Dryad Basketry
https://www.leicestermuseums.org/Dryad-Basketry The first ever exhibition of Dryad basketry is now on at the New Walk Museum in Leicester and is a collaboration between the University of Leicester and Leicester Museums and Galleries. On till 9th March 2025.
Irish in Britain exhibition
Created by London Metropolitan Archives, an online exhibition and oral history of Irish migration to Britain since the 1970s. It includes this YouTube introduction: Irish in Britain https://youtu.be/X9WCWLUaF9Q?si=w3HFwgV350cDm0Bp
The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook is a free project co-sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the National Council on Public History (NCPH).It provides practical US case studies on how to present exhibitions of archive and museum collections in a way that makes it relevant to the public. It emphasises EDI and […]
New issue of Museum and Society
Museum and Society have published a new issue on our journal platform. Highlights include: All are open access here: https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/issue/view/232
The lost Banksy interview
A new episode of The Bansky Story, including a newly-discovered interview with Banksy, is now available on our playlist. It supplements a series of radio 4 programmes on Banksy which can be found on BBC Sounds or on this BoB playlist. You can listen to 10 x 15-minute or 2 x 60-minute omnibus programmes. The […]
Exploring menopause through collections
Exploring menopause through collections A Wellcome webinar/online discussion about how to explore museum collections in ways that are creative.Artist Marge Bradshaw discusses her work on the ‘Whose Menopause?’ project which she worked on with three community groups in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The groups used a range of material from the Wellcome collections to investigate and challenge typical […]
Punk
A major exhibition about punk, Rage and Revolution is now on at New Walk Museum. It is supported by the University, specifically the newly-founded Heritage Hub and Emma Parker from the School of Arts has contributed to it having written the text on Joe Orton’s influence on punk, and on women and punk. Emma will […]
Sue Townsend events
Adrian MoleTo mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4, an exhibition from the Sue Townsend Archive is currently on display in the Exhibition Zone, ground floor, DWL. A launch event will take place on 14 October ,all are welcome. To book see: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-of-adrian-mole-tickets-428006487927 Listen […]
National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive based at Buckinghamshire New University is a national resource which tells the history of the disability arts movement in the UK. The online collection includes 3,500 images of artworks, photographs, films, articles and exhibitions that tell the story of disability arts and the battle for disability rights in […]
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