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BLOG: Five Easter traditions and where they come from
30 March 2017
It may seem strange to us today, but we have the Victorians to thank for many of our popular Easter traditions (although of course, Easter altogether has much older origins). Before Victoria became Queen of England in 1837, the emphasis for Easter was on Lent and fasting but by the time she became Queen, Easter...
Curator's Blog: The Trouble with Toys
16 March 2017
In the shops and houses at the Museum we have many things on display. For Jessica, our Assistant Curator, some of her favourites are the toys we have in the village. But toys don’t survive village life very well. What do we do with troublesome toys? Toys tell a story. You can really delve...
Bringing the Past to Life for the Blind and Partially Sighted
14 March 2017
Glenis Williams, Audience Development Manager, gives us the rundown on how our recent accessibility training for our front line staff went. It’s no secret that for the past year we’ve been trying to make our site more accessible to more people, no matter what challenges they face. Over the...
