the teaching cabinet
At present, the cabinet holds a vast array of fascinating objects including a 40,000 year old bison bone, an ani-ani rice harvesting knife, a teaching model of a placenta, a mining lamp and objects from the history of the School – all chosen by colleagues for having a unique and personal connection to the subject. We hope that the evolving collection of curated displays will cultivate deeper shared connections within and beyond our School – inviting us all to encounter, and re-encounter, the geographies we study through tangible, resonant forms.
Based in Bristol (United Kingdom), the School of Geographical Sciences is a major international centre for the development and delivery of geographical research and scholarship. Together we teach and research about an extraordinary range of topics in diverse contexts, from the geographies of the global fashion industry, to the impacts of our warming world on glaciers in Tibet. The range and diversity of our interests is showcased in the objects in our teaching store.
With thanks
The teaching store was initially compiled as a project between Drs Jenny Crane, Merle Patchett, and Caitlin Robinson, with substantive guidance from our School archivist, Professor David Richards.
We are grateful for support from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Bristol, via a capital fund. We are also hugely grateful to the members of administrative staff who have facilitated the purchasing and movement of these objects, across borders, and also to the academic staff, technical staff, and students who suggested such a rich range of objects, helping us to better understand their distinctive interests, and the diversity and richness of geography.