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Is this the end of the People’s Story?

The once groundbreaking museum losing a battle for eyeballs on the Royal Mile

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Oct 02, 2024
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Pic: Museums and Galleries Edinburgh.

It has been described as Edinburgh’s best kept secret.

When it opened its doors in 1989, the People’s Story on the Royal Mile was ahead of its time. The way it told the story of the lives of the ordinary people of the city was innovative. Its approach to building a museum collection, recording the aural recollections …

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