And so it begins...

Welcome to Curators and Curiosities!

This summer I am lucky enough to be taking part in the YGMG3 programme, run from the British Museum, which gives kids my age (17 or thereabouts) the chance to do a two-week internship in one of several London museums.

Here's the thing: I know nothing about museums. Zip. Nada. What I know about museums could be written in capital letters on the back of a postage stamp, leaving plenty of room for my name and address.

That's where this blog comes in. I'm going to use this internship (and the open days/training days that precede it) to learn more about how museums work, and then I'm going to try and write about it.

Hopefully I'll learn something. You might even find something interesting too.

Today is day#1: an open day at the National Portrait Gallery.

Wish me luck!