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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Kent WW1 and Sandwich, KentOn the centenary of each year of WW1 you will find details of the servicemen who lost their lives who had Sandwich connections. The displays will show when they died and which actions they were part of. There will be...Sandwich Guildhall Museum | 8 April 2014 — 30 November 2019
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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: West Yorkshire WonderlabThink like a scientist in Wonderlab, our newest and most interactive gallery exploring light and sound through mind-bending exhibits and spectacular live shows. Touch, try and photograph your experience as you navigate...National Science and Media Museum | Bradford | 23 March 2017 — 1 January 2023 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Durham West AsiaThis region of the world has always been a melting pot of beliefs, cultures and artistic traditions. This rich and complex heritage is reflected in the displays in this area. Focusing on the early centuries of Islam,...Oriental Museum | Durham | 1 November 2014 — 1 November 2020 -
Event: Lecture, talk or reading Visit and use the Hove Roll of HonourThe Hove Roll of Honour is a collection of municipal war records, photographs and ephemera of service personnel who lived in Hove and died fighting in the First World War. There are 6 volumes of collected records...Hove Library | 4 August 2014 — 10 June 2019 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Kent 'Valour' - A permanent display of our Victoria CrossesThe Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive opened a NEW permanent display on the 12th November 2010. This exhbition is a modern redisplay of the 25 Victoria Crosses held by the Museum. The new display not only...Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive | Gillingham | 12 October 2010 — 12 October 2020 -
Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Cheshire Unexpected Elegance: Female fashion from the 1970'sThe 1970's are often called the "decade that taste forgot", but the dresses in this small exhibition show that this was far from true. From minis to midis & maxis, in fabrics ranging from cotton & corduroy to polyester...Grosvenor Museum | Chester | 8 July 2017 — 7 July 2019 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: West Yorkshire TV GalleryExplore the development, significance and cultural impact of one of the most influential inventions of the 20th century: television. Why do we have adverts on TV, and how much are we influenced by what we see? Explore...National Science and Media Museum | Bradford | 1 November 2014 — 1 January 2020 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Greater London Three Centuries of English FreemasonryFrom future kings to secret rituals and hidden meanings: through the rich collection at the museum this introductory exhibition illustrates the history of English freemasonry since the formation of the first Grand Lodge ...Museum of Freemasonry | London | 1 September 2016 — 31 December 2020 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Cambridgeshire Thomas ClarksonWisbech is the home town of slavery abolitionist Thomas Clarkson and the Museum holds documents, letters, books and artefacts relating to his work which are displayed in this permanent exhibition. The most important of...Wisbech and Fenland Museum | 31 January 2007 — 28 January 2020 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Norfolk The Twining Teapot GalleryMany of the Castle Museum's teapots are on display in the Twining Teapot Gallery and range from the elegant to the quirky. They date from the 1730s right through to the 1980s. In the Twining Teapot Gallery you can see a ...Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | 1 November 2013 — 1 November 2020
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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: North Yorkshire The Shakespeare First FolioIn 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare’s death, a compilation of 36 of his plays were published together in one volume. No more than 750 copies of this ‘First Folio’ were printed and today only about 230...Craven Museum and Gallery | Skipton | 1 September 2014 — 1 September 2021 -
Exhibition (permanent) County: South Yorkshire The Ruskin CollectionJohn Ruskin, who formed this collection, was a Victorian writer who searched passionately for beauty in the world around him. He explored nature from the smallest pebble to the mightiest landscape and examined art from...Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery | 1 January 2000 — 1 January 2020
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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: East Sussex The Royal Pavilion as a Hospital for Limbless SoldiersA display about the 6,000 amputee soldiers who received treatment, rehabilitation and training at the Royal Pavilion during the First World War.Royal Pavilion | Brighton & Hove | 20 April 2016 — 1 April 2020
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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Buckinghamshire The Road to Bletchley ParkThe Road to Bletchley Park, sponsored by BAE Systems and Ultra Electronics, celebrates the pioneering achievements of those who waged a secret war – and how they paved the way for the Codebreakers of World War Two.Bletchley Park | Milton Keynes | 5 June 2015 — 1 February 2020 -
Event: Play, Workshop, club or activity, Performance, Living history or re-enactment, Storytelling session, Lecture, talk or reading County: Berkshire The Great War ShowAbominable Showmen bring live performance to your venue, charting the progress of WW1 on the Western Front from patriotic jubilation to despair through the words of poets, soldiers & a host of other characters.Abominable Showmen | Wokingham | 26 September 2016 — 30 June 2019 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Norfolk The Egyptian GalleryThe Egyptian Gallery at Norwich Castle is small but contains a significant collection of artefacts, which were found in Egyptian tombs and donated by wealthy travellers who visited Egypt in the nineteenth century.Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | 1 November 2013 — 1 November 2020
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Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Caithness The Dounreay StoryThe United Kingdom’s fast reactor research and development programme at Dounreay is now over and the site is currently Scotland’s largest nuclear clean-up and demolition project. Since the early days of construction ...Caithness Horizons Museum | Thurso | 6 April 2012 — 6 April 2020 -
Event: Exhibition (permanent) County: Leicestershire The DenCome and investigate The Den! The Den is a dedicated space for children aged five and under and their families. Explore exciting new ways to experience museum objects and how they open up opportunities for fun and...New Walk Museum and Art Gallery | Leicester | 31 March 2012 — 31 December 2020 -
Event County: Fife The Defence of Hougoumont 17 - 18 June 1815On the 18ᵗʰ June 1815 the Battle of Waterloo saw the defeat of Napoleon’s French Army by the Seventh Coalition commanded by The Duke of Wellington. This great battle put an end to the Napoleonic Wars with France.British Forces Philatelic Service | Elie LEVEN | 18 June 2015 — 30 November 2020 -
Event County: Fife The Centenary of the Commonwealth War graves CommissionThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission ensures that 1.7 million Commonwealth Forces who died in the two world wars will never be forgotten. They care for cemeteries and memorials at 23,000 locations, in 154 countries.British Forces Philatelic Service | Elie LEVEN | 21 May 2017 — 31 December 2020
