In the Herb Garden this week We are pleased to announce that the Herb Garden at Erasmus Darwin House is well and truly open to visitors (at a safe distance of course) and that the team of gardeners are back at work, keeping it up to scratch. To encourage you to come and explore, we…
Over the last 2 years our garden team have been hard at work developing the herb garden, creating a number of linked but distinct areas. One of these areas is Dr Darwin’s Medicine Chest garden which includes plants directly referenced in the writings of Dr Darwin and reflecting the variety of plants which were in…
This week we are commencing a series of activities in conjunction with the Darwin Correspondence Project, looking at Erasmus Darwin’s grandson Charles and his theory of evolution. We start with “The Camel and the Polar Bear” and “Bug or Beastie”. Do send us a picture of your bug or beastie and we will display them…
Your nomination really counts With the museum closed since mid March, £1,000 could make a big difference to us at this difficult time. That’s why we would be really grateful if you could nominate us in the Ecclesiastical Movement for Good awards. Your nomination could be the one that wins us £1,000. The awards are…
Erasmus Darwin was a doctor and a published poet, but did you know that he was also an inventor? If you have visited Erasmus Darwin House you will have seen some of his inventions including his copying machine. Can you invent a machine to draw pictures, just like Erasmus Darwin did? Send a drawing…
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