A Guide to Canterbury Museums
History of Museum, General information, Collections
A booklet detailing the various museums within Canterbury including The Royal Museum, The West Gate, The Roman Pavement and the Buffs Museum. There are little sections on the history of the museums and how they were set up. Has general information at the back.
Canterbury Museums
Cover and page 3
Canterbury Museums and Galleries
Unknown
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
Date Unknown, United Kingdom, England, Canterbury
A Guide to Derby Museums and Art Gallery
History of Museum, General information, Collections, Pictures
A small booklet with introduction, detailing about the museum and art gallery. Has a small history of the museum, talks about its various collections like art history, local history, industrial and natural history. Has pictures of objects throughout (black and white).
Derby Museum
Cover, page 1
Derby Museums
Unknown
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
Date Unknown, United Kingdom, England, Derby
A Matter of Great Interest to Welsh-Americans
Nationalism, Purpose of Museum, Collection, Funding
This booklet is asking for funding to create a Welsh-American Gallery. They want to create the exhibit because the Welsh people in America are proud of their heritage. Talks about collecting and how ‘The Museum’s duty is to “teach the world about Wales and the Welsh people about their own fatherland’. Talks about USA leading museum techniques and about the proposed new galleries and how people can contribute. Images in black and white.
The American Committee for the National Museum of Wales Fund
Cover, pages 5,7,9 and 11
The National Museum of Wales
1937
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Booklet, PDF.
English, Welsh
Booklet
1937, United Kingdom, Wales, Cardiff
An Exhibition of Art Treasures of Warwickshire
Exhibition, Catalogue, Festival of Britain, Art
An exhibition booklet on Art Treasures from Warwickshire. Has a catalogue of items included in the exhibition and a brief introduction on the festival and the purpose of the current exhibition. Introduction written by Mayor Oswald Rae Davidson. Images are in black and white. Letter at the back detailing thanks for the copy of the catalogue and a discussion on royal portraits.
Royal Leamington Spa Art Gallery
Cover, page 3
Royal Leamington Spa Art Gallery
1951
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1951, United Kingdom, England, Leamington Spa
Beyond Our First Decade
Musuems, Exhibition, Children, Education, Purpose, Visitors, Library, Collections, Conservation, Technology
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to ‘acquire, conserve and display to the public vehicles, accessories, publications and other items related to the history of motoring on the roads of Great Britain from 1896 to the present day’. Shows significant objects/ collections. Some talk about conservation. Discussion upon the exhibitions of the past, present and the future with a repetition of the centenary display project. Talk of future objectives and of the education service which aims to offer and help teachers and school groups on their visit to the museum. They talk of the want of building a new education centre and how this will not only be for children but for adults too because of more unemployment and the need for adult education. Also a discussion on how to expand upon new technological advances. Information about donors and the Friends scheme.
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
Whole Booklet
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
1982
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1982, United Kingom, England, Beaulieu
Beyond Our First Decade
Musuems, Exhibition, Children, Education, Purpose, Visitors, Library, Collections, Conservation, Technology
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to ‘acquire, conserve and display to the public vehicles, accessories, publications and other items related to the history of motoring on the roads of Great Britain from 1896 to the present day’. Shows significant objects/ collections. Some talk about conservation. Discussion upon the exhibitions of the past, present and the future with a repetition of the centenary display project. Talk of future objectives and of the education service which aims to offer and help teachers and school groups on their visit to the museum. They talk of the want of building a new education centre and how this will not only be for children but for adults too because of more unemployment and the need for adult education. Also a discussion on how to expand upon new technological advances. Information about donors and the Friends scheme.
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
Cover, page 3 and 12
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
1982
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1982, United Kingom, England, Beaulieu
Beyond Our First Decade
Musuems, Exhibition, Children, Education, Purpose, Visitors, Library, Collections, Conservation, Technology
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to ‘acquire, conserve and display to the public vehicles, accessories, publications and other items related to the history of motoring on the roads of Great Britain from 1896 to the present day’. Shows significant objects/ collections. Some talk about conservation. Discussion upon the exhibitions of the past, present and the future with a repetition of the centenary display project. Talk of future objectives and of the education service which aims to offer and help teachers and school groups on their visit to the museum. They talk of the want of building a new education centre and how this will not only be for children but for adults too because of more unemployment and the need for adult education. Also a discussion on how to expand upon new technological advances. Information about donors and the Friends scheme.
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
Cover and page 19
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
1983
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1982, United Kingom, England, Beaulieu
Beyond Our First Decade
Musuems, Exhibition, Children, Education, Purpose, Visitors, Library, Collections, Conservation, Technology
A booklet detailing the birth and the history of the motor museum. Has information on visitor surveys carried out in the museum and general visitor participation and studies in the museum. Details about the collection and how the museum ‘aim to ‘acquire, conserve and display to the public vehicles, accessories, publications and other items related to the history of motoring on the roads of Great Britain from 1896 to the present day’. Shows significant objects/ collections. Some talk about conservation. Discussion upon the exhibitions of the past, present and the future with a repetition of the centenary display project. Talk of future objectives and of the education service which aims to offer and help teachers and school groups on their visit to the museum. They talk of the want of building a new education centre and how this will not only be for children but for adults too because of more unemployment and the need for adult education. Also a discussion on how to expand upon new technological advances. Information about donors and the Friends scheme.
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
Cover and page 3
The National Motor Museum; Rodway Smith Limited, Bournemouth
1984
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1982, United Kingom, England, Beaulieu
Brief History of Museums in Bolton leaflet
History of Museum, General information, Collections
A leaflet which details the history of museums within Bolton. Talks about Sharple’s museum of curiosities and the development of the early museum. Discusses the bequeathal of Dr. Samuel Taylor Chadwick, and the benefit they got out of that money. Talks about how Hall-I’-th’-wood is a folk museum given to Bolton by J. P. Thomasson. Has a little section on collections and general information. Also has a map of the gallery.
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
Whole Leaflet
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
Unknown
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Leaflet, PDF.
English
Leaflet
Date Unknown, United Kingdom, England, Bolton
Bulletin
Museum Purpose, Children, Community
An booklet containing an article from Trevor Thomas talking about the problems related to Leicester museums currently and what they are aiming to do. Describes what a museum 'could be' . Talks about children's clubs and how museum should be part of the community.
Trevor Thomas
Cover, pages 3 - 10
Leicester Museum
1944
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1944, United Kingdom, England, Leicester