by Debbie Harris | Oct 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
The blockbuster World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum was a phenomenal success. We were thrilled and trepidatious when the British Museum requested to loan the palisade timbers from “Seahenge”, as we knew it would take a great deal of work, both...
by Helen Rush | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Tabard def. a herald’s official coat emblazoned with the arms of the sovereign (Oxford English Dictionary) Herald def. an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry...
by Helen Rush | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, More in Commons temporary exhibition 2021 Recently we have been cleaning, conserving and mounting items for the exhibition which explores the wildlife, history, communities and future of Norfolk’s common land. The display includes two...
by Helen Rush | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Conservation Department are always open to working with colleagues across Norfolk County Council. This month the Conservation Department have teamed up with the Adult Learning team based at Wensum Lodge, who are developing an ambitious new model for Wensum Lodge...
by Helen Rush | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Later this year, to coincide with the school summer holidays, there will be an exhibition of some of the many treasured textiles from the costume and textiles collections. Highlights include large patchwork bedcovers, embroidered letters and clothing. The exhibition...
by Helen Rush | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The terracotta bust of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, made by John Bushnell, is to go on loan from Strangers’ Hall Museum to Tate Britain for their exhibition ‘The Baroque Age in Britain’ early next year. Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707) had a distinguished naval...
