Dec 10th 2019 • Highlights
Christmas gifts at the museum
Are you trying to find the perfect gift this Christmas? We’ve got lots of ideas to help you find something special for your family and friends to enjoy! Become a…
Nov 27th 2019 • Heritage, Trainees & Internships
A Trainee’s Guide: How to Conference
Our Heritage Trainee Lois, recently wrote a blog over on Museum Futures documenting her experiences attending conferences An honest guide to surviving a conference in the museum world. Being new…
Oct 7th 2019 • Events, Heritage, Volunteering
Printers Blog- Cider and Song
A lot of visitors to the Museum have seen us working in the entrance using the Ransomes Queen press to print the Museum’s posters and cotton bags for sale. Recently…
Oct 4th 2019 • Collections & Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights
Behind the scenes @ MEAL with Kate, the Curator
Over the past few months, we have welcomed several new faces here at MEAL, one of which is Kate. Kate is 28 and comes from Norwich. She loves cats and…
Sep 23rd 2019 • Collections & Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights, Trainees & Internships, Volunteering
Finding my favourite object among 40,000
Since before I arrived at the Museum of East Anglian Life for my University placement, I knew the museum had an amazing 40,000 objects. My first week was filled with…
Sep 19th 2019 • Community, Heritage, Highlights
Suffolk Museums Object of the Year 2019
After a hard-fought public vote, our entry for Object of the Year was declared the winner. Read all about why we chose the Chocolate Worm Cakes below: For a tin…
Sep 3rd 2019 • Collections & Exhibitions, Community, Heritage, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Yes, We Can
Warm and a little bit itchy is what comes to mind for most when thinking about a knitted woolly jumper or scarf. Food is not one of the first thoughts…
Aug 19th 2019 • Community, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Event Planning- The Basics
The Golden Ticket Event I am ten months into a year-long training placement at the museum and last month I had the opportunity to co-organise a community engagement event, the…
