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Article: News 10,000 Temple of Mithras discoveries draw comparisons with Pompeii in Roman LondonExperts from Museum of London Archaeology say thousands of "beautifully preserved" remains in London could transform our understanding of Roman Britain.10 April 2013 -
Event: Workshop or activity session County: West Midlands County 1940s Weekend and Evening EventThis includes an evening of 1940s entertainment. The Museum's village will be full of 40s spirit, street performers and musical entertainment. Visitors can join in and dress up or simply experience what it was like to...Black Country Living Museum | Dudley | 20 — 21 July 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: North Yorkshire 1963: A Moment In TimeAn exciting new exhibition looking at life 50 years ago in the early 1960s. Come and take a look at some of the fashion, music, movies, scandals, sporting events and much more, that shaped the year, and shaped history...Kirkleatham Museum | Redcar | 15 January — 20 December 2013
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Article: News £4.9 million Coventry Transport Museum Lottery bid boosts 14th century Old Grammar SchoolPlanners at the world's largest British transport collection are on the road to winning £4.9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, utilising a forgotten building as part of the proposals.04 April 2012 -
Event: Guided tour County: Worcestershire A Bishop and his BooksChristine Penney, the Hurd Librarian, will give an illustrated talk on Bishop Hurd, the Hurd Library and some of the wonderful books it holds. You will then be taken on a private tour of the Castle State Rooms and the...Worcestershire County Museum | Kidderminster | 21 September 2013 -
Event: Guided tour County: Worcestershire A Bishop and his BooksChristine Penney, the Hurd Librarian, will give an illustrated talk on Bishop Hurd, the Hurd Library and some of the wonderful books it holds. You will then be taken on a private tour of the Castle State Rooms and the...Worcestershire County Museum | Kidderminster | 23 May 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: West Midlands County A Centenary of Stainless Steel: The Old Hall ConnectionWe celebrate the centenary of the invention of stainless steel with a display of one of its finest products: Old Hall table and teawares. Among the items on show are examples of Robert Welch’s trend-setting designs...Walsall Museum | 9 April — 1 June 2013 -
Article: Preview A Centenary of Stainless Steel: The Old Hall Connection at Walsall MuseumWho knew about the impact stainless steel had in Walsall? A new show reveals a design dream created by a husband and wife unimpressed with their cleaning nearly a century ago.09 April 2013 -
Event: Lecture County: Aberdeenshire A History of Marine NavigationWith Dr John S Reid, Chartered Physicist, University of AberdeenAberdeen Maritime Museum | 29 May 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: North Yorkshire A Royal GatewayInstalled in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee year, this exhibition looks at the ceremonial role played by Micklegate Bar in welcoming ruling monarchs and other members of the royal family to the city over the...Micklegate Bar Museum | York | 4 August 2012 — 31 May 2013 -
Article: Preview A view through the Urban Eye of Charlie Phillips at Nottingham's New Art ExchangeGrowing up in an at-times hostile West London, Charlie Phillips began portraying the Caribbean community of the 1950s and 1960s. His photos are hidden stories of life.19 April 2013 -
Article: News Abbot's Hall reopens with plans for happiness at Stowmarket's Museum of East Anglian LifeAn 18th century hall set amid 75 acres of farmland in East Anglia, which reopened to the public earlier this year following a £3 million makeover, aims to be good for your wellbeing.13 July 2012 -
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Northamptonshire Abington and the Last of the ShakespearesA major new exhibition about the life of Abington Park Museum- its history as a manor house and home of the last ancestor of William Shakespeare, as an asylum and its most recent transformation into a well-loved museum.Abington Park Museum | Northampton | 18 May — 31 October 2013 -
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Article: Preview Ai Weiwei's Ton of Tea has No Borders for Bristol Museum and Art Gallery and ArnolfiniThe first UK appearance of a block of compressed tea leaves from Ai Weiwei's native China is one of the highlights of a multi-national contemporary art exhibition in Bristol.06 December 2012 -
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