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We have all the colours of the and more. How many colours and pigments can you spot on your next visit?

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2019-05-16

Did you know.. Oscar Wilde's gaol door cell is part of our museum collection.

Wilde was imprisoned in 1895 for 2 years after he was found guilty of 'gross indecency'. Homosexuality was made a criminal offence in the UK in 1885 & remained so until 1967

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2019-05-16

The colour most people associate with Oliver is black, by the way he is depicted in films. In reality are no portraits of him wearing black (& few descriptions) as it was an expensive dye, so Charles I is more commonly shown wearing it!

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2019-05-16

Today's theme is all about play. ’s cover for Idea magazine was inspired by his rediscovery of the design and colors of old tin toys and tin target games. Take a closer look in the Online Archive: https://t.co/a126kD0NLA

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2019-05-15

In our is that we hold Darwin’s handkerchief which he used to cover his microscope. Although its seen better days, you can still see his initials embroidered in the corner!

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2019-05-15




: le saviez-vous ?
Après les du , il y a aussi les du 😱 !
( mais c'est un .. 😼😉 !!! )
: ( B.D.)

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2019-05-15

Cosa c'è di più segreto del retro dei dipinti? Un lato nascosto ma spesso ricco di sorprese e di fascino...

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2019-05-14

Colchester Museums will be hosting the exhibition later this year. This exciting project has highlighted hidden stories about women in museum collections across Be sure to come and visit it at Museum.

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2019-05-13

Bertha Mason was a prominent businesswoman in during the early 1900s. Like many women in history, we know more about the male members of her family. Thanks to we have been able to uncover more about Bertha's life.

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2019-05-13

Today we celebrate as part of who better than the amazing couple and who lived loved and worked together for more than 40 years creating a body of extraordinary work which we are proud to care for.

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2019-05-13

Hope Macpherson was Australia's first female curator, and part of the first group of female scientists allowed to travel to Antarctica

Here she is working on 's shell collections c.1946

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