Reading Museum, Revealing Reading’s Hidden History, October- March 2013 Residents of the Oxford Road, Norcot and Newtown areas of Reading joined the ‘Reveal Our Hidden Histories ’ project to explore the hidden heritage of their areas, and to instill a more positive sense of place in Reading. The project drew on alternative historical narratives of […]
Read More →Here is a collection of all the Happy Museum video resources. Dip into an eclectic mix of talks about the Happy Museum, videos coverage of events and vox pops about the project. About the Happy Museum Tony Butler, Founder, talks about the Happy Museum Hilary Jennings, Director, gives a keynote presentation at the Finnish Heritage Agency – […]
Read More →Slough Museum is an independent museum in Berkshire, with a collection of over 6,000 objects and 5,000 photographs which tell the local history of Slough.
Read More →Torquay Museum, founded by the Torquay Natural History Society in 1844, houses extensive biological and Natural History collections of considerable scientific interest from the local area and beyond.
Read More →Woodhorn Museum, formerly Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland. Woodhorn Museum is part of Woodhorn Charitable Trust who also manage Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office, Northumberland Archives, Berwick Museum and Art Gallery, Hexham Old Gaol and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum. Woodhorn is also taking part in our 5-Year Study
Read More →The Royal West Academy of England (RWA) is England’s only regional Royal Academy of Art. RWA showcases national and international visual art, featuring today’s foremost artists, including Royal Academicians, alongside great artists from the past, with the aim of inspiring and nurturing creative talent today.
Read More →Bliston Craft Gallery is part of WAVE (Wolverhampton Arts & Heritage). Formerly Bliston Art Gallery and Museum, Bilston Craft Gallery was established in 1999 to bring the best of contemporary craft to the West Midlands, and explore the rich heritage of skilled industrial design and production in the region. Craftplay is Bilston Craft Gallery’s award […]
Read More →Derby Museums is an independent trust and organisation run for, and on behalf of, the people of Derby. Derby Museums manages Derby’s three museums, Derby Museum & Art Gallery, Pickford’s House and the Silk Mill. Derby Museums are participating in our 5 year Study. “The skills and knowledge which we have developed as an organisation […]
Read More →Leeds Museums & Galleries care for nine heritage sites, museums and galleries across the city including, Kirkstall Abbey. Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery, dating from 1147, in Kirkstall north-west of Leeds city centre. The abbey is surrounded by public park land on the banks of the River Aire.
Read More →Abergavenny Museum, founded in in 1959, is set in the grounds of a Norman castle. The museum is funded by Monmouthshire Country Council run as part of a group including three other local museums. “We are a small team with four permanent officers working across three museums. There’s lots of cuts and insecurity at the […]
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