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Jewish Artefacts inspire outlandish journeys - Stories of the World meets Michael Jackson at the Jewish Museum

08 December 2010

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Jewish history is one of the great stories - a grand narrative perhaps - of life as a minority. What would happen if a group of non-Jewish teenagers made art inspired by it? Answer - some highly original artworks which use historic Jewish objects in

Posted by: Varya Shaw

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Museums, volunteering and the Big Society

09 November 2010

Stories of the Wolrd volunteer Kisandra uses a poverty map to talk about modern rich poor divide in London

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Museums are one of the test beds for the big society. 'Vanguard community' Liverpool is to build "a volunteer programme so they can keep museums open longer" - the words of David Cameron in his first major speech on the big society as prime minister.

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Varya Shaw

A versatile communications expert with ten years experience in journalism - as magazine editor, features editor and award-winning news reporter. Passionate about my specialisms - the public sector and higher education.

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