Irving Finkel and the Chamber of Lewis Chessmen I Curator's Corner S 2 Ep9
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2017
- Curator Irving Finkel recounts a magical adventure with The Lewis Chessmen.
Content warning: wizard's chess
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The real treasure in the British Museum is Irving Finkel. Who else agrees?
laki74 I do!!
agreed
One of them, to be sure.
MacKenzie Drake He is one.
One of them for sure. The British Museum is a marvellous place in itself and their curators are the best. Definitely Doctor Finkel stands out, there's no way not to notice him.
Irving Finkel so works for the ministry of magic.
What department, do you suppose?
@@troublewithweebles historical department?
Micheal Caine in disguise..lol.
@@troublewithweebles Muggle studies
Literary Wizardry.
"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."
And I'm allowed full-moon in stead of half-moon spectacles now ;)
If you think about it, that would require him going back in time and de-aging to his youth so that he could start his career as a curator.
would it really !!!
The Irishman wouldn't pretend to be English.
Pentu Plove Always a pedant available on the net - even over a children’s bloody novel.
*THE FILM THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED*
Will someone please name the damned film so I can search for a clip?
Don Crowder I'm pretty sure he's talking about harry and the philosophers stone
@@hannahwhite8435 Thanks Hannah. Couldn't find a youtube clip of the scene but I did enjoy Irving's reenactment. :)
@@DonCrowder no problem :) the link I sent goes to a TH-cam video of the scene :)
@@hannahwhite8435 Um, what link?
In which, Irving Finkel shows he is the master of the HUMBLE BRAG.
Could this perhaps be a Hello Internet reference I'm seeing? :o
Can confirm, the brags are quite humble
British Museum Shop should have Irving Finkel Fan Club T-shirts. ;)
Yes! X-small ladies fit please.
House Finkel, with a crest and everything.
ooh id buy one
Why not lobby the Museum to actually do it? Send in an email request - I just did!! If they get enough notices, you never know, they might just do it: the perfect mobile advertisement promoting the BM to a wider audience?
"I Fink, therefore I am."
What we need now is a full reproduction of The Lord of The Rings but with Irving Finkel starring as Gandalf.
@@MadCapMag he's Gandalf, Dumbledore, Odin, and Zeus. He's every majestic bearded man and god ever exist.
From what he said in his lecture at the University of Dundee about Noah's Ark, I don't think he likes acting very much. He definitely resembles those characters though.
Don't forget Merlin.
To see him as Saruman would be interesting as well ahahhhahahahaha
No we don't.
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.
Second place can be playing the Game of Ur with him :)
+AlexR2648 - Yes! I would bid on that without question.
I'd rather want to play Senet or the game of Ur with him
I would play.
Or auction off Irving
"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
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.
I wholeheartedly agree!
But he is actually good at his job!
I am so hoping he knew Pratchett and they shared many a beer.
You are so right! I can see him wandering the corridors of the Unseen University.
Oh, YES.
"Irving Finkel" is a name that simply screams 'wizard.' Perfect for this man. What an absolutely wonderful person, I love his sense of humor.
Seeing how passionate this wizard is about his chess pieces makes me feel like I'm missing out on an entire dimension of life
The effects budget of this series must be enormous. Never been more proud to be a member of the British museum.
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.
I guarantee you he would win the vote for president in the U.S. and PM in any other English speaking country.
Such a good beard, David Letterman has begun trying to look like him.
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.
I, too, long for open fields and yoghurt after a long walk around the museum. It's a science fact!
Ingeborg Anne Rakvåg i had to spit up some tea when he said that...
I just long for a comfy seat.
I'm a simple man, I see Irvin Finkel, I click like
Lol a blind follower, nice.
Irving is my spirit animal
Roelf van der Merwe Mine too.
Irving is my Patronus
If I could pick a second patronising it would be Dr. Finkel.
I didn't even notice the miniature Finkel at 4:18 the first time I watched this. He *is* a wizard!
Finally its been confirmed what we knew all along!!!
Oh wow. Thank you for pointing that out! Cool
He's in his natural element!
That sketch was hilarious!
Irving Finkel is an amazing person, he is so entertaining.
That's not to say all your curators aren't people I admire greatly, of course. It's just that Finkel has that very special talent for screen presence. It strikes me as a great tragedy that he isn't the host of a million documentaries.
this is great! shout out to German TH-camr coldmirror for referring to this video whilst analyzing the first Harry Potter movie frame by frame
link
@@kevinmorrice What, for coldmirror? You enter "Coldmirror Harry Podcast" into the search bar, then you press enter and then you learn German for three years because all of her videos are in fact in German.
After that you can simply repeat step 1 and 2 to watch her videos, they are all neatly organized in a playlist.
Coldmirror
Guten Tag
Who's up for founding/joining the 'Irvin Finkel' Society for the Protection of Great British Eccentrics ?
Finkel is such a character! I love him :D
me too! I think he's brilliant.
