Oct 9th 2017 • Collections & Exhibitions
Clementines, Christingles and Currants
Have you ever woken up to find a clementine at the bottom of your Christmas stocking and wondered where this strange tradition came from?
Oct 9th 2017 • Volunteering
Printer’s blog- Typefaces, what are they?
Museum volunteer Chris Pink brings us another blog from the print workshop, taking a look at typefaces, what they are and how we use them.
Oct 9th 2017 • Garden
Flaming June, Abbot’s Hall Walled Garden, June 2013
The third installment of Heritage Garden trainee Lucy's blog, looks at her time at Langham Hall and how the Walled Garden is developing here at the museum.
Oct 9th 2017 • Heritage
This conference believes that local history has had its day
Elle, our Collections Trainee recently went to the Social History Curators Group Conference in Belfast. She was involved in the debate about local history and here’s what she had to say
Oct 9th 2017 • Trainees & Internships
Skills For The Future update- The end of an internship
A guest blog from Skills for the Future Visitor Services trainee Abbie Chidwick. As Abbie comes to the end of her year at the museum, she reflects on what she's learnt and achieved.
Oct 9th 2017 • Garden
Heat Wave! Abbot’s Hall Walled Garden, July 2013
The fourth installment of Lucy's blog as she deals with the incredible heat wave we've been having, and how you can get a taste of what's growing in the Walled Garden.
Oct 9th 2017 • Garden
‘Burpless Tasty Green,’ Abbot’s Hall Walled Garden, August 2013
The fifth installment of Heritage Garden Intern Lucy's blog features a happy occasion and a look at curiously shaped vegetables.
Oct 9th 2017 • Heritage
A day out at the East Anglian Living History Fair
We invited our newest volunteer Gerda Gordon-Hall to experience the East Anglian Living History Fair last weekend and write about her day out