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Bethnal Green Museum
A museum expert with a special interest in childhood and the way collections tell stories, he spent decades at the Victoria and Albert Museum. His writing on Bethnal Green draws on first-hand knowledge of the Museum of Childhood and its place in London life.
1 Audiobook
A brief guide to the Food Collection
by Bethnal Green Museum
About the author
Anthony Burton is a British museum curator and writer who worked at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1968 to 2002. He spent sixteen years as head of the Museum of Childhood at Bethnal Green, and is described by reliable sources as a former director of the V&A Museum of Childhood and an expert on the history of childhood.
Alongside his museum work, he has written widely on industrial, transport, and cultural history, and has also worked as a broadcaster and historical adviser. That mix of practical museum experience and broad historical writing gives his work an accessible, grounded feel.
For a book connected with Bethnal Green Museum, he is especially well placed: his career was closely tied to the Bethnal Green branch of the V&A, and his writing reflects a deep familiarity with the museum, its collections, and the everyday histories behind them.