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Museum Review: Imperial War Museum: London
The Imperial War Museum (IWM) London is the largest of the IWM’s in terms of the scale of its displays and interpretation. You could easily spend hours just in the World War One section alone, I know that I spent over 15 minutes on just one digital panel, exploring all it had to offer. The
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Museum Review: HMS Belfast (Imperial War Museum)
There is a distinct advantage that HMS Belfast has over other traditional museums. Every step you take through the Belfast is a step through history, as the entire building is in itself the exhibition. Traditional museums (for the most part) have to recreate settings or use great displays and interpretation to immerse their visitors. With
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Museum Review: London Transport Museum (LTM)
A half an hour walk from London Euston and I had arrived at the London Transport Museum (LTM) which was surrounded by visitors waiting outside before it even opened. Located in Covent garden, the building itself is quite striking as it used to be a Flower Market. A £24 charge is required for entry and
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Exhibition Review: Ozzy Osbourne. Working Class Hero
Ozzy Osborne. Working Class Hero seems more akin to a celebration of a local hero than an informative exhibition. As someone with basically no knowledge of Ozzy and Black Sabbath, I saw very little interpretation that should keep me engaged. The approach seems to be similar to how the British Museum approaches its exhibitions. Little
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Museum Review: Sewerby Hall & Gardens
It seems like you can’t travel more than 20 minutes in any direction without finding an old country manor, or the former residence of some of the wealthiest families in the country. Within then last 100 years more and more of these places have been opened up to the public. Sewerby Hall, along with many
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Museum Review: Peoples History Museum (PHM)-Manchester
How would you react if your right to vote was stripped from you? Would you care that you no longer had a say in who ran the country you live in? If others like you were also denied the vote, would you take action? These are just a few of the questions that The Peoples
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Exhibition Review: Huts 11 and 11A at Bletchley Park
It is 1943, and in Hut 11, the whirring and ticking of machines can be heard operating around the clock to help break the German ‘Enigma’ code. Luckily for us, the war is over, and we are able to freely explore this once secret area and discover the secrets of the ‘Bombe’ machine. In the
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Rapid-Fire Review: ‘Lasting Legacy’ Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Northampton was once the centre of the British shoemaking industry and lauded as the ‘shoemaking capital of the world.’ Unfortunately, as is the case with many British towns, this industry is under serious threat of completely disappearing. Northampton Museum & Art Gallery is trying to keep this part of the town’s history alive. The temporary
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Exhibition Review: The Battle of Agincourt at the Royal Armouries
The reason I prefer to study and explore modern history is because I always feel I can relate more to those who came only a few generations before me. The Battle of Agincourt exhibit at The Royal Armouries in Leeds challenged this thought process of mine, and brought the lives of Earls, Knights and Peasants
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The Methodology Behind My Reviews
This is an article solely dedicated to the reasoning behind why and how I review as I do. The first thing to note is why I do these reviews. I am primarily doing it for my own benefit and own records. I am a History buff first and foremost but throughout my time as an
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