Kay, M, Harrison Moore, A and Gooday, G orcid.org/0000-0002-4300-471X (2019) Electrifying the country house: taking stories of innovation to new audiences. Museum and Society, 17 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1479-8360
Abstract
Could country house museums be indispensable sites for learning about both science as well as history? Given current logistical constraints, would it be worthwhile for school teachers to arrange student visits to such places to learn about STEM subjects? At first sight such epitomes of British heritage do not appear to offer much to such audiences. However, recent research shows that some country houses were once key sites of technological innovation, especially in the Victorian invention of electric lighting. Our collaborative work with staff at Cragside, Lotherton Hall and Standen demonstrates their capacity and enthusiasm to use such insights to present more STEM-related content to visitors within the context of their existing historical offers. Drawing on the results of an AHRC-funded impact and engagement project, we show how co-produced stories of household electrification can supply fresh inter-disciplinary ways of engaging STEM audiences with the historic country house.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, Graeme Gooday, Michael Kay, Abigail Harrison Moore. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Keywords: | country house, STEM, electricity, learning, heritage |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Arts & Humanities Research Council AHRC 11351 Arts & Humanities Research Council AHRC AH/M009157/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2019 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2019 10:37 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Leicester |
Identification Number: | 10.29311/mas.v17i1.2690 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142396 |