TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Rupert TI - Museum : behind the scenes at the British museum SN - 0563539135 U1 - 069 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Ebury Publishing N1 - CONTENTS Foreword by Neil MacGregor 7 1 'For the use and benefit of the publick' 8 2 All human life passes through those doors 33 3 Preparing objects for use 55 4 A place full of treasure 75 5 Adding our bit to the sum of knowledge 89 6 Building the collection 107 7 A place for learning and debating 127 8 A museum for everyone 145 9 A virtual space for the twenty-first century 165 Further reading 186 Index 188 Picture credits 191 ER -