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Radio 3,02 Jul 2015,45 mins

2015 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year Debate

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Anne McElvoy chairs a debate about museums and making history and heritage come alive recorded in front of an audience at Tate Modern. The panellists are all directors and curators from the 6 museums shortlisted for 2015 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year - which was won this year by The Whitworth Gallery in Manchester. The panellists are: Maria Balshaw Director, The Whitworth; Deborah Shaw, Head of Creative Programming and Interpretation, HM Tower of London; Diane Lees Director General, IWM London; Hugh Mulholland, Lead Curator, The MAC Belfast; Simon Murray Senior Director of Strategy, Curatorship and External Affairs, National Trust and Paul Smith Director, Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

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