Take it to the Cleaners

Commissioned as part of the Gloucester Looking Up: Digital Commissions for Gloucester History Festival 2020, Take it to the Cleaners gave a voice to those who work behind the scenes at Gloucester's treasured heritage sights. I created audio recordings of interviews with cleaners and caretakers for sites across the city, asking them to talk about their favourite parts of the heritage they take care of, and also to tell their personal stories about their relationship to history and heritage in Gloucester.

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This innovative project was designed  in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which meant that the festival had to quickly adapt to into an online event.  Gloucester Looking Up was the winner of the National Museums and Heritage Awards 'Pandemic Pivot' category in 2021.

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Follow the link to listen to the full project: 

https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/take-it-to-the-cleaners/