Irving Finkel 's life stories should be listed as some of England's greatest treasures. When he retires they will probably keep him in the museum and put him on display as an exhibit. OR. Perhaps they could build a lifelike animatronic replica that would recount all of his stories to an eager public.
Or you could just visit his portrait in the Headmaster’s office.
The password is “cockroach clusters.”
I demand more Finkel!, if my demands aren't met I shall boycott the museum.. (The science museum mainly, but that's not the point)
boycott I tell thee.
BM, you have been warned!
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.
A youtube series of Dr.Finkel presenting historical games would be my idea of heaven!
driest of the dry humor ... love it!
"longing of open-fields and yogurt"
Gosh I love this guy, and his enthusiasm.
Dr.Finkle has a magical gift of his own, the gift of bringing history to life.
Of course, in the novel that the film was based on, the chess pieces do talk, and occasionally argue amongst themselves, especially if the player controlling them is inexperienced.
Nillie That would have been a fun thing for them to add...
"You play like a goat! Go home and bring back some experienced player!"
That would be awesome
If you are a kid it will talk to you.
When I woke up today, I didn't expect a Curator's Corner video would be the highlight of my whole week
Yay, by far my favorite presenter in the entire museum.
Irving Finkel is always excellent. He should have his own channel.
Irving has become one of my favorite personalities. Would love to meet him someday in person.
Thanks for this wonderful presentation and for showing me the Lewis Chessmen. I'm planning a trip to London for summer '19 and The British Museum will be my first stop! In no small part because of the Curator's Corner videos.
Beautiful film, Irvings passion is beguiling! Wonderful chess pieces too. I'd love a set!
I could legit listen to Irvin Finkel for hours. Please get this man a podcast at the very least!!
I need Irving every two weeks at minimum.
I'm here to check on your Irving prescription.
Irving Finkel.
One of the best curators ever. He drags so beautifully our attention to culture and history.
Can’t stand listening to the guy for more than 40 seconds
I've just discovered Irving's videos and I am absolutely delighted. *actually sips tea* And I am not even British. Thank you, sir. I am having a terrific time learning about your work, in all seriousness.
I truly admire this guy. More Curator's corners, please! I finally found a reason to go to London someday!
Loved this,thank you.I had learnt about them many years ago,and they were one on my list to see at the museum. I came all the way from Australia, and can not get enough of this type and era of history.Fantastic.
Could we have Irving Finkel do another curators corner? Can't really get enough of this gem.
I have the feeling there will be a lot of German comments soon...
Why? Was habe ich verpasst? ;-)
What did I miss? :-)
Nein
Hat sich noch jemand nach dem neuen Harry Podcast hierher verirrt ?
I just found him.
I am overjoyed by just Everything about him.
Can't get enough. What moxie !
What a great mind and so much fun in the learning.
Thanks for the reply.
More of our minds out there.
I may be slow on the uptake. But sure.. What a fascinating man, oh to know him. To be a student.
The legacy.
More Finkel! Could listen to him all day.
COLDMIRROR
Adorable explanation, interesting from the beginning to the end!!! definitly he kept captive the audience!!! I loved also when he was standing background levitating with his wand a crystal ball for the Christmas tree!!! :D
They have a style that is very similar to modern cartoons, which is quite astounding considering what we often think about medieval art.
I am so happy i have discovered Mr Finkel. What an absolutely enchanting storyteller.
Brilliant video as usual. This is easily my favorite TH-cam channel. Who woulda thought.
I can't explain how much I adore this! How am I just now discovering Irving Finkel??
Read his book, “The Ark Before Noah.” You’ll hear his voice in your head as you do. Also, it’s a terrific read.
For the chess players out there: Anyone but me note that at the beginning of the game snippet there is no knight in the middle of the board? Then a second later the knight IS there, but it is on d5, so when it moves, it goes to e7 ... not e5 as the dialog states. A few seconds later, when the queen attacks, it has magically (pun intended) moved to e5.
I have to agree that Dr. Finkel is a treasure. It's nice that the Museum has used his charming style to present this group of most fascinating objects.
Irving Finkel is always a delight to listen to. I think one of the best things I've heard about the Lewis Chessmen is how apparently another pawn was found in a lady's cupboard, and that's as far as Wikipedia would inform me. The lack of information makes this discovery very funny to me.
Thank you Irving Finkel for another wonderful, and dare I say, magical look at the British Museum.
Okay that was brilliant. You've just made that moment in the HP films even more magical for me :D
"Content warning: wizard's chess" is perhaps the best disclaimer ever posted on this website
I envy they people working at the British Museum . I love every single one of your curators. But especially Irving Finkel !
I just really love Irving Finkell. We need more of him!
I can't get enough of these videos. Amazing job from the curators and the museum!
In spring of 2015 our 50th wedding anniversary nearly two month trek through Europe ended in British Museum, seeing these chess pieces, the Elgin marbles, and the Rosetta Stone. Many bucket list items were checked. P.S. The museum restaurant was wonderful, too, for lunch.
