The Lives of the Objects

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Tristram Hunt

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Victoria & Albert Pubs
28 April 2020

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History; Material culture

In this intriguing insight into the work and history of a museum, V&A director and historian Dr Tristram Hunt brings together ten renowned V&A curators to tell the stories behind ten of their most treasured objects.

‘Tipu’s Tiger’ (an almost life-size wooden semiautomaton mauling a European soldier), the ‘Great Bed of Ware’ (an Elizabethan bed for 8 people) and a Shakespeare First Folio are among the featured highlights whose route to the V&A collections are entertainingly revealed.

Through these stories, this insightful history of museum curation – a world of careful study and sometimes remarkable fortuity – shows how the priorities of a museum are shaped and change over time.

Edited by: Tristram Hunt
Imprint: Victoria & Albert Pubs
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 1.010kg
ISBN: 9781851779727
ISBN 10: 1851779728
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 28 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Lives of the Objects, Tristram Hunt / Copy of Trajan's Column, Rebecca Knott / The Raphael Cartoons, Ana Debenedetti / Tipu's Tiger, Susan Stronge / First Folio, Geoffrey Marsh / The Rodin Gift, Alicia Robinson / The Great Bed of Ware, Nick Humphrey / Fold-up Chair, Johanna Agerman Ross / Evening Ensemble, Sonnett Stanfill / Rangoon: Signal Pagoda, Martin Barnes / Robin Hood Gardens, Christopher Turner

Tristram Hunt is the author of several books on British history, and the Director of the V&A.