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…
Aug 19th 2019 • Community, Garden, Heritage, Highlights
Volunteering: Wednesdays in the Walled Garden
Working each day in the Walled Garden at the Museum Of East Anglian Life, to some could be called mundane or it could be called diverse. Repetitive tasks such as…
Jul 25th 2019 • Collections & Exhibitions, Community, Heritage, Highlights, Trainees & Internships, Volunteering
Behind the scenes @ MEAL with…
Behind the scenes @ MEAL with… the curator There has always been a great deal of mystery, surrounding the goings-on behind the scenes at a museum. The film ‘Night at…
May 28th 2019 • Heritage, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Trainee Taster Day at the Museum of East Anglian Life
Are you looking to transform your life and gain new skills? The Museum of East Anglian Life is looking to support 2 Heritage Management Trainees (2019-2020) with either a Retail or…
May 23rd 2019 • Collections & Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Freedom is a bicycle
As you steady yourself, and your nerves, place your foot on the peddle and push-off, you push off into a world of excitement and freedom. Most of us never forget…
