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Behind the scenes of the museum

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Introduction
Robert D Smith, Eveline Nicolaas and Peter Sigmond



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Different forms of access and their consequences for storage: Some reflections
Peter Sigmond, Rijksmuseum: Amsterdam, Netherlands


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Nothing in store: Dream or nightmare? The Wallance Collection experience
David Edge BA Dip Cons: The Wallance Collection, London, UK


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Accessible museums and prohibited weapons
Mark Murray-Flutter. The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK


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Catalogue - Electronic/CD/Internet
Thom Richardson: The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK


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Public access to reserve collections. A case study: The Museums of London's Recource Centre
Robert Howell: The Museum of London, London, UK


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The new stores of the Rijksmuseum: A case study
Steve Cok and Eveline Sint Nicolaas: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands


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The storage of arms and armour: Environmental considerations
Alison Draper: The Royal Arpouries, Leeds, UK


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The arms and armour stores at the Royal Armouries, Leeds
Robert D Smith: The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK


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Walking the tightrope: Creating storage accomodation in old museums
Piet De gryse: The Royal Army Museum, Brussels, Belgium


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How long is a partisan?
Eva-Sofi Ernstell: Livrustkammaren, Stockholm, Sweden


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Storage of edged weapons at the Royal Armouries, Leeds: A curator's perspective
Phillip Langkester: The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK


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Storage on a shoestring budget: Object-housing strategies for the mid-sized arms museums
Walter J Karcheski, Jr: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA


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An overview of the display and storage of arms and armot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Donals LaRocca: The Metropolian Musuem of Art, New York, USA


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To drive or not to drive
Alfred Staarman: The Army Museum, Delft, Netherlands


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Storage and accessibility of modern firearms
Dorsal devices: Polish hussars' wings, Japanese sashimono and Aztec tlahuitztli


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