The Museum Makers by Rachel Morris
Part memoir, part detective story, part untold history of museums - this is a compelling family story.
'Rachel Morris is one of the smartest storytellers I have ever met.. a wonderful and beguiling book' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's Life 'Skilfully interwoven, history, reflection and detective work bouncing off one another to build a spirited narrative ... engrossing.' Spectator 'Immensely thought-provoking.' The Herald 'Morris' writing is immediately welcoming, and the content is warmly familiar for any reader working within the museums and heritage profession (although this is not a prerequisite to enjoying the book) ... It is a timely book at a moment when the heritage sector is asking challenging questions' Ferren Gipson, Arts Quarterly 'In this elegant and eloquent book Morris explores the contents of the boxes under her bed to calmly piece together a family pattern of loss and extreme eccentricity. As a museum curator, she meditates on the nature of museums: the Museum of Me we all carry in our heads, and the public institutions in which variations of the world's history are told.' Julia Blackburn, author of Time Song: In Search of Doggerland 'A fascinating meditation on the life of objects and their power to trigger our memories. It awakened my curiosity to the realms of history, pain, and longing we access through the simple act of collecting.' Dina Nayeri, author of The Ungrateful Refugee
A director of the museum-making company Metaphor, Rachel Morris has been part of the creation, design and delivery of some of the most exciting displays, renovations and museums of the last few decades, from the new Cast Courts at the V&A to the Terracotta Warriors at the British Museum and Grand Egyptian museum in Cairo. Rachel is also the author of two previous novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912836826 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912836823 |
| Title | The Museum Makers |
| Author | Rachel Morris |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | September Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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