A SMALL museum dedicated to educating people about the life of one of the country’s most important doctors has been nominated for a prestigious award.
The Edward Jenner Museum in Berkeley, the birthplace of vaccination, has been long-listed for a Clore Learning Award alongside several large national attractions.
The nomination is for the museum’s project called Ghosts in the Attic: from smallpox to MMR, which charts the historic but thorny debate surrounding the ethics of vaccination.
The Clore Award for Museum Learning is a new award celebrating quality, impact and innovation in using museums and galleries for learning activities.
Museum director, Sarah Parker, said: "We are very excited to have made the long-list for such an important national learning award.
"As a rural historic attraction in Gloucestershire, it is difficult competing with national institutions in London and beyond.
"This award nomination follows many other recent awards confirming that our reputation and professionalism is growing each year regionally and nationally."
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