“More than a book in a box in Durham”: Lindisfarne Gospels Durham, a case study in cross-sector curation.

Dr Sarah Price

Lindisfarne Gospels Durham

Lindisfarne Gospels Durham

Research-based

Telling the story

• Place in history of the book

• Artistic and cultural context

• Connection to Cuthbert

• Physical journey

Telling the story

Telling the story

Telling the story

Telling the story

Widening the reach

A regional celebration

Working with schools

Lessons learned

• That collections should be at the heart of our cultural offer

• That we need to actively engage with research

• That we need to work in partnership with our users and other cultural institutions

• That we need to develop a wide-ranging engagement programme

• That we have skills and knowledge that can and should be shared

Engaging with research

Meaningful and diverse engagement

Developing new ways of working

• Embedding partnership

• Cultural enterprise

• Developing a cultural strategy

Get in touch

Dr Sarah Price

sarah.price@durham.ac.uk