Title
Philip French Oral History Interview Full
Subject
Community, Exhibition, Collections, Purpose of Museums
Description
An oral history interview from Philip French, Curator of Leicester History in Leicester Museums.He talks about his role within the museum and how it has changed and also how exhibitions and collections within Newarke Houses especially have developed. Discussion about the engagement with community groups and their involvement in exhibitions. He mentions about the purpose of a museum to educate and entertain and how this purpose has developed over the years.
Creator
Philip French
Publisher
The University of Leicester's Special Collections, The East Midlands Oral History Archives
Date
29th August 2017
Rights
This source is copyright of the University of Leicester Special Collections, Philip French and the East Midland's Oral History Archive and is digitised and published under the Creative Commons License : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Original Format
Oral Histroy
Duration
32 minutes 29 seconds
Interviewer
Charlotte Daynton
Interviewee
Philip French
Location
United Kingdom -- England -- Leicester -- Newarke Houses Museum
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