Monthly Archives: October 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

M Shed’s Historical Walks: Floating Harbour

By Dave Blackburn and Ed Hall, M Shed volunteers and walk guides The Floating Harbour walk takes you on a trip into Bristol’s old docklands. Along the way we highlight the city’s maritime heritage with the aid of a variety of historic…

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

Behind the scenes – installing death: the human experience

We’ve been busily moving objects, constructing walls and display cases and adding interpretation in our exhibition gallery, ready for death: the human experience which opens on 24 October 2015

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

Sir David Attenborough lends a giant egg to M Shed

A very special loan features in the exhibition Nature, Camera, Action! The secrets of making incredible wildlife films at M Shed. Sir David Attenborough, probably the best known and most widely respected wildlife presenter in the world, has lent us his …

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

The beautiful Broughton Herbarium is now online

The Broughton Herbarium is a collection of beautiful pressed plants from Bristol and Jamaica collected by Dr Arthur Broughton (1758–1796), a local physician in the 18th century.

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

M Shed’s Historical Walks: Windmill Hill

By Caroline Levett, M Shed volunteer and walk guide The Windmill Hill walk covers the history of Bedminster, showing how it evolved from a rural Somerset town to Bristol’s most famous industrial suburb. Along the way, we highlight some of the key…

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

14 Symbols of Death From Our Collection

Across the world and throughout time people have created symbols and euphemisms for death.

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