Collection Histories and Organisational Change

Hatchwell, S, Sargeant, I, Leaper, H ORCID: 0000-0001-9025-4896, Adebesi, M, Nixon, E, Savage, R, Vawda, H, Kaur, H-J, Salter, G and Stevenson, S (2026) Collection Histories and Organisational Change. Project Report. Universty Of Birmingham.

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Abstract

Our research looks at how museums, galleries and archives are conducting work around collections and their histories, from research to (re)interpretation, (re)display, archiving and programming. We ask how collection histories have been shared through physical and/or digital initiatives since 2021, in what ways these correspond with institutional strategies and how local communities have been involved. Co-designed by researchers at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Museums Trust, and the Exhibition Research Lab (ERL) at Liverpool John Moores University, this research focuses on regional, civic and charitable collections of fine and applied art, social history, material cultures and world cultures across the UK and Ireland.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Subjects:	A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General) A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General)
Divisions:	Art and Creative Industries
Publisher:	Universty Of Birmingham
Date of acceptance:	1 November 2026
Date of first compliant Open Access:	10 November 2026
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2026 15:32
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2026 15:32
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/29846

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