Blog Welcome to the Heritage Open Days blog! Here we’ll take you behind the scenes of running this amazing festival and introduce you to some friends and fascinating stories along the way. Page 1 of 13 pages 1 2 3 > Last › Blog Take 5 with the Team Posted on 27th July 2022 by Charlotte Tindle As the event registration deadline approaches, our team has been working hard behind the scenes to gather everything together, visit and shout about the work of our…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Astounding Inventions - Archaeology Posted on 14th July 2022 by Sarah Holloway LASERS! Yep, not the answer I expected when I asked colleagues for their pick of the most astounding innovations in archaeology! But there you go. Now we are not…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Introducing… MOLA and the lost stories of Londoners Posted on 6th July 2022 by Guest Writer Can you help us tell forgotten stories? That’s the question the team at MOLA, a brilliant archaeology company, came to us with, and are asking you. It…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections Warrington’s Wonderful Inventors Posted on 17th June 2022 by Guest Writer From planting seeds to real rocket science, it’s amazing what you find when you start looking! Turns out Warrington in Cheshire has some really incredible…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Volunteers’ Week: fantastic festival hubs Posted on 1st June 2022 by Sarah Holloway Bunting and beacons will be lighting up the country this week for Jubilee celebrations - including thousands organised by local volunteers. They are the bright shining key…. Read more ► BLOG: Guest Posts Exploring Queer Britain Posted on 30th May 2022 by Guest Writer The biggest cheer at the recent Museums + Heritage Show was surely for the Queer curators panel, led by Dan Vo, Project Manager of the Queer Heritage & Collections…. Read more ► Blog Take 5 with the Team Posted on 13th May 2022 by Sarah Holloway From cross border connections to early festival highlights. It’s been a busy few months for the team and there’s lots to share in your behind the scenes…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections The Lawnmower – an accidental invention Posted on 3rd May 2022 by Guest Writer Those perfect stripes of green, essential to our image of tennis courts, cricket pitches or palace grounds. Only possible though because of an accidental discovery by one…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections Astounding Inventions in the National Trust’s Collection Posted on 21st April 2022 by Guest Writer From chocolate worms to hair-raising gadgets and back to front furniture, a rummage amongst the collections of the National Trust doesn't always turn up what you…. Read more ► BLOG: Curious Collections 4 Intriguing Innovations at Thackray Museum of Medicine Posted on 7th April 2022 by Guest Writer Today's post brings you a metal 'knight', sculptural skill, dazzling technology and something small but very useful. This year we’re exploring…. Read more ► Page 1 of 13 pages 1 2 3 > Last › Share this page: Twitter Facebook LinkedIn+
