STAFF at a Lichfield museum are celebrating the discovery of ‘lost’ original letters penned by Dr Erasmus Darwin, shedding new light on his life and ideas. The letters were snapped up by Erasmus Darwin House when they came up for auction at Bonhams, thanks to funding from The Friends of the Nation’s Libraries and an…
Administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the UK Accreditation Partnership, Accreditation is the benchmark for well-run Museums and Galleries. It means that Erasmus Darwin House is properly managed and governed to the nationally agreed industry standard and shows the museum takes proper care of its collections, sharing them…
It’s always exciting to get a new gadget and museum curator, Alex, loves this one. Using a conservation vacuum, with a goat’s hair brush attachment and set to low suction, means dust can be safely removed from textiles. The museum collects a dust sample from the vacuumed item, so it knows how much dust the…
Museum volunteer, Jenny and Curator, Alex have been busy crafting in the name of collections care. Cutting out pieces of plastazote to match the shape of the museum’s objects, means the study drawers can be opened without what’s inside rattling around and being damaged. They were also able to remove several rusty old pins previously…
Our Young Roots project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund has now been completed. It has been an amazing opportunity for the museum to engage with a wide variety of Young People from South Staffordshire College, The University of Birmingham and those who have volunteered independently. We have been able to offer them numerous…
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