Abstract
Smith and Reed’s chapter explores a cross-sector collaboration that primarily took place between members of the East India Company at Home project and Osterley Park House between 2012 and 2013. Culminating in the ‘Trappings of Trade’ display in 2013, the collaboration brought together different communities to consider the ways in which Osterley’s material past prior to its acquisition by the National Trust was shaped by its owners’ connections to the East India Company. This chapter examines the benefits and challenges of sharing expertise, knowledge and resources across multiple sectors to co-produce research and exhibition materials.…
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Reed, C., Smith, K. (2015). Collaborating across Heritage and Higher Education to Reveal the Global History of Osterley Park House. In: Finn, M., Smith, K. (eds) New Paths to Public Histories. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137480507_3
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