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Event: Exhibition (temporary) County: Leicestershire 20/20 VisionLeicestershire Pastel Society was started by Norman Sims in 1999 and has held an annual exhibition every year since. The pastel medium is one of the oldest mediums used by man. It consists simply of soft coloured powder ...Sock Gallery | Loughborough | 19 January — 29 February 2020 -
Museum: Science centre, Industrial heritage site County: Leicestershire Abbey Pumping Station Leicester -
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Event: Film screening County: Leicestershire Apollo 13 Anniversary ScreeningDirected by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris, the movie is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey ...National Space Centre | Leicester | 11 April 2020 -
Event: Festival or fair, Workshop, club or activity, Seasonal event, Storytelling session, Lecture, talk or reading, Exhibition (temporary) County: Leicestershire Apollo 13 Easter Activities“Houston, we have a problem!” Possibly one of the most well-known, misquoted, lines of the Apollo space programme. The words spoken by Jack Swigert aboard Apollo 13 were “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem...National Space Centre | Leicester | 19 April 2020 -
News Archaeological Dig In Leicester Uncovers Curse On Roman Cloak ThiefRecent excavations in Leicester city centre have revealed a host of finds - including a 2nd century Roman curse invoking the wrath of the god Maglus on a cloak thief.29 November 2006 -
News Archaeologists discover Stone Age weapons factory in LeicestershireUniversity of Leicester archaeologists have discovered a Mesolithic Stone Age weapons factory on a building site near Melton in Leicestershire.11 November 2009 -
News Archaeologists open coffin of elderly woman found near Richard III's grave in Leicester friaryThe first intact medieval stone coffin in Leicester contained a crucifix and had a holy position close to high altar, say archaeologists who are speculating that the woman's name could have been Emma.01 March 2015 -
News Archaeologists say Lady Jane Grey birthplace is "as good as it gets" as six-week dig beginsA moated site at Bradgate Park, in Leicestershire’s Charnwood Forest, is the focus for a six-week programme of excavations near the birthplace of the ruler known as The Nine Day Queen.11 June 2015 -
C24 Feature Archaeology or anthropology? Artist to show bones from animals' point of view in residencyJo Dacombe says her residency at the University of Leicester's Bone Laboratory will examine hundreds of objects but avoid "fetishised" skulls.03 February 2015 -
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Preview Artist's Statement: Ravi Deepres on Leicester's Festival of Rugby at the Rugby World Cup 2015Ravi Deepres says his artwork, The Gain Line, targets the primal appreciation of space in the minds of certain players, appearing as part of Leicester's current Festival of Rugby.24 September 2015 -
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Garden: parklands or rural site, Heritage site County: Leicestershire Belgrave Hall and Gardens Leicester -
News Benedict Cumberbatch revealed as Richard III's second cousin as actor prepares to read at reinterment ceremonyAhead of the cathedral ceremony, genealogists have produced a family tree which shows the Oscar nominee is the last Plantagenet king's Richard 16 times removed second cousin.25 March 2015 -
News Bill Gates And British Library Launch Rare Da Vinci Mancuscripts On Windows VistaBill Gates was at the British Library to launch a new digitisation project putting two of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks online using the new Windows Vista system.30 January 2007 -
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News Boffins use space science to unlock the secrets of Suffolk Tudor tombsArchaeologists and academics at the University of Leicester are deploying space technology to investigate Tudor tombs.30 November 2010 -
News Boost For UK Museums On The Web Conference In LeicesterOrganisers of the Culture24-sponsored UK Museums on the Web conference in Leicester have had to upgrade to a bigger venue due to a surge in registrations.10 June 2008
