0101 Handle with care: conserving Beirut's shattered glass
The British Museum Membercast
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The History of the Museum
Behind the scenes it was called the suicide exhibition. They tried to keep stuff on display without taking too many risks. The entire ceiling is just gone and it's all looked like stepping stones. Some of those I think were placed so they could walk across the space. But if you walk around the museum now you get a sense that that gallery is newer than the rest in that run because you can see it's been repaired.
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