Ignite session slides from UKMW13 pre-conference Drinking about Museums by Adrian Murphy from Horniman Museum and Gardens. Adrian discussed his attempts to get people discussing curious Horniman objects including the epic "Horse made of cheese!"

17. Questions asked to the User
Questions asked to the Curator
Questions asked to the Maker
what do you use it for
why is this object in this particular area of the
museum?
what is it made out of?
what is it and how would you use it?
is it a adults glove that has been turned into a toy
for children slaves
where was this found?
What purpose does this serve to you?
Do you think the use of iPads genuinely improves
the experience and wonder of the museum?
why do you use a iPad lol so funny
what do u use it for and how because to me it
looks like a peace sign or a good luck charm or a
craft to keep bad spirits away?!
this IPad doesn't even let you find out the
information. time it gets fixed!! what's the point
why do people do juju in Africa and Nigeria?
by.
Are items like this the origin of street hand
gestures today (e.g. the 'yo' gesture which is the
same as that on this item?
How old is this object?
it looks like an elephant and just a glove
is it from Peru? have seen similar things
are the mummy's in the African world gallery real?
first of all if its broken why do you show it like what
why is the wrist tightly bound together? does the
red fabric near the wrist coming out from the hand
represent blood ?
Why is the hand showing those particular fingers?
we would like more information on how the
horniman obtained artefacts in this exhibition and
if, and how, it implicates itself in such atrocities as
the looting of the Benin palace. thanks.
Does it come from Italy, as it looks like a rude
gesture I once saw there.
can you provide a bigger screen and instructions so
that older people can use this more easily?
is it a we will rock u sign #Yolo
the website information screen is too busy- can
you make it simpler?
what is this
this is DOPE
what is it made from?
why did you make it and do you think that this
creation will be an advantage to something or
someone ?
do you make them all to look the same? is it
blessed ?
when did you make this piece and have you made
any other pieces of art?
when did you make it?
what is it made from and how long did it take to
make?
what OSA animal mean
does this object have a specific trait such as it
resembles death ect
what is this and why did you make it. Also what is it
meant for and how do you use it?
what is the function f this object? when and where
was it made?
Where can I buy one? Can you make one for me? It
would look amazing on my fireplace. :)

19. must have been a very big sheep
inside there was a hat this is that hat!!!!!
it's beautiful
I think that this bowl is very interesting and
I would like to learn more about it. I also
think that it is very pretty.
it could be some piece of treasure from a
tribe a long time ago
I think it's amazing people from cultures all
around the world have put so much time
and resources into creating such artistic
objects
a crazy and beautiful bowl
i think it is a helmet to cover your ears
when its noisy. or rainy.
hug-rig galgani made by aardvarks in tha
antarctic
i think it is very intresting and a real part of
canadian culture
it is a wonderfull american object.
i think it is great
it is lovely jubbly
it is a bronze stupid thing
i love it, I saw more Tlingit pieces at the
Frieze Art Fair this year in Regents Park
(Masters tent) ... i think there was a spoon
that was quite a similar design
you should ask an anthropolgist specialising
in this. it might not b as special as you
think! maybe things like this are being sold
in souvenir shops all over North America
it's sick bruv in it
this is very fasinating ithink it is a bowl of
some sort
it is pretty because of the carvings and eyes
of shell.i think it's quite heavy.
to me i think it is a well carved hellmet
a guy got hit by a car landed on a box and
it looks like a crossover between a bowl and
a spiritual mask.!
i have heard of lots of cultures that prize
marine mammal oil- see Philip H(?)
'Leviathan'
I think it is a bowl made in the Indian
warrior time period probably made from
wood or a type of animal. it is like the eyes
of a type of wolf.
the ipads are a waste of money they do not
tell you what it is. what is it?