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Let’s talk about Thursday… With the 2017 election...

Volunteering – a sustainable alternative to paid work?

6th June 2017

Volunteering is great, isn’t it? Volunteers gain...

Hidden Gems at Bassetlaw Museum

31st May 2017

Bassetlaw Museum Stores In preparation for Bassetlaw’s Museums...

Rutland – a small county with lots to see!

23rd May 2017

in Reviews

As my internship draws to a close,...

How (not) to mentor: reflections on Mentoring For All’s first training event

18th May 2017

The first rule of mentoring? Don’t give...

Speaking Clock Facts

16th May 2017

Changes at the BHI Museum The BHI Museum...

Deaf Awareness Week 2017

10th May 2017

Monday 15th May sees the start of...

Intern to the rescue at Ayscoughfee…

9th May 2017

Squirrel Rescue at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and...

Accessibility in Museums: bringing down barriers

3rd May 2017

Accessibility [noun: accessibility definition: the quality of being...

Hidden Heritage – New York Walking Tours

2nd May 2017

in Reviews

What I learnt on a free walking...

A Day in the Life of a Collections and Interpretation Intern

26th April 2017

If you’ve ever wondered what a Collections...

What a difference a day makes…

25th April 2017

in Reviews

As Storm Doris descended on the UK,...

The Plastics Revolution at Bassetlaw Museum

The Plastic Revolution

29th March 2017

‘The Plastic Revolution’ will be opening from...

Fantasy genealogy

22nd March 2017

Impossible to prove but also impossible to...

Big yellow caravan

22nd March 2017

in Reviews

It’s not every day you find a...

How museums help to contribute to our wellbeing

14th March 2017

There is still much debate surrounding the...

Once upon a time…

14th March 2017

For the BHI Museum’s upcoming event to...

Spalding Safe Spaces

8th March 2017

This month, Ayscoughfee Hall welcomed Spalding Safe...

Hidden London tours

8th March 2017

in Reviews

This month, I thought I would talk...

Eoliths: stone tool or natural?

28th February 2017

Walking on a beach, do you stop...

Time flies when you’re having fun…

21st February 2017

in Reviews

Winter Wind Down In December, I attended the...

Museum practice in South Korea

15th February 2017

For many tourists, visiting national museums and...

Pagan origins of Pancake Day

6th February 2017

‘There is no Maslenitsa without pancakes’ –...

Jodie flies east around the world

6th February 2017

in Reviews

Over the past few years, changes within...

King John: Notts all that bad?

31st January 2017

My final undergraduate year revolved around one...

The Victorian vision of the future

31st January 2017

Here at Bassetlaw Museum, whilst looking for...

11 million reasons to dance

31st January 2017

Commissioned in 2014 by People Dancing, with...

The politics of museum collections

24th January 2017

South Africa: The Art of a Nation...

What happens if we keep on digging?

2nd January 2017