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DCDC17 | Night at the Library: escape rooms and opening up library collections - Matthew Shaw, SAS

Night at the Library: escape rooms and opening up library collections Matthew Shaw, School of Advanced Study, University of London As the revival and adaption of the TV show Crystal Maze demonstrates, ‘escape rooms’ are having a cultural moment, as well as being experimented with by libraries, archives and museums as a way of opening up their collections to a wider audience. Drawing on the Institute of Historical Research’s experiences of developing and hosting ‘Night at the Library: Books of Hope and Fear’ in November 2016 as part of the Being Human Festival of the Humanities, this paper will reflect on the opportunities and challenges offered to cultural organisations by exploring a playful engagement with their collections and build environment.