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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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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Lancashire 5 Ways to WellbeingThis exhibition was made for you to find out more about the 5 Ways to Wellbeing which are five easy steps we can all take towards leading a healthy life. The artworks were made by users of West Villa, a resource centre...Central Art Gallery | Ashton-Under-Lyne | 24 August — 3 November 2013
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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: Lecture County: Greater London A Campaign to Save the World's Refugees: World Refugee Year 1959-60A talk for Refugee Week 2013 The UN campaign for World Refugee Year (1959-1960) was an ambitious attempt by Western governments to increase public awareness of enduring refugee crises fifteen years after the end of the...The Wiener Library | London | 19 June 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 -
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: Lecture County: Greater London A little Gay HistoryRichard Parkinson, British Museum, discusses a recently published project o the history of same-sex desire. The talk will explore issues raised by objects in the collection, from ancient Egyptian papyri to modern gay...British Museum | London | 28 June 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 -
Event: Workshop or activity session County: Cornwall A Step Back in TimeExperience life in the 1940s with 'Living history' displays of WW2 Home Front, civvies and service personnel, vintage vehicles and much more. Sing along to some of your favourite old songs and visit our replica Dig for...Trengwainton Garden (National Trust) | Nr Penzance | 26 — 27 May 2013
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Event: Workshop or activity session County: Norfolk A Village at WarExperience what it was like to grow up during the Second World War and the impact on family life on the home front.Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Museum of Norfolk Life | Dereham | 25 — 26 August 2013
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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 -
Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Greater London Alan Turing: Life and LegacyTo coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing (1912–1954) a new exhibition celebrating the life of pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing will will examine the achievements of the man whose...Science Museum | London | 21 June 2012 — 21 June 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: North Yorkshire All Dressed UpThe paintings on show in All Dressed Up offer an engaging insight into costumes and their wearers; from the fashionable garb of 16th century Knaresborough aristocrat Sir Francis Slingsby, who was beheaded for treason,...Ryedale Folk Museum | York | 26 January — 7 July 2013 -
Event: Workshop or activity session County: Cheshire American Civil War at the Old HallThe members of the American Civil War Society are among the most approachable and enthusiastic re-enactors on the historical scene. Share the myth, romance and reality of this period as you walk and talk your way...Tatton Park (National Trust) | Knutsford | 6 — 7 July 2013
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Merseyside An Age of Confidence: Photographs by Bedford Lemere & CoFor half a century the London firm of Bedford Lemere & Co was the leading architectural photography company in England. After London, Merseyside was the firm's second-most photographed location. Their photographs...Sudley House | Liverpool | 20 July 2012 — 30 June 2013
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Event: Workshop or activity session County: North Yorkshire An Introduction to Blacksmithing CourseWorking under Adrian Wood’s expert tuition you learn the basic skills of a blacksmith. You will make three items a key ring, decorative hook, and something more complicated which are yours to take home with you.Gayle Mill Trust | Hawes | 21 July 2013 -
Event: Workshop or activity session County: North Yorkshire An Introduction to Stone Slate RoofingDuring this one day course you will learn the techniques behind the type of stone slate roofing common in the Dales. This training will take place with practical, hands on demonstrations and tasks working on a wooden...Gayle Mill Trust | Hawes | 17 August 2013 -
Event: Seasonal event, Workshop or activity session County: Dorset Ancient Harvest And Apple DayMake traditional apple jam in the Roman workshop, harvest hedgerow fruits and make fruit leathers good enough to eat! Other activities include using sheep’s wool to make felt and harvesting hedgerow plants to create...Ancient Technology Centre | Wimborne | 12 October 2013
