Circulation not Curation
Kevin Bacon, Digital Development Officer@fauxtoegrafik
Remembering the Royal Pavilion’s WW1 Indian hospital
@BrightonMuseums
Royal Pavilion
The Story
Royal Pavilion Gallery
War Stories: Voices of the First World War
WW1 Royal Pavilion Audio Tour
Tales of the Pavilion Hospital
War Stories Open Day
Dr Blighty
• A story can be an asset as much as our collections and buildings
• Transmedia approach to heritage
• Transition from ‘hidden history’ to competing narratives
• ‘Curation’ increasingly irrelevant. Circulation system of ideas, stories and digital assets
Observations
• Communities of identity – but what identities?
• Politics – as a local government museum do we always have to steer between competing narratives?
• Does it matter if we do not have a single authoritative version of the story?
Challenges