ali | July 13, 2010
Drop in activities for children from 11am-3pm.
Bored at home already? Join us here at the House for fun childrens activities every Wednesday in August.Each day will have a different theme. Choose from Space and Travel, Beads Buttons and Braiding, Fossils and Flowers and Portraits or why not come to all four!
£2 per child. Booking [...]
ali | July 12, 2010
We are looking for a conscientious and welcoming couple to take over from our outgoing Caretakers/Hosts.
The couple will act as Volunteers for Museum Caretaker and House Hostess. Free accommodation is offered, above the House ,which is in the heart of Lichfield, adjacent to the Cathedral Close.
Responsibilities will include preparing for and hosting corporate bookings,weddings,museum events and educational visits [...]
ali | May 31, 2010
We have been very busy here at Erasmus Darwin House putting together some exciting new events!
These will include Toddler Storytime, Science on Saturdays, Costume Corner and Book Corner.
Watch out for more details!!!
ali | May 31, 2010
On April 29th Erasmus Darwin House was notified that our application for Full Accreditation by the MLA had been approved.
The MLA promote best practice in Museums,Libraries and Archives and we are very proud to have been recognised in such a way.
All thanks goes to Alison Wallis who has managed to bring this to fruition as well as [...]
ali | February 23, 2010
We are very excited to announce that Erasmus Darwin House has been shortlisted for the Best of the West Awards this year. These awards highlight and give recognition to innovative new Museum projects. All will be revealed on February 26th 2010-watch this space!
March 2010: A quick update!
Unfortunately we did not win this section but we were very [...]
ali | February 3, 2010
On the following days the Erasmus Darwin House is pleased to announce that normal admission charges are waivered. We would, however, ask for a donation from each visitor to contribute towards the upkeep of the House.
21ST FEBRUARY, 12TH MARCH, 13TH APRIL, 19TH MAY, 10TH JUNE, 16TH JULY, 17TH AUGUST, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 10TH OCTOBER, 18TH NOVEMBER, 17TH [...]
ali | September 24, 2009
The grand opening of the newly refurbished museum happened on Saturday 4th July and the event was truly exciting! During the day we welcomed over 500 visitors to the museum and all seemed to enjoy the new exhibitions. The atmosphere in the House was amazing and it was so great to see so many people [...]
ali | September 17, 2009
Erasmus Darwin House is currently trying to improve it’s education services and require the help of people interested in this area. After the recent refurbishment we feel we have a much brighter museum which can provide a better offer to schools and wider learning. However, Darwin House is mainly run by volunteers and we are always [...]
admin | April 8, 2009
We had a great party on Saturday for the museums 10th birthday – take a look at the photos in the gallery to see what fun we got up to! Needless to say, all the cake disappeared very quickly and was enjoyed by all! Thanks to everyone who turned up to share it with us.
admin | April 2, 2009
Sunday 5th April is the 10th anniversary of the museum’s opening way back in 1999. On Saturday we’ll be celebrating this momentous occasion with a party and cake! Everyone is welcome to join us for a slice and the museum will be free to enter on this special day only, so take advantage!
During the last [...]