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June 10, 2013

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Liz Chapman

Emily Wilding Davison – A remarkable life

Liz Chapman, of The Women’s Library at the London School of Economics, explains how their online exhibition on suffragist Emily Wilding Davison documents not only an infamous death, but a remarkable life

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May 24, 2013

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Beatrice Mayfield

When craft meets technology

Beatrice Mayfield, Maker Development Manager at the Crafts Council, discusses the outcomes of the Craft + Technology Residencies launched in September 2012.

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May 16, 2013

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Rosie Clarke

Museums at Night Festival returns

Culture24’s Campaigns Officer Rosie Clarke explains why Museums at Night, the annual festival of after-hours excitement in museums and galleries, is well worth going along to.

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Claire Donovan

Measuring the value of culture: an update

Dr Claire Donovan of Brunel University was asked to research the different ways of measuring the value of culture. A series of blogs by Dr Donovan followed to stimulate discussion about whether the value of culture can be measured. Here, Claire speaks about her report, which focuses on the part of this research which engaged directly with the views of the cultural sector, and was published last week.

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May 14, 2013

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Jenny Abramsky

First World War Centenary: what will be our legacy?

Jenny Abramsky, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) explains how Lottery money is available to help communities across the UK explore their First World War heritage.

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