Manager | May 1, 2013
Erasmus Darwin House is seeking sponsorship for a very exciting forthcoming event! At the end of June the museum will be holding a Flower Festival, entitled A Temple of Nature, involving the entire building being decorated with traditional and contemporary flower arrangements. We already have the support of a number of local Flower Guilds who [...]
Manager | January 9, 2013
According to the Secretary of the Paris Academy of Sciences in the early 1700s speaking and the voice were ‘altogether outside the realm of imitation [because] nature can use materials that are not at our disposal, and she knows how to use them in ways that we are not permitted to know’. Erasmus Darwin loved [...]
Manager | November 27, 2012
Erasmus Darwin possessed one of the most ingenious minds of the 18th century, significantly advancing human understanding in almost every field of human nature and science that he tackled – and yet, the majority know very little about him. A warm and impressive character, Erasmus was a highly respected physician, poet, inventor, botanist, biologist and [...]
Manager | November 23, 2012
Today has been a good experience for us and we have learned many interesting facts. Before we didn’t know who Erasmus Darwin was, but now we do. I think we worked hard today, and hopefully we have helped out. We started the day with some warm up activities to get to know each other, for example [...]
Manager | October 3, 2012
Erasmus Darwin House is moving forward and has finally created a newsletter for all its visitors, members and volunteers! The newsletter is monthly, features a ‘What’s On Column’, a few key stories and of course our plant of the month! Subscribing couldn’t be easier, either – simply enter your name and email address here to [...]
Manager | July 31, 2012
From 31st July to 9th September Erasmus Darwin House will be going free entry. We want to attract as many visitors as possible to experience the genius of Erasmus Darwin so for the first time and for this limited period only we will be throwing the doors open to all at no charge! Charges will still apply [...]
Manager | June 21, 2012
We are very excited to announce confirmation of a successful grant application from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This £37,500 grant will enable the museum to continue the refurbishment of the exhibition rooms in this beautiful grade 1 listed building, and tops up the £60,000 needed. The project was started back in 2008 with the £100,000 redisplay [...]
Manager | July 28, 2011
The Yorkshire Building Society recently held a competition where the public were invited to vote for their favourite charity – Saxon Hill Special School, St Giles Hospice and Erasmus Darwin House – to win a share of £1000. Forms were available for people to complete in branch and the competition was open to all, not [...]
Manager | May 17, 2011
On 11th May the Govenors of Chasetown Specialist Sports College voted in favour of moving to Academy status. At the same meeeting it was agreed that the new name would be the Erasmus Darwin Academy. The school aims to convert to an Academy on 1st July 2011 and will also include the implementation of a [...]
Manager | January 19, 2011
Erasmus Darwin House is starting the New Year with a new idea – Honesty Box Days. On these days, held once a month, the museum will not charge its usual admission but will ask the visitor to give whatever they feel they can afford. Alison Wallis, Curator of Erasmus Darwin House explains ”as a museum [...]
