Posted on July 13, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Margaret Duncan’s diary: 23 March 1918

by Nicky Sugar, Archivist at Bristol Archives. In February 1918 Margaret Duncan, a Post Office clerk from Scotland, sailed to East Africa for a new job and new adventures. Her diary and photograph albums are now in the British Empire and Common…

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Fay Curtis.

Bristol’s Black history stories: have your say

We want Bristol’s Black history to be better represented, reflective our communities and open to all.

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Music, coming of age and creative spaces with Duppy Beatz

by Natasia Patel from Bristol Museums’ Youth Panel Duppy Beatz is a Bristol based grime and rap artist and producer. His career took off thanks to BBC Introducing, and he’s played to thousands in Bristol’s Millennium Square. Now he insp…

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Fay Curtis.

Blaise Castle House Museum – staff favourites

There’s a real range of objects on display at Blaise Castle House Museum – including toys, dolls houses, paintings, kitchenware, and costume. Museum staff share some of their favourites.

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

A window into Africa

by Lisa Graves, World Cultures curator The exhibition Fabric Africa: Stories told through textiles has been over a year in the planning and on 30 June it will open to the public at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. For me, the textiles have always been a …

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Guest blog: Woman’s Hour Craft Prize by National Friendly

by Dawn Carey, Executive Assistant at National Friendly I’ve worked for the Bristol based mutual, National Friendly for 9 years now, so I’m no stranger to the city’s creative culture, from the great street art to the fascinating exhibitions at Brist…

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Margaret Duncan’s diary: 11-20 March 1918

by Nicky Sugar, Archivist at Bristol Archives. In February 1918 Margaret Duncan, a Post Office clerk from Scotland, sailed to East Africa for a new job and new adventures. Her diary and photograph albums are now in the British Empire and Common…

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Something for Nothing: Celebrating the volunteers of Bristol’s historic harbourside

Something for Nothing is a photography project by Sarah Robbins that celebrates the volunteers that support the harbourside area. During the first few months of 2018, Sarah worked with volunteers from organisations associated with Bristol’s histori…

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Theatre Royal archives take centre stage with new online catalogue

by Anne Lovejoy, Bristol Old Vic project archivist The catalogue of archives relating to Bristol’s Theatre Royal (known as Bristol Old Vic today) is now available online on Bristol Archives’ online catalogue. As you may have read last summer, Bristol Ol…

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Lauren MacCarthy.

Bristol and Nairobi – a new archives partnership

by Dr Liz Haines, University of Bristol At the beginning of April I travelled to Nairobi along with Dr Neil Carrier. Our visit was part of a project—funded by the University of Bristol—to begin exploring the potential for collaboration and research…

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