Stories
- Article
The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
- Article
A virtual view of history
Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.
- Photo story
Trans masculinity on the record
Curator of the Museum of Transology in Brighton E-J Scott tells the story behind a few of the 250 objects from the collection, and the powerful effect they had on him as he put trans lives on the record.
- Article
A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
Catalogue
- Books
Historical resources in natural history museums / Sally Gregory Kohlstedt.
Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory, 1943-Date: 1985- Books
Inspiring action : museums and social change : a collection of essays.
Date: 2016- Books
Twitter for museums : strategies and tactics for success : a collection of essays.
Date: 2010- Books
Feminism and museums : intervention, disruption and change / edited by Jenna C. Ashton.
Date: 2018- Books
Collecting the contemporary : a handbook for social history museums / edited by Owain Rhys & Zelda Baveystock.
Date: 2014