Man and Sun in the Pre-Modern World (360G-Wellcome-203630_Z_16_Z)

The project 'Man and Sun in the Pre-Modern World' would involve working with the curator of the future temporary exhibition, 'The Sun', at the Science Museum. 'The Sun' is scheduled to take place in spring or autumn 2018, which will be the year that ESA’s Solar Orbiter and NASA’s Solar Probe Plus is launched, and the 150th anniversary of the discovery of helium. My chief involvement would be to enhance the pre-modern component of the exhibition, studying the relationship between human beings and the Sun, and identifying the art and artefacts best suited to tell this story. I would be interested in assisting with the development of the project as it shapes up in the next few months, making use of my experience in project management. In addition, I would like to plan, together with the curator, a 'history of the Sun' book that would be published in conjunction with the exhibition and be written for a non-academic audience. The key goals of my project would be to further my knowledge of organising thematic exhibitions, to improve my public outreach and dissemination skills, and to gain more experience in the holistic treament of complex interdisciplinary subjects such as 'the Sun'.