My dearest Mr. Finklel,
I absolutely love you.
You are the treasure sir.
Irving, this is a brilliant video as are all the ones you appear in. I could follow you around the museum all day and never cease to be fascinated. I'm so glad Tom Scott did a video of you, because I've loved your stuff ever since.
825 likes. No dislikes. If only the Internet held out and held true to how great this man and story is.
Love the way Irving gets so excited. I studied English literature at university and I can share his enthusiasm. But it's exciting when your professor /lecturer gets a kick out if something really cool in history. Because the story they tell always seems to contain a little bit more than first meets the eye. Love it!!!
I watch both the British Museum and the Louvre and TH-cam. Well THIS is what makes a difference between the two :)
You have a nice chess set Gandalf
I think you might be confusing professor Dumbledore with somebody else.
BE QUIET DWARF!
Thanks,Coldmirror! 👌
I really love this reenactment 😂 HP holds a special place in my heart, and it's been a brilliant idea to have curators talk about what pieces hold a special place in THEIR hearts.
We need more of him. So much knowledge to share, so many stories to tell!
We too couldn't afford to buy a replica set when I was young, but my parents did buy a kit so we could make them ourselves, which we did and had many years of play out of them. The kit contained a set of rubber molds and some resin (though sadly I now know they were wrong to include ivory and black resins when it should have been ivory and red). I've no idea if the resin kit was officially sanctioned in any way by the musems though.
Duncan Booth I had one of these too, but sadly, we've moved so many times it's been long lost. 😭
I'd forgotten that - goodness, I can smell those rubber moulds now, and feel the worry of whether they would wobble and spoil the cast.
I have also fallen in love with these Chess Pieces.
I first fell in love with them in the intro for Age of Empires 2 (th-cam.com/video/_rS_n3JVTPE/w-d-xo.html), and then when I saw them in that movie Irving was talking about!
holy shit, they have been with me for all this time! I never realized they were in age of empires 2!
oooh that was where I saw them, thanks I just couldn't figure it out.
There are a many good stories set down on paper, papirus and stones, but when it comes to telling a good one, Irving Finkel is the man!! What a pleasure!!
Mr. Finkel, I always enjoy your presentations. They are informative, and your delivery usually adds a breath of delightful humour that makes it fun at the same time.
Clearly the movie he couldn't remember the name of, was Good Will Hunting ;)
...I need to get back to coding that game of Ur that Irving inspired me to start...
@@Churdington bruh ruins the joke
I've found it. I've finally found it. The most charismatic man imaginable.
Irving Finkel God and the Universe was showing off when you were made.
You knowledge is so enlightening and you are beyond fabulous.
Kind deeds change lives.
Australia 9.30pm
5 February 2021
Irving Finkel you are just the best , sir ! thank you for being you !
Holy Sh*t! That thumb down ratio is pretty impressive. Best audience on YT ever.
As of today, 19 jul 2018, the ratio is 3727/14 . Quite impressive.
This is fantastic thank you. Honestly I came here for some British Museum trivia and I was pleasantly surprised with some Harry Potter.
I want to spend the rest of my life listening to stories and gaining wisdom from Irving Finkel.
The greatest thing about the British museum is Irving Finkle.
my favorite channel on the youtubes..
You are a wonderful wonder Mr. Finkel.
Why has this been recommended to me 3 years late? His enthusiasm for things is quite glorious to see.
I love this! Thank you so much. I learned to play on my Dad's replica Lewis chess set. He insisted that we only play chess with the pieces and not some silly children's games. My sisters are still jealous that I wound up with the set!
He reminds me of Terry Pratchett.
yes, some very similar mannerisms, and speech
RIP TP!
Such a good author rest in price sir Terry Pratchett.
How is Gandalf NOT the prime minster? He's an Istari for God sake!
Istar, plural Istari. If you want to throw around Tolkien's language to appear well-read, learn the proper grammar, for Eru's sake! It's the exact same thing like saying "Gandalf is a wizards"!
(Throwing around terms like "Istari", "Maiar", "Eldar" while referring to individuals is a big pet peeve of mine, and I have no doubt Prof. Tolkien would concur. He goes to all the trouble of inventing all this grammar to actually work and then people go and ignore it.)
P.S. Don't take it personally, please. I hope you can see I just sort of followed in the offended spirit of your own comment.
Finkel you treasure of a man. Thank you for making everything fun and interesting.
Although those brilliant chess pieces hardly need extra advertising as they are stunning enough as is.
Thank you so much for your uploads
Brilliant!
Love the series. It's about time we make responsible science our hero. Not sports or loud, angry people.
Peace. :)
I absolutely appreciate that Mr. Irving Finkel is a part of our world.
Chess is the only game I play, it actually helps me see how some days I am more alert than others, I realized I don't wake up thinking with the same effectiveness everyday. They are different
So cool!!