discusses the impact of empire on society today and why it is important to address its legacies. He leads an ongoing programme at Glasgow Museums to explore how the profits of empire and slavery played a crucial role in the city's economic and social development and how this continues to shape prese...
January 6, 2026
Marian Gwyn
Sharon Heal speaks to Marian Gwyn, who has worked to diversify heritage practices throughout her 30-year career in the museum sector, including producing the first exhibition on slavery at any National Trust property in 2007. More recently, with Welsh Government funding, she devised and led a transformative initiative to diversify and decolonise local museums in Wales. Marian won the Radical Changemaker Award at our Museums Change Lives Awards 2024. Not yet a member of the MA? Join us today f...
December 17, 2025
E-J Scott
MA head of publications and events Simon Stephens travels to south London to interview curator, cultural producer and academic E-J Scott, who founded the Museum of Transology in 2014. E-J’s work focuses on enabling communities who may traditionally have been marginalised in museums to recentre their histories via participatory practice. They are a senior lecturer on the BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation programme at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. The Museum of T...
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- What is Radical Museums?
<p>We’ve been exploring what radical practice and activism means for museums for a number of years. We know that museums can make a positive difference to people’s lives, and throughout this podcast series Sharon Heal and Simon Stephens from the Museums Association travel across the UK to talk to museum activists and those that are striving for and driving change.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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