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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Exhibition booklet 26th May – 29th July 1951 on ‘Leicestershire Hunting Pictures’ – an exhibition talking about the tradition of hunting within Leicestershire. Images (black and white). Foreword by Colin D. B. Ellis talking about this exhibition’s…

25th June to 11th December 1988 – India comes alive at Leicester Museums. Arts of Gujarat. Crafts but also everyday life in Gujarat. Talk of how the collection was acquired and the significance of this collection within Britain. The different themes…

An article talking about how museums need to keep up with the pace of the world. Discusses how the museum, during the war, put on exhibitions about digging and growing to help those people in the community know what to do. The idea of the museum…

An exhibition booklet for the Pictures from Shropshire Houses exhibit. This exhibition was displayed in conjunction with the Festival of Britain. Contains a foreword by R. H. Urwick, a general introduction by Mary Woodall and a catalogue of art works…

An oral history interview from Philip French, Curator of Leicester History in Leicester Museums.He talks about how museums need to 'educate and entertain' and how although certain aspects have developed and changed (such as interpretation), the…