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Posted on December 21, 2015 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Toy Appeal: What do you have hiding in your attic?

With a touch of festive time travel, do you remember what you once hoped to find under the tree on Christmas morning? Were you dreaming of Lego, Scalextric, or the Millennium Falcon? Or was it Andy Pandy, The Muppets, or Care Bears?

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

11 Angels from our Collection

On Friday 11 December we’ll be getting into the festive spirit with The National Gallery’s #AngelTrail.

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Lauren MacCarthy.

M Shed’s Historical Walks: Bristol’s Burning! The 1831 Riots

By M Shed volunteers and walk guides Steve Spear and Richard Stableford The story of the 1831 riots walk has something for everyone: attempted murder, gaol breaking, arson, looting, mass drunkenness, street fighting and sabre charges. Total ana…

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Wildlife Photograph competition

To celebrate the opening of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 at M Shed, we’re running our own mini competition for all you photography (and wildlife) enthusiasts. Send us your best wildlife photos over on Instagram and you could win some fan…

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Stained glass window designed by students from Elmfield School for Deaf Children on display at M Shed

A newly commissioned stained glass window designed by students from Elmfield School for Deaf Children goes on display at M Shed from Tuesday 24 November. The students have been working with museum staff and artist Dora McCormack on the M Shed Staine…

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Lauren MacCarthy.

M Shed’s Historical Walks: Old City

Two highlights by Richard Harrison, M Shed volunteer and walk guide The Old City walk takes you to the historic heart of Bristol. Along the way we stop at locations which saw the birth of the city, its growth and later decline as a major seap…

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

Burne-Jones’ sleeping beauties

Update, 13 November 2015: This beautiful painting is now back on display in the Victorian and Edwardian Gallery (Second Floor) for the first time in 18 years. Below you can read about its restoration. Shhh! We’ve been tip-toeing around Bristol…

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Fay Curtis.

New Expressions 3: Wood and Harrison / Erdkunde

Emily Cooper, who is currently studying UWE MA Curating and working with us on Erdkunde: The Study of the Earth, takes us behind the scenes of the exhibition.

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Lauren MacCarthy.

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

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