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Read More about The Brit-ish MuseumsOr I hope my clients don’t read that old post about how museum freelancing is not for me, I have come to the conclusion freelancing…
Read More about New Takes on Museum FreelancingIf the Culture Secretary wants to put a content warning on the The Crown, go for it, but put one on the door of every…
Read More about The Culture Secretary has spoken: Statues good, TV bad.Never mind what’s not on display, what is the percentage of un(der)catalogued collections in our museums
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