Around the World in '100 Objects'

Around the World in '100 Objects' Interview

This interview from PBS Newshour features Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, talking about his book "A History of the World in 100 Objects" as well as a slideshow featuring some of the artifacts he chose.  MacGregor talks about how understanding objects, how we make them and how we use them, helps us understand the people who left them behind.

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