This week we're finally getting around to discussing all things Bridgerton, from the images and objects that make up the show's material cultures, to its sense of historical accuracy (or lack thereof!), and how it represents a range of identiti

London Making Now at the Museum of London

Feb 12th, 2022 44m 54s

This week, we're joined by Dr Danielle Thom and Dr Lucie Whitmore to talk about their exhibition, London Making Now, currently on show at the Museum of London. We chat about how the show explores London's diverse histories of craft, industry an

Festive Special

Dec 10th, 2021 1h 20m

Join us this week for a very special festive edition of the Travelling Sisterhood of Art Historians podcast. First up, we (drunkenly) talk about some wintery images and objects, Christmas traditions, and our love for the Muppets' Christmas Caro

Boxes (Crossover episode with Sew What?)

Aug 10th, 2021 1h 2m

In this very special episode we're joined by the brilliant Isabella Rosner, the host of one of our favourite podcasts, Sew What?, to discuss our favourite historical boxes. Expect lots of innuendo, plus discussion of issues like craft and amate

Wood

Apr 16th, 2021 35m 59s

It’s our last episode of the series! Join us as we chat about all kinds of objects made from wood. Our guest is Alyce Perry Englund, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We talk about paying attention

Stone

Apr 8th, 2021 38m 5s

Join us this week as we discuss all things stone with the brilliant Dr Cora Gilroy-Ware. We chat about stylistic labels like neoclassicism, materials such as marble, and the relationship between classicising sculpture and race.

Paint

Apr 1st, 2021 45m 48s

This episode we’re talking about paint with the brilliant Kate Nichols, who tells us about how paint figures in her current project, a global history of Victorian art. We chat about what paint is and what it is made from, alongside some broader

Paper

Mar 25th, 2021 54m 27s

This episode, we're talking about a material that has been at the heart of a range of art historical practices for hundreds of years - paper! Join us as we discuss paper and its manifestations in the form of collages, paper cuts, inkblots, prin

Wax

Mar 19th, 2021 42m 51s

Join us this week as we explore the weird and wonderful world of wax with our guest, Professor Laura Engel. We talk about everything from the uncanny nature of wax, its resemblance to human flesh, celebrity, and of course, wax model-maker extra

Glass

Mar 11th, 2021 32m 17s

This week we explore the wonderful world of glass in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Our guest is Dr Kit Maxwell, Curator of European Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, and we discuss everything from shop windows, graffitied surface

Ceramics

Mar 4th, 2021 40m 1s

Join us this week as we discuss what ceramics tell us about political dramas, national mourning, ideas of the home, and childhood. Our guest is Professor Matt Smith, whose ceramics have been displayed at the Pitt Rivers Museum, the Potteries Mu

Textiles

Feb 26th, 2021 37m 42s

This week, we talk Marie Antoinette's fabric samples, bog bodies and patchwork-stealing criminals. Join us in conversation with our guest this week, Isabella Rosner, to hear more about her wonderful work on Quaker women's needlework...

Podcast Trailer

Feb 23rd, 2021 5m 29s

The trailer episode for the Travelling Sisterhood of Art Historians podcast. Join us for a chat around our name, logo and what we'll be discussing in series one...

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