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Birmingham Museum Trust Vision
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/birmingham-museum-trust-vision
In 2021, RCMG was approached by Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah, Co-CEOs of Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) to work with People Make it Work and the staff and trustees of BMT to create a manifesto for an ethical approach to museum making, and work collaboratively, exploring its...
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Stories of a Different Kind
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/12/13/stories-of-a-different-kind/
Stories of a Different Kind - an action research project, culminating in the performance 'Cabinet of Curiosities: How disability was kept in a box', that explores how museum collections can be used to engage audiences in debate and to tackle contemporary social issues...
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Museums and the Transgender Tipping Point
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/transgender-tipping-point
Over the past decade there has been a growing number of museum exhibitions and displays featuring transgender lives, reflecting an increasing trans-visibility across many areas of public life.
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University of Leicester academic involved with new Bible Museum from inception
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-academic-involved-with-new-bible-museum-from-inception
One month before it opens to the public, Museum of the Bible—the 430,000-square-foot museum being dedicated Nov. 17 three blocks from the U.S. Capitol—will host a scholarly panel discussion on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. at the museum.
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Co-production Framework at National Museums Liverpool
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/national-museums-liverpool
National Museums Liverpool Co-Production Framework
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Reconsidering Southern African Studies from the Indian Ocean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/09/15/reconsidering-southern-african-studies-from-the-indian-ocean/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on September 15, 2014 “Reconsidering Southern African Studies from the Indian Ocean.” This challenge underpinned two wonderful days of discussion at the University of the Western Cape last week.
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Funding
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/research-degrees/funding
Learn about funding opportunities for students interested in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.
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Museums and social inclusion: the GLLAM report
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/museums-and-social-inclusion
This research showed that museums and galleries can make a unique contribution towards addressing issues of social inclusion.
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Unruly bodies and minds in the medical museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/unruly-bodies-and-minds-in-the-medical-museum
Following Mat Fraser’s astonishing and award-winning commission Cabinet of Curiosities that toured UK museums in 2015, Exceptional & Extraordinary is inviting four artists to explore behind the scenes of eight of the UK’s most renowned medical museums.
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Jewry Wall Museum improvements to be made
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/jewry-wall-museum-improvements-to-be-made
The archaeologist who led the project to discover King Richard III’s remains will be leading investigations in a project to improve Leicester’s finest Roman site.