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Unveiling our ✨ brand-new triwall ✨ Fables for our Time is a new public commission on the museum’s second floor, featuring three panels, each of which tells a particular story about an ecosystem that is vital to a thriving planet: bees, coral and mushrooms 🐝🪸🍄 The three scenes are presented as contemporary folktales, with narrators in the foreground who advocate for the primacy of natural systems in the human story. Commissioned by #FutureObservatory, the museum’s national research programme for the green transition, Fables for our Time was created by architecture and design studio Space Popular with architectural historian Shumi Bose. This new installation is now on view and free to experience - tap the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dtHb-NKd 📸 Rob Harris

David de la Haye was a music technician when he became hooked on soundscapes and underwater recordings. Over a decade as a technician, he became more and more interested in the research possibilities of his interest, and eventually embarked on a PhD. In honour of his Switching Sectors story, we asked him what three things he's learned about stepping outside expectations. He says: "There is life beyond your department! Creativity might be the backbone of artistic research but its application reaches far beyond the Arts - it is everywhere. Reach out, step into the unknown, and see where things take you. "Working with others outside of your discipline can be enriching for both parties, if the conditions are there to support it. We need to celebrate curiosity and encourage diversity, which might include working across sectors. "I have always cherished music and sound. Providing opportunities to listen has become a valuable method for exchanging knowledge and starting conversations." We believe movement between sectors enhances creativity. As our Head of Talent wrote: "It is vital that we have more people moving much more between sectors. It builds connections, joins up thinking, encourages creativity and knowledge exchange and supports adoption of research and innovation." For more, search 101 Jobs Switching Sectors.