Special Episode
Museum of the Home || Behind The Door
Home means something, something significant, to all of us.
This episode is different and a bit special. It is the first of a two part series focusing on the Museum of the Home. You will hear all about the Museum itself, their charitable campaign Behind the Door working to tackle female and hidden homelessness and the Yard Sale that they are holding on 12 March to raise awareness and funds.
The episode was recorded in the beautiful Plain English kitchen at the Museum in amongst the hustle and bustle of London life which was really wonderful. And as if that wasn’t enough, I co-hosted the episode with Twig Hutchinson. Twig is an art director and brand consultant and, importantly for this episode, a committee member of this great event. She was once a guest on the podcast and we had a great chat so I am very excited to have her back on ‘this’ side of the mic.
Image Credit: Jayne Lloyd
Image Credit: Anthony Crolla
Twig and I interview a creative and insightful cluster of guests. We have Lucy Littlewood from the Museum of the Home who shares her role at the museum and more about the Behind the Doors campaign. We are then joined by Viv Askeland who generously shares her own story of homelessness and her involvement with the project. And finally, Jermaine Gallacher who is a design dealer, interior designer, designer and columnist. He is going to be one of the stallholders on the day and he has some excellent advice and a refreshing outlook when it comes to design and to the hunt for treasures at the Yard Sale.
Producer: Charles Tomlinson
Branding: Ben Prescott
“It’s really important for us as a museum that we aren’t static and aren’t just a collection of objects. That is the direction of travel that really important museums should move towards. Museums are a long way progressed from houses, archives and libraries and objects that we are just conserving and preserving. We want to be really leading the way in being a museum about social change and social justice. ”
Twig Hutchinson
Jermaine Gallacher
Lucy Littlewood
Viv Askeland