Museums are a city phenomenon, an element which most major urban centres support. Within the majority of cities there are museums dedicated to exploring the city itself. The editors consider the making of city histories from different perspectives using case studies and comparisons of practice.

New in paper section the next 7 (?) books. Making City Histories in Museums explores the emergence of many new city history museums and the nature of the cities and histories they represent. It examines historiographical, cultural and museological issues and ideas and is searching, critical yet positive, encouraging and stimulating of new ideas.