Irving Finkel and the Chamber of Lewis Chessmen I Curator's Corner S 2 Ep9 #CuratorsCorner

Curator Irving Finkel recounts a magical adventure with The Lewis Chessmen.

Content warning: wizard's chess

[laki]

The real treasure in the British Museum is Irving Finkel. Who else agrees?

[starlinguk]

Irving Finkel so works for the ministry of magic.

[Marklek]

In which, Irving Finkel shows he is the master of the HUMBLE BRAG.

[RelativelyBest]

"And on a completely unrelated note, I am most certainly not the former headmaster of a wizarding school who faked his death in 1997 and assumed a new identity as a muggle museum curator! Because that would be preposterous."

[clownworldhereticmyron]

"Irving Finkel" is a name that simply screams 'wizard.' Perfect for this man. What an absolutely wonderful person, I love his sense of humor.

[thomas_stromberg]

British Museum Shop should have Irving Finkel Fan Club T-shirts. ;)

[Hypatia]

Next time the British Museum wants to do a public fund raiser they should auction off the opportunity to play chess with Dr. Finkel. I would bid.

[Bongo]

The effects budget of this series must be enormous. Never been more proud to be a member of the British museum.

[ImmaterialDigression]

What we need now is a full reproduction of The Lord of The Rings but with Irving Finkel starring as Gandalf.

[TheIronwolfgamer]

I love Irving Finkel so much. He is so engaging and is the one who inspired me to start studying Mesopotamian culture. Also, he has the best beard.

[nofanfelani]

"You will have seen them in that cursed horrible film which name i forget about some kid with glasses"
I just realized he's referring to Harry Potter, lmao

[hailyxia]

This is the cutest Curator's Corner yet. The Wizard's Chess cut had me laughing out loud all alone on my porch with my dogs watching on as if I had clearly lost my mind.

[neujmin]

Seeing how passionate this wizard is about his chess pieces makes me feel like I'm missing out on an entire dimension of life

[cmdfarsight]

People are saying Irving Finkel is straight from Harry Potter but I think he's more like one of these adorable, friendly wizards from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

[loran]

Irving Finkel is an amazing person, he is so entertaining.

[Hollandsemum]

And the humorist which lurks underneath just adds depth to the character fit.

[ETBass-zxmw]

Dr. Finkel, you are a treasure. I could even imagine you sitting in a pub and, like the bards of old, captivating a large crowd of people with your wonderful stories.

[PtolemyJones]

Gosh I love this guy, and his enthusiasm.

[grahampalmer]

Who's up for founding/joining the 'Irvin Finkel' Society for the Protection of Great British Eccentrics ?

[garryabbott]

Dr.Finkle has a magical gift of his own, the gift of bringing history to life.