19/04/2018
So what do we do all day? There is no such thing as a typical day, really, so here is a flavour of some of the things I might get up to in a day. Just remember, making records accessible is our aim.
06/04/2018
How’s your memory? I must admit as I get older mine gets worse. On occasion, a great blank wilderness lives where I should be reminded to do something. Clearly, this cannot go on! Many things to do, and all that.
22/03/2018
Market Hall Museum now has its own film on YouTube. Jay and his friendly assistant Gaz visited the museum back in January and spent the day filming.
09/03/2018
The last Friday and Saturday, the archive and museum services ended up closing early at some points. It’s rare indeed for the buildings to close to the public, so it was kind of noteworthy.
15/02/2018
Doesn’t time fly? The past year has been a whirlwind, yet it's maybe a time to look both back and forward.
02/02/2018
Organisation is everything, be it closing down a strongroom for the night, or publishing an article.
18/01/2018
Towards the end of last year, I made my way north to beautiful Manchester for the national ‘Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities’ (DCDC) conference. It was really astounding to see some of the projects which other institutions have achieved, celebrating heritage and culture and having a real impact on their communities.
04/01/2018
As 2017 trips over into 2018, it always seems paradoxical that a time when you look to the future is also one to reflect on the past.
21/12/2017
Hopefully the coming year sees yet more contributions, and what better time to start thinking about what you may want to submit then over the festive period?
07/12/2017
We’ve got a nice new refurbished Market Hall, and if you’ve been following this site, you may just have noticed. Now we have the space however, it’s time to show it off and put it to good use.
24/11/2017
I’ve just taken delivery of some pike. All very interesting, you might think, but what does this have to do with this website, Heritage & Culture Warwickshire (HCW), and the Our Warwickshire project as a whole?
06/11/2017
In addition to the behind the scenes work, and the regular displays that you can pop in and see, there are many events that take place at the museum – these events can add a little insight into the collections and the objects on display.
05/10/2017
One beauty of a county such as Warwickshire is the number of villages, hamlets and other places that lurk within it.
16/08/2017
So what does a Collections Manager for Heritage & Culture Warwickshire actually do? Sam Collenette gives us a peek into her diary.
27/07/2017
Our group of 6 to 12 year olds from Warwick schools will become Time Travellers, spending a week exploring everything from fossils to robbers.
13/07/2017
It’s been encouraging to see people have been prepared to trudge across (the publicly accessible!) fields, search out the positions of these historic sites listed on our website, and have been happy to snap pictures of them for us.
29/06/2017
Upon discovering that the venue wouldn’t have internet or computers, I had to adjust my plan to be a bit more ‘old school’. So, this leads us to the question, what exactly is a pinning party?
15/06/2017
Is it wrong to admit to a sense of utter satisfaction at removing an age of dust (and other unthinkable detritus), to expose a cleaner, though often well nibbled, sheet of paper?
02/06/2017
This isn’t the end of the road, not by a long chalk. Having opened, we now have the task of building on the work we’ve done up until now, and creating and maintaining the service you all deserve.
07/04/2017
As you may have noticed, the museum is now open, and it’s bedding in now, nicely! It seemed appropriate, then, to reflect on the opening itself.
02/02/2017
The bear has now been moved to his new place at the entrance to the museum, so that he can welcome all our visitors.
18/01/2017
With a little over a month to go before we reopen our doors to the public we thought you would like to have a little sneak preview of our galleries.
22/12/2016
Christmas approaches and I’m sure that you, dear readers, are knee-deep in your preparations. Our Warwickshire would like to thank you for your kind readership, contributions, and comments. In tandem with this website, of course, Market Hall Museum inches ever closer to its opening date in February.
07/12/2016
To while away the hours, a few of those incarcerated decided to get artistic and leave their mark. To this day we have some of the interesting graffiti they left behind, scratched into the stone walls.
