Blog
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Death and Mourning in Museum Collections
Lizzie Llabres, our Curator for Social History and Technology has written today’s blog, looking at how death is represented in our museum collections. She writes: Death and mourning is something… read more about Death and Mourning in Museum Collections
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Calligraphy Explored
You may have noticed a new display case at Cartwright Hall recently. Our Curator for International and Decorative Arts, Nilesh Mistry gave us a little insight into the development. He… read more about Calligraphy Explored
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Cupola: A Circus Installation & Decades of Delight: 250 Years
Sonja Kielty, Curator of exhibitions has written a blog giving insight in the recent Circus-themed exhibitions at Cartwright Hall. She writes: Cupola – the crown in the roof of the big top. … read more about Cupola: A Circus Installation & Decades of Delight: 250 Years
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Butterfield Archive
We’re lucky enough to hold within our collections some of the correspondence between members of the Butterfield family, who were the owners of Cliffe Castle. They offer a fascinating insight… read more about Butterfield Archive
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Suffragette!
Our Community Engagement & Events intern Lucy, has written this weeks blog post, about a recent pop-up event she was involved with She writes: The Suffragette 2018 Pop-Up Event What… read more about Suffragette!
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Working on Cartwright Hall
Visitors to our website or indeed, to Lister Park may have noticed that Cartwright Hall Gallery was closed for the first month of the year. Helen Thornton, the site Manager… read more about Working on Cartwright Hall
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The Elusive Lady’s–Slipper Orchid
This week’s new blog has been written by our Natural Sciences Curator, Dr Gerard McGowan He writes: A recent enquiry about our collections brought to mind a rare and ‘infamous’… read more about The Elusive Lady’s–Slipper Orchid
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Alke Schmidt: Wonder and Dread
Sonja Kielty, our exhibitions curator agreed to write a blog post for us to give an insight in the process that lead to the recently opened Alke Schmidt: Wonder &… read more about Alke Schmidt: Wonder and Dread
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Celebrating Christmas at Cliffe Castle & Cliffe Castle Park
If you’ve visited Cliffe Castle and its park recently, you can hardly fail to have noticed there’s been an awful lot happening in the park. If you’ve not yet come… read more about Celebrating Christmas at Cliffe Castle & Cliffe Castle Park
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Explore Cliffe Castle with 21st Century Technology
We asked our new Community Engagements and Events intern, Lucy to write this blog, and give you an insight into what she’s currently involved with…. She writes: Hello, I’m the… read more about Explore Cliffe Castle with 21st Century Technology