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IPUP is involved in a number of projects and events in and around the city of York, details of which are collected here.

 

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Traumatic Histories: The Case of Jewish York

IPUP research into how traumatic pasts are represented in the public sphere. And new trail of York's Jewish history with free map and downloadable podcasts (long audio descriptions) and a web app (short audio descriptions, texts, photographs) to use on the York Jewish History Trail.


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Digital Heritage Trails

IPUP is working with heritage practitioners and digital media professionals to launch a series of walking trails across the city of York; these will be presented in the form of a tour, an audio-guide mp3, and a mobile app.


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York Minster Objects

IPUP interns’ work at York Minster, interpreting some of its 300,000 precious artefacts for the public.


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Museum Gardens: Audiences and Interpretation

A collaborative project investigating the understanding and use of the museum gardens as a heritage space and the delivery of new visitor interpretation.


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History of York

An informative and accessible website led by York Museums Trust, involving IPUP in delivering new web pages, trails, and apps. Visit the History of York website to see the contribution of the IPUP Director and the IPUP interns.


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Tudor York

Information about York in the Tudor period, including a Tudor Walking Trail and work on CJ Sansom's historical novel 'Sovereign'. These pages provide reviews, fact sheets and articles on the book and on aspects of Tudor history.

 


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