The Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP) explores the role of the past in everyday life.
IPUP is a new institute at the University of York, directed by Professor Helen Weinstein, which aims to generate new understandings of how identities are constructed and how narratives of the past function in our society. Founded to promote partnerships and consultancies between museums, galleries, heritage, and the media, IPUP draws together researchers, practitioners and audiences.
Its aim is to establish and embed new methodologies relating to understandings of the past, through discussion and collaborative projects, and to explore the ways in which audiences engage with the past.
