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052 Contemporary art of the Middle East

The British Museum Membercast

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What's the Difference Between a Contemporary and a Middle Eastern Art Exhibition?

I'm quite jealous of your job. But also it must be so frustrating when you are, you've got to get exhibition on and you've got hundreds of examples you can choose from. Only a select few can go into the exhibition. So how on earth? I mean, presumably you've got things like these are the really important stories. You want to represent all the regions. And also it'll be things that most people wouldn't consider like where they're placed within the exhibition itself and how they're framed or lit. That's very complicated. It's very, very exciting. A kid in a candy shop would be, you know, almost. But with these people, these people

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