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When it comes to there's none quite like our Long Gallery!

Used for entertaining, dancing, and even indoor sports, the Holte's made sure this space would impress with its oak panelling, intricate ceiling, and their own family crest in stained glass and marble!

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2019-11-19

Day 17 of ‘Unique Object’

While the archive has an abundance of papers related to research on the natural world, the archive preserves only one pair of shoes which belonged to John Obadiah Westwood, the first Hope Professor of Zoology

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2019-11-18

If that wasn't enough . . . Here is another in our collections. The handwritten label states that the plums in this jar were pickled the day war broke out: 4th August 1914

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2019-11-17

day17 is unique object. This is a notebook from Philip James Rufford. On the left is his drawing of the type specimen of Williamsonia carruthersii which is in the collection at

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2019-11-17

Its a bit of a miserable Autumn day outside today, but our favourite we have seen at the Museum so far was when the Beast from the East hit and covered the Museum ground in a pristine layer of snow. It reminded us of Victorian scenes of skating on the Thames!

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2019-11-14

It's Jordan back for and if you're anything like me today, the is definitely getting on your nerves! We decided to play around with some to cheer ourselves up!🦆

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2019-11-14

'Cupid delivering Psyche' by Edward Burne-Jones, 1867. Based on a poem derived from Greek myth by William Morris, Cupid rescues his lover Psyche from the Underworld: "Rise, Psyche, and be mine for evermore". Displayed in Dreams and Nightmares exhibition.

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2019-11-13

for theme today, sharing this huge neon by installed over our museum entrance that flashes the words “LOVE OVER RULES” all day & all night.
And leading a gallery talk program today about “love”
❤️❤️❤️❤️

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2019-11-13

Day 13. LOVE STORY. William Smith served in the Royal Navy during WW2. During that time he wrote to his sweetheart Evelyn Goodacre. We have over 100 of Bill’s letters, what a beautiful love story 😍

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2019-11-13

Day 12 Want to know more about the heritage of ? Senior Archivist is the person to ask! She will sort your cameleopards from your giraffes.......here shown on the stairs in the first museum building, Montague house.

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2019-11-12

is in full swing on day 11 and your friend Jordan is back! You won't get your very far without your stamp - luckily we have our own in-house perforation machine 😀 this one was actually donated to us by the Irish Revenue offices!

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2019-11-12

Day 8 of ‘Shadow’

A stag beetle and its shadow courtesy of

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2019-11-08

The built heritage of 's industrial colliery site casts incredible which were captured beautifully by during her residency & exhibition in 2012.

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2019-11-08

Day 6: 👥

The current exhibit shows each of the photographers subjects displayed as equals, regardless of background, political views or social status. Merely humans, with their own story.

A beautiful way to highlight inclusion

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2019-11-06

Day 4
some of my for today - guess what we’re learning...

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2019-11-05

Day 2 I'm Rebecca, the Marketing and Digital Engagement Officer here at the Museum. I'm new to Heritage so I'm learning lots

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2019-11-03

With help from We're restoring the parks and gardens to their Georgian glory!
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This weekend is your last chance to see Elizabeth Dowle's botanical illustrations of pears and apples

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2019-11-01

'Why Museums?' is the final theme for and we think it is all about and and this family agreed when taking part in our summer workshops, whilst learning about the Suffragette movement and

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2018-11-30

Perhaps stretching the definition of '#Friendship' but I really love this silver Roman coin from showing the four emperors who jointly ruled the Empire in the late 200s. They are known as the 'Tetrarchs' - the four rulers.

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2018-11-30

Sir Montagu Sharpe was a friend and colleague of Thomas Layton and a fellow member of the Society of Antiquaries. Montagu was the driving force behind the Monument, which records significant historical events that have taken place in the town.

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2018-11-29