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A visitor from Easter Island
We’ve just got some news that a mysterious visitor will soon be arriving at World Museum! Here’s our Curator of Oceanic Collections, Lynne Heidi Stumpe, to tell us about him… Image courtesy and...
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The power of images
Visitor at the Living Apart exhibition Hello Well there have been plenty of things happening here at the museum since my last blog post. We have launched three very successful and eclectic...
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Tell us what you love about Wirral!
Christopher Howse from The Telegraph recently enjoyed a visit to Wirral, guided by an updated edition of Nikolaus Pevsner’s architectural guide to Cheshire. He gave the picturesque Port Sunlight...
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Museums modernus
At the end of May I left these shores to give a public lecture in Copenhagen as part of the MeLa European Museums in an age of migrations project. MeLa is a four year long research project which aims...
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How social justice is key work of museums – new video and blog
Dr David Fleming at the launch of the Social Justice Alliance for Museums Watch our new video which highlights the work of The Social Justice Alliance for Museums (SJAM). Here, on our blog, one of...
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How class distinctions have become blurred
This is the third of a five part series looking at museums and democracy, this time considering changes in the perception and identity of the working classes over the last 200 years. The series is...
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Not everyone wants culture in reverential silence
What follows is the fourth of a five part series looking at museums and democracy, this time explaining how museums failed to respond effectively to the rise of the working classes. The series is from...
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Dr David Fleming: “What does the democratic museum look like?”
Dr David Fleming What follows is the last in a five part series looking at museums and democracy, this time explaining what a democratic museum should look like and where its priorities should lie. The...
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Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships
The Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb The Museum of Broken Relationships can be found in Zagreb, Croatia. It’s a new type of museum that is way more interested in the stories behind the objects...
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National Museums and Wellbeing Week
Museums can enhance feelings of wellbeing This week is the first ever ‘National Museums and Wellbeing Week’. Visiting museums and participating in the arts has been shown to alleviate stress, combat...
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