Oct 8th 2021 • Community, Food, Highlights
A Taste of the Caribbean
To honour Black History Month, we are exploring the delights of Caribbean food. Read on to learn more about its origins, cultural influences, the culinary impact of the Windrush generation,…
Oct 6th 2021 • Collections & Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Read about black history
We are excited to be hosting a new temporary exhibition, Dining With U.S. Innovators: Black People Who Changed Food History. The exhibition pays tribute to the lives and accomplishments of…
Sep 22nd 2021 • Collections & Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights, Volunteering
Dialect and Heritage Volunteers
Dialect and Heritage Volunteers Do you mash, soak or brew your tea? Have you ever seen a billywitch, bishy barnabee, harnser, hodmedod or tiddlywink? Have you ever wondered how dialects…
Aug 31st 2021 • Collections & Exhibitions, Community, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Dining With Pride – A Trainee’s Perspective
Hi, I am Eve, a Skills for the Future trainee at the Museum of East Anglian Life. I had a part in putting together our temporary exhibition: Dining With Pride,…
Jul 21st 2021 • Community, Highlights
River For All Project – Artist Search
The Museum of East Anglian Life’s River for All project will create a trail to bring public access to previously inaccessible woodland and river. We aim to commission artists to…
Jul 16th 2021 • Collections & Exhibitions, Food, Garden, Highlights
National Cherry Day
National Cherry Day Today is National Cherry Day, a day started as part of a campaign to save the British cherry. During the 20th century Britain lost 90% of its…
Apr 30th 2021 • Uncategorized
Museum reopens
The Museum and the Osier Cafe reopen once again on Tuesday 18 May and we’re excited to welcome you back. People can only meet in groups of up to 6…
Apr 15th 2021 • Collections & Exhibitions, Highlights
Virtual Tour: Darwin’s Mentor: Walking With Henslow
Did you miss the Henslow exhibition? Why not take a look at this virtual tour to share and celebrate the wonderful exhibition that was Darwin’s Mentor: Walking With Henslow.…