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Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Episode 3: National Waterways Museum

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Episode 3: National Waterways Museum

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Can new director Stuart Gillis stop the National Waterways Museum from going under?

Series about museums struggling to connect with a modern audience. Can new director Stuart Gillis stop the National Waterways Museum from sinking?

Series in which acclaimed filmmaker Richard Macer visits three different museums struggling to connect with a modern audience.

The National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port marks the birthplace of the industrial revolution when canals were built to transport goods to emerging cities like Liverpool and Manchester. A financial crisis has left the museum with a reputation for sunken boats, and unless the situation improves dramatically some of the country's oldest barges and narrowboats might have to be sold off or even destroyed.

The museum's many volunteers are angry and believe its dire predicament is the result of mismanagement, so a new director is being brought on board with the task of saving it. In just a short while Stuart Gillis makes a big impression and the staff and volunteers begin to see him as a saviour. But will Stuart be able to live up to such high expectations?

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Richard Macer visits three different museums struggling to connect with a modern audience

Series in which acclaimed filmmaker Richard Macer visits three different museums struggling to connect with a modern audience

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