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8 May 2006

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Museums & Collections will be featured in the debut of 'The People's Museum', a new television series starting on 15 May at 3.

Galton’s fingerprint kit 30pm on BBC2.

Viewers - including Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê staff and students - will have a chance to vote for their favourite object following the broadcast. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's object is Francis Galton's fingerprint kit from the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Galton Collection, which will be competing with objects from the Conservation Centre at Liverpool Museum and the Beamish Museum.

Coinciding with Museums & Galleries Month, this series allows the public to vote for an overall winner and place the favourite 20 items into the People's Museum. Items will also be on display for the public to view during Museums & Galleries Month as well as online, giving people a unique chance to see some items which may previously have been in storage or archive for years.

Dr Helen Chatterjee (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Galton Collection and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Grant Museum of Zoology & Comparative Anatomy) said: "The programme offers an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's museums and collections. I encourage the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê community to watch and vote."

To find out more about Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Museums & Collections use the link at the bottom of this article. To vote, dial the number below.

Image: Galton's fingerprint kit


  • Link:
  • Vote following the broadcast: 09015 22 52 01 - choose option 02