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The Museum•Season 1•Episode 6

Shopping For Posterity

Jun 14, 200730 min

The collections of the British Museum don't stand still, but funding for new acquisitions is in crisis. The money allocated to new purchases has decreased from around a million pounds a year in the 1980s to just £100,000 today. This programme follows curator Chris Spring's mission

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes10

Taking Care Of The Past

Bodies Of Knowledge

The BM Goes East

Bursting At The Seams

Putting On A Blockbuster

Shopping For Posterity

Curators of the Here and Now

Old Pots And Puzzles

Things Aren't What They Seem

Beyond Bloomsbury

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Episode Summary

"Shopping For Posterity" is episode 6 of The Museum season 1. It aired on June 14, 2007.

Next: E7 · Curators of the Here and Now Best of Season 1