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Rebel Curators – GRIOT

M Shed in Bristol is proud to announce the launch of GRIOT, a thought-provoking intervention in the Transatlantic Traffic of Enslaved Africans Gallery, developed by the ‘Rebel Curators’. The display is opening on 25 March 2025 to align with the Internat…

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Discover the magic of Museums at Night in Bristol

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore a museum after dark, without the bustling crowds, at a pace that allows you to truly savour every exhibit? Bristol Museums at Night offers this enchanting experience, designed exclusively for a…

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Marking International Museum Day 2023 with schoolchildren and cameras

Today (May 18) is International Museum Day with the theme of Museums, Sustainability, and well-being. A recent collaboration between our Museums Learning team and UWE Bristol demonstrates the valuable role museums play in lifelong learning and co…

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Exploring Bristol’s museums

by Amber Druce, Curator of History Here at Bristol Museums, we look after M Shed, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Archives, Blaise Museum, Georgian House, Red Lodge, and Kings Weston Roman Villa. Obviously we want you to visit all our sites, b…

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Listen to the past: spectacular new podcasts!

By Katie Scaife, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project manager. Monday 18 January saw the launch of an amazing new series of podcasts called Bristol Schools. They’ve been created by local people with the help of BCfm community radio and Bristol Muse…

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Being Human moves: Get moving with the museum!

By Ailsa Richardson, Engagement Officer for older people We have created a series of seven laminated activity cards inspired by sculptures in the museum and our Being Human exhibition. They were initially designed for care homes and hospitals with pe…

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Preserving wildlife corridors to climate activism

by Natasha Machin, Visitor Assistant at Bristol Museums Despite the roar of the M32 driving into the heart of Bristol, an altogether greener route delivers bird song and the buzz of bees, frogs, badgers and urban foxes. Bristol is home to local acting a…

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Being Bristol. Being British. Being Black – by Roger Griffith

by Roger Griffith MBE – Author, Lecture Consultant and recipient of Bristol Lord Mayor’s Medal I first arrived in Bristol with my Mum in 1974, post her divorce from London and lived in a street that still bears the name of a slave-merchant: Co…

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Joining Bristol: The city’s diverse population over time

by Karen Garvey, engagement officer for events We’ve been celebrating Bristol’s diversity and how migrants enrich the city during our virtual World in Bristol Festival along with our community partners at 91 Ways to Build a Global City. People have com…