Monographs:
(2000),
Dream Spaces: Memory and the Museum, Leicester University Press, Leicester
(1994),
Museums and the First World War, Leicester University Press, Leicester
(1990),
History Curatorship, Leicester University Press, Leicester
Edited Books
(1998),
Making City Histories in Museums, Leicester University Press, Leicester
(1996),
Making Histories in Museums, Leicester University Press, Leicester
(1994),
Museum Provision and Professionalism: Leicester Reader in Museums Studies, Routledge, London
(1991),
Museum Languages: Objects and Texts, Leicester University Press, Leicester
(1991),
Museums Profession: Internal and External Relations, Leicester University Press, Leicester
Book Chapters / Essays [inc. exhibition catalogues]
(2007), Kavanagh, G, ‘Museums in a Broken World’ in J. Osmond (ed),
Myths, Memories and Futures: the National Library and National Museum in the Story of Wales, p47-57, Cardiff: Institute of Welsh Affairs
(2007), Kavanagh, G, ‘Talismans of Affinity’ in
Agenda, p62-4, Cardiff: Institute of Wales Affairs
(2004), Kavanagh, G, ‘Museums and the lightness of life’ in
Nordisks Museologi, (2), p 37-46.
(2003), Kavanagh, G, ‘Melodrama, pantomime of portrayal? Representing ourselves through exhibitions in history museums’ in B.M. Carbonell. (ed),
Museum Studies, p 348-355. Oxford: Blackwell.
Conference Papers / Presentations
(2015) Kavanagh, G.
Cardiff’s Art School: In the Beginning, Public lecture to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff.
(2008), Kavanagh, G,
Objects that speak? Projections and obfuscations in our relationships with the material world, Material Worlds Conference, University of Leicester
(2005), Kavanagh, G.
Hard truths and bitter realities. In: Museums Association Conference, Keynote session, London.
(2005), Kavanagh, G.
Weighing the years: memory and the sense of touch. In: 1st Annual Lectures in Memory. Southampton: University of Southampton.
(2005), Kavanagh, G.
Life stages and material memories. In: Cultural Memory Series, University of London.
(2003), Kavanagh, G. Public lecture and seminar at the British Museum on museums and the mind, as part of the BM’s 250th anniversary celebrations, 2003
(2004), Kavanagh, G.
Solid air: objects and memories. In: The European Reminiscence Conference, London.
Exhibitions / Events
2008 presented research paper to the Department of Art History, University of Reading
Advisory Panel Member, National Railway Museum, York
Advisory Panel Member, National History Museum, St Fagans
2006 Lecture for Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Museum of Wales; Inaugural Lecture, Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)
2003 Public lecture and seminar at the British Museum on museums and the mind, as part of the BM’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Research Residencies