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Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust – Pilgrims Steps at St Michaels Mount

Posted on July 21, 2022 by SallyK

In ancient times pilgrims heading to join the Santiago de Compostela route would make their way to St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall before they set sail to France, then continued their pilgrimage on foot. Those travelling by boat from Ireland, … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust – a Master Carver’s Dust

Posted on July 13, 2022 by SallyK

Unicorn dust is, of course, understandably rare. I spotted a splendid seventeenth century unicorn in the City of London inside the church of St Mary Abchurch, but sadly for my purposes the unicorn was far too well dusted. While I … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust – Little Tich Automaton

Posted on July 12, 2022 by SallyK

Recently I found a tiny envelope of dust collected in 2019. It was tucked into one of my many notebooks where I’d written about a day visiting the wondrous workshop of the House of Automata (aka Michael and Maria Start) … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust

Posted on July 2, 2022 by SallyK

My travelling mini-museum of dust is making a guest appearance in Falmouth, Cornwall from mid July until late August.  Dust is fascinating, and after all, we’re made of dust from ancient stars, once responsible for the elements that make up … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust – dust from the Treacle Well steps

Posted on June 30, 2022 by SallyK

It was the Dormouse who mentioned the treacle well. Before he fell asleep again and was put back in the teapot. The absurdist story of the treacle well occurs in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; there actually is a treacle well, … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s poetic dust, part of the Museum of Dust

Posted on May 3, 2022 by SallyK

Listen to how I acquired an early sample for my ongoing Museum of Dust collection from a house which was once the London lodging house of two nineteenth century French poets

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Sally Kindberg’s latest additions to her Museum of Dust

Posted on March 21, 2022 by SallyK

Dust from the Sahara blew into London last week. I managed to add a tiny amount to my Museum of Dust despite a sneezing fit, which added desert particles to the Kindbergian atmosphere.  More about the collection here. Today I … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s unicorn dust quest

Posted on July 1, 2021 by SallyK

Part Two of a series about City Guides – I cajoled the guides to tell their own stories. It was a great way to catch up with some of the lovely people I’d trained with in 2006.  Part One also … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg at Pollocks Toy Museum again

Posted on May 29, 2021 by SallyK

This week I called in again at Pollocks Toy Museum, to chat with D, ex-curator who comes in to the museum once a week to catalogue its contents – a mammoth task, as the museum has a myriad of nooks … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg’s notes (possibly for her mystery/memoir)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by SallyK

UNDERGROUND From the Nottingham Caves Survey February 2011 http://nottinghamcavessurvey.org.uk/mycave.htm  One of the major goals of the project is to assess the archaeological importance of Nottingham’s caves. Some are currently scheduled monuments and are of great local and national importance. Some … Continue reading →

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