Museum History Research: Sources, Methods, Approaches

Name: Museum History Research: Sources, Methods, Approaches — Museums and Galleries History Group
Start: 2023-01-19T10:00:00+0000
End: 2023-01-19T16:30:00+0000
Location: Royal Botanic Garden, Kew

Thursday, 19 January 2023
10:00 am 4:30 pm 10:00 16:30

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Jodrell Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew

19 January 2023, 10am—4.30pm

MGHG are pleased to announce a PGR/ECR study day to explore methodological approaches to researching museum history. The day is aimed at those working with museum archive material and/or museum objects as part of historical research projects. With keynote contributions from Dr Emma Martin (University of Manchester) and Dr Isobel MacDonald (British Museum), the event will explore different approaches to the range of museum sources, from the data-driven to the object-focused. In a programme incorporating keynote papers, work-in-progress papers, engagement with material from Kew’s museum and archive collections and discussion sessions, it will challenge participants to think about what sorts of history are produced by different sources and analytical approaches, and how we can develop museum history methodologies to explore new aspects of museum history.