By Peter Gilbert, Volunteer and Speaker Liaison On Tuesday 11th April, on the evening of the full moon, we had the great pleasure of hearing Lucy Bamford, Senior Curator of Art at Derby Museum, talk to a full house, on her special subject Joseph Wright, The Philosophers’ Painter . Lucy is the acknowledged UK…
By Tony Taylor, Volunteer Guide The BBC have just aired the first episode of a three week programme on it’s flagship channel BBC1. The programme follows the work of a research vessel with special permission to explore the Galapagos Islands, equipped with a fantastic array of technical machinery and aids together with a range of…
We welcomed nearly 200 young children, budding scientists, families and visitors to Erasmus Darwin House on Saturday 11th March to celebrate British Science Week. Volunteers, many retired scientists themselves, ran a variety of fun workshops to engage the public in STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). The volunteers running fun workshops to engage the…
Polly De Hamel, our longest serving volunteer, celebrated her 90th birthday with us last week! She’s one of 60 volunteers who help us to keep the Museum open for others to enjoy throughout the year. From running workshops for schools, tending the garden, welcoming visitors or even repairing costumes there’s always something to be involved…
Watch this space as our volunteers are busy making Marmalade to sell in our shop (available soon!). They’ve stuck to Darwin’s family recipe but here’s a brief history of where the recipe came from… The book which is held in our collection comprises a notebook, on handmade paper with a watermark of 1801. Its first…
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