The Museum Of The Normal

A podcast exploring the ideas and history of “normal’. How do you measure up? Where are you on the scale? And what about your children? One late Autumn night, on the third floor of Barts pathology museum, amongst the specimens pickled in their glass jars, the tight lacers liver and the bound Chinese foot, researchers from QMUL Centre for the History of Emotions gathered together an exhibition of living exhibits. Welcome to the Museum of the Normal. Producer: Natalie Steed Interviewees include: Sarah Chaney, Bonnie Evans and visitors to the Museum of the Normal Music: La valse du Tanvalacruchalo (Circus Marcus) Valse du tout au fond (Circus Marcus) Cotton (Poddington Bear) Silk (Poddington Bear) Thanks to Helen Stark, Sarah Chaney and Emma Sutton who created and curated the Museum of the Normal event. For the 2017 Being Human Festival, The Centre for the History of the Emotions is staging an event about Emotional Objects. We’ll be exploring the stuff of feeling. Talismans. Lost necklaces, found photos, fetishes and objects hidden under the floorboards. With talks, stalls and performances come and map your emotional London and bring your emotional talismans for our display. ‘Emotional Objects: From Lost Amulets to Found Photos’ 20 November, 2-5pm and 6-9pm Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0RN Free to attend but advance booking essential at //beinghumanfestival.org/event/emotional-objects-from-lost-amulets-to-found-photos/