I wrote this for  CultureThemes.com

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our August theme #CultureAccess.  The theme was related (loosely) to the London 2012 Paralympics and our acknowledgement of the tremendous progress that has been made over the years (admittedly still a way to go).

One thing we didn’t want was for this to be a topic to point fingers and/or embarrass cultural venues that aren’t provided access to everyone and I’m pleased to say we didn’t have to worry!  Museums and art galleries are doing their best to recognize issues and make adaptable changes where (and when) they can (finances being a huge hurdle still).

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The following was originally posted on CultureThemes.com:

Yesterday, we celebrated our First Anniversary of CultureThemes with a re-visit to our first tag #WhyILoveMuseums.  To say it was a success would be an understatement.  To say we’re proud of our first year would also be an understatement.

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Anyone who has read my website knows how passionate I am about  Wolverhampton Art Gallery (see examples here and here) so having an opportunity to interview the curators was a real treat for me.  Wolverhampton has the second biggest pop collection outside of London but also embraces local and social history in addition to Georgian and Victorian art.  It’s a delicate balance to combine all of these under one roof but they have never disappointed.

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