Introduction: people, archaeology and museums -- 1. Origins: museums and collections to 1960 -- 2. Developments between 1960 and 1990 -- 3. Archaeology, museums and the law -- 4. Ethics and politics -- 5. The formation of the museum achive -- 6. Approaches to storage -- 7. Issues in conservation -- 8. Documentation and research -- 9. Our public -- 10. Exhibiting archaeology -- 11. Open-air sites -- 12. Reaching out into the community -- 13. Futures: AD 2000 and beyond