Dr Amanda Sciampacone
@asciampacone.bsky.social
Lecturer at The Open University. Art Historian interested in 19thC to 20thC British art and visual culture, disease, climate, empire, and air pollution, as well as museum studies and the legacies of empire in collections.
The @rgsibg.bsky.social is currently holding Impossible Measures, an amazing exhibition of Kristina Chan’s work inspired by historic instruments in their collection. Thank you @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social for the invite to the opening. Looking forward to reading your essay in the catalogue.
October 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The @rgsibg.bsky.social is currently holding Impossible Measures, an amazing exhibition of Kristina Chan’s work inspired by historic instruments in their collection. Thank you @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social for the invite to the opening. Looking forward to reading your essay in the catalogue.
Attended a fantastic talk by @daisyhunguk.bsky.social yesterday evening about her new book I Am Not A Tourist: Conversations on Being British Chinese. Very much looking forward to reading it!
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Attended a fantastic talk by @daisyhunguk.bsky.social yesterday evening about her new book I Am Not A Tourist: Conversations on Being British Chinese. Very much looking forward to reading it!
With @amyjanebarnes.bsky.social and Veronica Davies, our Objects, Collections and Museums Research Group table is all set up for the @openarc.bsky.social festival. Looking forward to showcasing our work today!
May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
With @amyjanebarnes.bsky.social and Veronica Davies, our Objects, Collections and Museums Research Group table is all set up for the @openarc.bsky.social festival. Looking forward to showcasing our work today!
Spent a day at the British Museum immersed in their Hew Locke: what have we here? & Silk Roads exhibitions. Both are fantastic! The former critically explores the museum’s close ties to the British empire & the latter showcases the extensive connections btwn Asia, Africa, & Europe in 500-1000 CE.
November 23, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Spent a day at the British Museum immersed in their Hew Locke: what have we here? & Silk Roads exhibitions. Both are fantastic! The former critically explores the museum’s close ties to the British empire & the latter showcases the extensive connections btwn Asia, Africa, & Europe in 500-1000 CE.