Rather Trivial Things? Finding the Precious in an Alternative Museum History - Kate Hill

This lecture was recorded by Professor Kate Hill on 14th of October 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London.

Kate is Professor of History at the University of Lincoln, UK, where she teaches modern British history and heritage. She researches the history of museums and heritage in the UK and beyond; among her books are Women and Museums 1850-1914: Modernity and the Gendering of Knowledge (Manchester University Press 2016), and Museums, Modernity and Conflict: Museums and Collections in and of War (Routledge 2020). 

She recently led the project Making Museum Professionals 1850-the present, investigating the history, present and future of curating and allied professions. She is Co-Editor of the Museum History Journal, and chaired the Museums and Galleries History Group for over a decade. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/trivial-precious

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