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News A Magna Carta for the common(s) people: Cornelia Parker's Wikipedia Embroidery unveiled at British LibraryCornelia Parker’s major embroidery installation of Magna Carta is about to go on display at the British Library - here's a sneak preview.14 May 2015 -
C24 Feature Amputation knives to historical gold mines: key exhibits from the new National Civil War CentreAhead of the public opening of the new £5.4 million National Civil War Centre in Newark on Sunday, curators and experts introduce some of the star objects going on display.30 April 2015 -
News Artists respond to 800th Anniversary of the Magna CartaAs the Queen spends the morning at Runnymede the historic anniversary of the Magna Carta is being marked by a number of innovative art projects across the country this week.15 June 2015 -
Castle or defences County: Leicestershire Ashby de la Zouch Castle - English Heritage Ashby de la Zouch -
Archive: Association or society County: Hertfordshire Bernie Grant Archives at the University of Middlesex Barnet
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News Best-preserved Magna Carta goes on show at Salisbury Cathedral for Magna Carta 800Salisbury Cathedral’s copy of Magna Carta is re-housed in a dramatic new display for their Magna Carta: Spirit of Justice, Power of Words exhibition opening for Magna Carta 800.27 February 2015 -
C24 Feature Birmingham's Canal Network - In Brindley's FootstepsRoslyn Tappenden takes a walk round the canal networks in central Birmingham and looks at the history of Brindley, Telford and the building of the city's canal network.05 August 2004
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Museum: Garden, parklands or rural site, Historic house or home County: Denbighshire Bodelwyddan Castle and Park Near Rhyl -
Digital and online resources: Film, video or vodcast, Resource County: South Yorkshire Breaking Chains - Sheffield Civil RightsMuseums Sheffield: Weston ParkMuseums Sheffield: Weston Park
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Reminiscence Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet)The 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of Chipping Barnet in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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News Cornelia Parker to create huge Wikipedia-inspired replication of Magna Carta at British LibraryThe Royal Academician says her 13-metre long replication of Magna Carta's Wikipedia page, stitched by hundreds of people the charter has affected, is "a snapshot of the debate right now".02 December 2014 -
Curator's Choice Curator's Choice: Federica Chiocchetti on nudity, Fiats, Martin Parr's scrapbooks and 1970s ItalyThe co-curator on Amore e Piombo: The Photography of Extremes in 1970s Italy, which is part of the current Brighton Photo Biennial at the city's Museum and Art Gallery.31 October 2014 -
Interview Curator's Choice: Nick Booth discusses a print about George Abbot, the unwanted ArchbishopNick Booth, of Guildford Museum, explains his interest in a print of the Legend of Archbishop George Abbot’s Birth.19 May 2011 -
Interview Curator's Choice: The chair scratched by Winston Churchill's fingernailsSee the former Prime Minister's scratch marks on the chair he once sat in to chair cabinet committee meetings during World War II, held at the Churchill War Rooms in London.13 October 2011 -
Interview Curator's Choice: The Magna Carta at the British LibraryIn her own Words...Dr Claire Breay Lead Curator of Medieval and Earlier Manuscripts at the British Library tells us why the Magna Carta is such a powerful piece of British history.15 October 2011 -
Review Daumier (1808-1879): Visions of Paris at London's Royal Academy of ArtsHonoré Daumier portrays Jesus, Napoleonic authorities, the beginnings of photography and Don Quixote in a show full of compelling works at the Royal Academy.22 October 2013 -
Preview Democracy for Scotland: the Museum of Edinburgh examines the referendum experienceAs referendum fever rages in Scotland and hits the UK national news, the Museum of Edinburgh presents a retrospective of the two previous referendums in 1979 and 1997 with a selection of materials from its own collections and the Scottish Political Archive in Stirling.07 March 2012 -
C24 Feature Disability In The 18th Century - A National Portrait Gallery TrailA tour of the National Portrait Gallery showing eighteenth century sitters with disabilities including John Wilkes, Samuel Johnson, and Handel.29 November 2006
