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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 along the way.

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Wellcome Collection – a library for the incurably curious

Posted on 23rd May 2019 by Sarah Holloway

The Wellcome Collection has been a source of intrigue and delight for me for many years. Through it I've discovered fascinating things from Mexican miracle paintings….

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A cuppa with a Craftivist – in conversation with Sarah Corbett

Posted on 29th April 2019 by Sarah Holloway

When the world seems particularly grey, daydreaming provides an escape… but it can also be the spark which starts something that changes worlds, be….

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Take 5 with the team

Posted on 26th April 2019 by Sarah Holloway

HODs HQ is in full prep mode for going on tour! Our regional events for organisers kick off next week so we’re spinning LOTS of plates this month. Before we set off….

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Gentleman Jack and Shibden Hall

Posted on 18th April 2019 by Sarah Holloway

If you haven’t heard of Anne Lister of Shibden Hall (aka Gentleman Jack) then you’re missing a treat of a tale. The BBC is about to air a new series….

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The RSA - a coffeehouse for the common good

Posted on 9th April 2019 by Sarah Holloway

I recently discovered the ultimate coffeehouse down the road from our office. An 'Enlightenment' coffeehouse - a place designed to incubate ideas….

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Take 5 with the team

Posted on 27th March 2019 by Sarah Holloway

It's been a busy month for the team at HODs HQ, we've built a castle in Swindon, learnt a lot in Oxford, ridden a vintage bus in Northampton, taken tea in….

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Manchester’s Fight for Freedom: The John Rylands Library and the Peterloo Massacre

Posted on 14th March 2019 by Sarah Holloway

SNEAK PREVIEW! Next week a fascinating and deeply moving exhibition will open at the stunning John Rylands Library in Manchester. Drawing on their collection, it marks….

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First 100 Years: celebrating the centenary of women in law

Posted on 5th March 2019 by Sarah Holloway

What's the first thing you notice in this picture? It was taken in 1982 at an event by an international law firm based in London, and its striking gender….

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Take 5 with the team

Posted on 21st February 2019 by Sarah Holloway

We promised you some behind the scenes updates on this blog so grab a cuppa and a cookie, here’s 5 things we’ve been working on this month 1. Checking the….

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Curious Collections of the National Trust

Posted on 1st February 2019 by Sarah Holloway

A wooden pet, a grenade that looks like a perfume bottle and a prosthetic leg for dancing - not what immediately comes to mind when I think of things the….

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