Data Files for the Mapping Museums Report, March 2020
Description
- A database containing information on over 4,000 museums. This data can be browsed, searched, and visualised through a web application, and is free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons (BY) license.
- A website that houses the database and web application, and additional resources linked to the project. These include a glossary, detailed information on research methods, transcripts of interviews with museum founders, films and podcasts, and links to the project publications.
- A series of academic articles addressing research methods and findings.
- A monograph that draws on data, interviews with museum founders, and historical research, to analyse how and why so many new museums were established in the late twentieth century. Publication is planned for 2021.
Report reference:
Fiona Candlin, Jamie Larkin, Andrea Ballatore, Alexandra Poulovassilis (2020) Mapping Museums 1960–2020: A report on the data. London: Birkbeck, University of London.
Collection Method
Primary sources include:
- Arts Council England list of accredited museum, 2017
- Association of Independent Museums members list, 2016
- Association of Independent Museums members list, 1982
- Association of Independent Museums non-members list, 1982
- AMOT Guide to Military Museums in the UK, 2010/2011
- Digest of Museum Statistics, 1998
- Historic Houses Association Friends Pocket Guide, 2016
- Historic Houses & Castles in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London: Index Publishers 1959
- Kenneth Hudson and Ann Nicholls, The Directory of Museums and Living Displays, London: Macmillan 1985
- Micromuseums Archive, Bishopsgate Institute, London
- Museum and Libraries Division, Wales. Raw data from ‘Spotlight’ reports, 2002, and published data 2007, 2013, 2015
- Museums and Galleries Scotland museums list, 2016
- Northern Ireland Museums Council, museum list, 2012, 2016
- Museum Association ‘Find a Museum’ website, 2017
- Museums Association’s Museums Calendar, 1970
- Scottish Museums Council, A Collective Insight: Scotland’s National Audit; full findings report, 2002.
- Standing Commission on Museums and Galleries, Survey of Provincial Museums, 1963
- Wikipedia lists of museum by country/county
See data collection description at http://museweb.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/sources for more details.
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Metadata
| Dataset Title: | Data Files for the Mapping Museums Report, March 2020 |
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| Creators: | Candlin, Fiona and Larkin, Jamie and Ballatore, Andrea and Poulovassilis, Alex |
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| School/Department: | Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Arts > History of Art |
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| Keywords: | museums, uk, mapping museums, statistics |
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| Data collection method: | The project’s research team has gathered, cleansed, and codified data relating to over 4000 UK museum. It covers the period from 1960 to date.
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| Statement on legal, ethical, and access issues: | Not applicable |
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| Depositing User: | Andrea Ballatore | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2020 11:52 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2022 15:16 | ||||
| Publisher: | Birkbeck College, University of London |
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