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Posted on September 13, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Digitising our delftware

by Amber Turner, Project Curator, Delftware In March we began an exciting two-year project funded by Arts Council England. The project aims to raise the profile of Bristol’s important collection of delftware. At over 2,100 pieces, it is one of the l…

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Shining a light on the Bristol Beacon archive

by Louise Anderson, Bristol Beacon project archivist The Bristol Beacon’s Lantern Project started in 2018, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This is part of the wider Transformation of the Beacon, formerly known as Colston Hall, which is …

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Tokyo 2020: 20 works of Japanese art

by Amy Raphael, Project Curator of Japanese Ceramics The Tokyo 2020 Summer games may be over, but you can still enjoy Japanese culture here at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. We look back on the events of the Olympic and Paralympic games and pair the…

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Forging Our Future – collecting to better represent disabled people in Bristol

by Lee Hutchinson, curator of history Forging Our Future is a dynamic project managed by Bristol Disability Equality Forum and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Working in partnership with Bristol Museums and Archives, it explores the disabi…

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Behind the scenes M Shed tours are back!

by Lee Hutchinson, curator of history It’s been a while, but we’re delighted to announce that the popular behind-the-scenes tours of M Shed will be resuming in September. Book a behind-the-scenes tour of M Shed on our website. Numbers will be re…

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery: A textbook for schools

by Richard Kennett, Assistant Headteacher at Gatehouse Green Learning Trust and Jane Hack, Senior Engagement Officer for Learning at Bristol Museums Watching the Colston statue fall last summer was a profound moment for our city. It made us reconsider o…

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Listen to the past: Bristol at War podcast released

by Katie Scaife, Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project manager It’s happened again; another hour of excellent listening. Once more, the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project, the participation team at Bristol Museums and BCfm have had the honour of wo…

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Bristol – The forgotten birthplace of photography

by Justin Quinnell The Real Photography Company Mention the history of photography and the names that crop up include Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre in France, William Henry Talbot and John Herschel in England. Often overlooked is the claim Bri…

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

For Queen and Country: the voices of women in the Devon Federation of the Women’s Institutes

by Amber Lindley, UOSH volunteer and UWE BA History student. Amber Lindley catalogued recordings of the Devon Dialect Project of the Devon Federation of Women’s Institutes. The Dialect Project is one of many collections begin digitised by UOSH for the S…

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Fay Curtis.

Our Bristol

by Finn White, Community Engagement Officer What makes your neighbourhood unique? What makes Bedminster bounce, Hartcliffe hum, and St Pauls sing? Have you seen your neighbourhood afresh during the pandemic? We’re teaming up with Bristol Photogr…

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