Which memory to preserve?

“Dullness in a museum is the deadliest of sins.”

Sir Guy Laking

“If you haven’t got an object, you either go out and

get one, or you find another way of dealing with the

subject – you do not just ignore or exclude it.”

Colin Sorenson

Gräv där du står

(Dig Where You Stand)

‘Factory History could

and should be written

from a fresh point of

view – by workers

investigating their own

workplaces’

Sven Lindquist, 1978

Stretch thinking Take stock Become a content provider

An editorial framework that governs everything we do Describing our boundaries - the content universe Content priorities and aims

Exploring the talking points Building on our strengths Our method

Georgina Young Senior Curator

Contemporary History

Museum of London

gyoung@museumoflondon.org.uk

@reluctantgeorge