Suggested Readings and Resources

Read:

  • The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks (2020)
  • The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums & why we need to talk about it by Alice Procter (2020)

Watch:

References

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Capturing Cambridge (2021a) ­­­­­­­­­­3 (99) Castle Street. Available at: https://capturingcambridge.org/castle/castle-street/3-castle-street/ (Accessed: 26 January 2021).

Capturing Cambridge (2021b) 13 Magdalene Street. Available at: https://capturingcambridge.org/centre/magdalene-street/13-magdalene-street/ (Accessed: 26 January 2021).

Capturing Cambridge (2021c) ­­­­­­­­­­15 Kings Parade. Available at: https://capturingcambridge.org/centre/kings-parade/15-kings-parade/ (Accessed: 26 January 2021).

Capturing Cambridge (2021d) 16 Market Hill. Available at: https://capturingcambridge.org/centre/market/16-market-hill/ (Accessed: 26 January 2021).

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the participants of the ReStorying OUR Museum pilot project’s community engagement sessions for sharing their time, perspectives, and creativity so generously with us and the community. We would also like to thank Roger Lilley, Trustee at the Museum of Cambridge, for sharing invaluable resources about tobacco shops in Cambridge.