Memory Bank: A Biography of Blythe House

by Laura Humphreys, Kevin Percival

• Celebrates this important but little known British cultural institution as it approaches closure • Specially commissioned photography and interviews present a behind-the-scenes portrait of this huge Edwardian building in London that holds millions of historical objects for three national museums, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Museum and the Science Museum • The only book on Blythe House Blythe House in London, originally built in 1903 for the Post Office Savings Bank, has for over 40 years has been the store for three national museums, the V&A, the British Museum and the Science Museum, holding millions of historical objects. The collections are now moving out to a purpose-built site, and Blythe House's closure has been marked by specially commissioned images of its architecture, collections and occupants, along with oral history interviews and written testimonies. Memory Bank takes you behind the scenes to reveal one building's hidden history and its unique place in British cultural and social life.

160 pages, Hardcover

Published November 21, 2023