Tegan Kehoe

I haven't been publishing online very much in the last six months or so, largely because I've been working on projects in other media, such as articles for a forthcoming history textbook, a radio play produced by the Post-Meridian Radio Players , and bringing myself up to speed on two centuries of medical history and innovation for my work as the exhibits and education specialist at the Paul S. Russell Museum at Mass General Hospital. Here's a selection of my recent work which you can find online. Why? A post for Chameleon's Dish Theatre on why small theater matters Self-Care for Museum Students A post on the Tufts Museum Studies blog Transitioning into the Wider World My farewell post on the Tufts Museum Studies blog Moire for a Soiree -- Free Knitting Pattern A 1920's-inspired knitting pattern for a scarf and purse set, designed and written by yours truly.

In September, I started school at Tufts University for my M.A. in History and Museum Studies. It has been wonderful to finally be back in school, and I love the community there. One of the small ways I'm contributing to that community is my monthly column on the Tufts Museum Studies blog , "The Wider World. I use it as a platform to explore what it means to strive to make museums accessible and inclusive while being a museum studies student. As museum lovers in a museum studies program, we are in a bubble of people who do find most museums accessible to us and who feel included at most museums. It's great to be surrounded by fellow museum geeks, but it can make it harder to understand those who don't feel this way about museums. In this column, I explore many different types of accessibility, from having no barriers to people with disabilities to not requiring prior knowledge or cultural context to understand and enjoy an exhibition. Similarly, I look at including peo...