Stories from Small Museums by Fiona Candlin
This book tells the story of the boom in smalls museums that took place in Britain from the 1960s onwards. Drawing on extensive interview materials, it explores why community groups, families and individuals were inspired to set up museums, teasing out the connections between personal experience and national change.'In the depth of its observations and via beautiful writing, Stories from small museums does an incredible job.. The results are a book that will make you feel as if you have found new friends, learned new things, and above all, been reminded of the richness of human existence.'
Oral History Society
Fiona Candlin is Professor of Museology at Birkbeck
Toby Butler is a heritage consultant and public historian
Jake Watts is a researcher in politics and social history
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526166883 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526166887 |
| Title | Stories from Small Museums |
| Author | Fiona Candlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press |
| Year published | 2022-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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