A local museum is an important part of any national framework of sharing and proving history. It may not rank alongside the British Museum, for instance, but it supports the existence of it there.
It also has an international role to play, however distant. This is proved by pieces of interest that come up every so often. The study of any type of period happens anywhere people lived.
Localism is crucial. Our awareness needs clarity. If “fact checking” is relevant anywhere, it’s also needs to be true in this. Otherwise, we risk losing touch in our actual values, and lose purpose.
