Dr Rachael Durkin
@rachaeldurkin.bsky.social
Historian of musical instruments and Associate Professor at Northumbria University. UKRI Future Leaders Fellow 2024-28. Also on Instagram @RachaelDurkin. Views my own.
Was great to be at the first half of the North East Heritage Forum this afternoon in the stunning Great Hall of the Discovery Museum, Newcastle. Good to hear more about the new North East Combined Authority - lots of work to do, but clear opportunities to leverage heritage for positive impact.
November 26, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Was great to be at the first half of the North East Heritage Forum this afternoon in the stunning Great Hall of the Discovery Museum, Newcastle. Good to hear more about the new North East Combined Authority - lots of work to do, but clear opportunities to leverage heritage for positive impact.
Fantastic to receive my copy of The Routledge Companion to Applied Musicology yesterday with our chapter on organology (co-authored with Darryl Martin). Such a fascinating range of topics covered, assembled and expertly edited by Chris Dromey. Very much looking forward to reading this!
October 17, 2023 at 6:33 AM
Fantastic to receive my copy of The Routledge Companion to Applied Musicology yesterday with our chapter on organology (co-authored with Darryl Martin). Such a fascinating range of topics covered, assembled and expertly edited by Chris Dromey. Very much looking forward to reading this!
This piano has real start of semester energy…
September 17, 2023 at 7:45 PM
This piano has real start of semester energy…
A great couple of days at the RMA2023 conference at the University of Nottingham for a panel on the future of organology. Now have major campus envy. Shame the weather hasn’t followed me back north 🙄
September 16, 2023 at 2:56 PM
A great couple of days at the RMA2023 conference at the University of Nottingham for a panel on the future of organology. Now have major campus envy. Shame the weather hasn’t followed me back north 🙄
Such a joy to be at the Lit&Phil library in Newcastle this evening to present a short paper as part of the John Buddle 250 celebrations. Stunning building too - worth a visit if you are in town!
September 13, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Such a joy to be at the Lit&Phil library in Newcastle this evening to present a short paper as part of the John Buddle 250 celebrations. Stunning building too - worth a visit if you are in town!
Museum roles have the best job titles 🐟
September 7, 2023 at 3:19 PM
Museum roles have the best job titles 🐟
Loved my time in the Netherlands last week at the CIMCIM2023 conference - top highlights include an after hours lock-in at the Rijksmuseum, a visit to high security underground collections storage, and catching up with wonderful colleagues I haven’t seen in a very long time.
September 5, 2023 at 2:18 PM
Loved my time in the Netherlands last week at the CIMCIM2023 conference - top highlights include an after hours lock-in at the Rijksmuseum, a visit to high security underground collections storage, and catching up with wonderful colleagues I haven’t seen in a very long time.