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Museums in Britain: a History

By Christine , Garwood

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd
Year
2014
ISBN
9780747811961, 9780747815020, 9780747815013, 9780747815266, 0747815267
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
18 MB (18612435 bytes)
Series
Shire library
Pages
108 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Museum Administration & MusePoints of Interest;Great BritainPoints of Interest;History;Museums -- Great BritaiTours

Description

Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Repositories of Curiosity; Museums for the Masses; Opening the Doors; Epilogue; Places to Visit; Further Reading; Imprint.;Museums are at the heart of the nation's cultural life, bastions of Britishness in almost every major city and town. Together they detail myriad aspects of our heritage: from lawnmowers to cuckoo clocks, pencils to chairs, there seems to be no end to the subject matter deemed worthy of collection and public display. This overview of museums in Britain traces their development from 'cabinets of curiosity' to large scale visitor attractions, taking in broad social shifts and trends as well as the collectors, eccentrics and visionaries and the legacies they have left behind. Cover Title Contents Introduction Repositories of Curiosity Museums for the Masses Opening the Doors Epilogue Places to Visit Further Reading Imprint.

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