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Stories from small museums

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Description:During the late-twentieth century, the number of museums in the UK dramatically increased. Typically small and independent, the new museums concentrated on local history, war and transport. This book asks who founded them, how and why.In order to find out more, Toby Butler, an expert oral historian, and Fiona Candlin, a professor in museology, drove around the UK to meet the individuals, families, community groups and special interest societies who established the museums. The rich oral histories they collected provide a new account of recent museum history - one that weaves together personal experience and social change while putting ordinary people at the heart of cultural production.Combining academic rigour with a lively writing style, Stories from small museums is essential reading for students and museum enthusiasts alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Stories from small museums. To get started finding Stories from small museums, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 224

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1526166887

Description: During the late-twentieth century, the number of museums in the UK dramatically increased. Typically small and independent, the new museums concentrated on local history, war and transport. This book asks who founded them, how and why.In order to find out more, Toby Butler, an expert oral historian, and Fiona Candlin, a professor in museology, drove around the UK to meet the individuals, families, community groups and special interest societies who established the museums. The rich oral histories they collected provide a new account of recent museum history - one that weaves together personal experience and social change while putting ordinary people at the heart of cultural production.Combining academic rigour with a lively writing style, Stories from small museums is essential reading for students and museum enthusiasts alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Stories from small museums. To get started finding Stories from small museums, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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