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    What is a museum?
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    What is a museum?

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    What is a museum? There may be more to it than you think. We explore the thinking behind these wonderful places.

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    Curator's Choice: Dinosaur dung
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    Curator's Choice: Dinosaur dung

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    Find out what happened when we asked a dinosaur curator what her favourite object was.

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    How does stuff end up in a museum?

    How does stuff end up in a museum?

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    Show Me reveals how things end up in museums, sometimes the story is a bit more complicated than you might think.

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    Writing Children's Books

    Writing Children's Books

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    Read all about the importance of children's literature and find out how books are made.

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    Putting things in order

    Putting things in order

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    How are objects in museums arranged? We explore the various ways in which museums decide to display their collections.

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    Animals in Jars

    Animals in Jars

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    Across the country hundreds of thousands of animal creatures are preserved in glass jars. We've been finding out why.

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    What is a curator?

    What is a curator?

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    Ever wondered what a curator is and what they do all day? We reveal all.

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    Curator's Choice: Neanderthal hand axe

    Curator's Choice: Neanderthal hand axe

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    A curator from National Museum Cardiff tells us about her favourite object: a Neanderthal hand axe.

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    Curator's Choice: 'Rinkomania'

    Curator's Choice: 'Rinkomania'

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    Read on to find out about this image of an unusual sport found in the archives of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.

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    Curator's Choice: Apollo 10 Command Module

    Curator's Choice: Apollo 10 Command Module

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    Find out what happened when we asked a curator from the Science Museum about his favourite object.

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    What happens when the archaeologists go home?

    What happens when the archaeologists go home?

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    We talk to a Time Team archaeologist to find out what happens after the digging stops.

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