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Elspeth King: The People's Curator Who Changed How Glasgow Remembers Itself

Elspeth King preserved Glasgow's working-class heritage for over four decades, including as People's Palace curator, despite criticism from some cultural elites.

Summary by The Herald Scotland
King held the position of social historian at the People's Palace for sixteen years, between 1974 and 1990.

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Elspeth King: The people's curator who changed how Glasgow remembers itself

King held the position of social historian at the People's Palace for sixteen years, between 1974 and 1990.

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Museum curator behind Connolly's Banana Boots dies

Dr Elspeth King was best known for her 16 years at the People's Palace and for leading the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.

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Tributes paid as former Glasgow People's Palace curator Elspeth King dies

Elspeth King, the former curator of Glasgow's People's Palace, is understood to have died

·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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The National broke the news in Glasgow, United Kingdom on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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