It might not be the biggest museum in the country but Bath’s Herschel Museum of Astronomy can still punch above its weight when it comes to seeing off the competition and winning a prize. It’s […]
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A column about Nelson.
It’s still a bit weird to realise that this year’s summer exhibition – which has just opened at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution – features an object that l have been fortunate enough […]
Fingers crossed for the Herschel.
Congratulations are in order – and fingers are crossed – regarding Bath’s Herschel Museum of Astronomy being shortlisted in a national competition. The Museums and Heritage Awards celebrate best practice within museums, galleries and heritage […]
Half-term fun at city museums.
Families can enjoy fun, hands-on activities every day over February half-term at Bath & North East Somerset Council’s museums – from handling real Roman objects, to searching for virtual Roman coins, investigating fashion design and […]
Rusty look preferred.
Week-end wanderings took me down to Green Park station where it’s good to see a development site nearing completion. For me though, l do hope the decorative copper strips are designed to oxidise. I would […]
Car park work completed..but there’s more
Work to improve the durability of the car park at Bath’s Holburne Museum has been completed – and the car park re-opened – ahead of time. However, there’s more work to be done on remodelling the […]
(Almost) No service is sacred in B&NES economy drive.
As a service provider, it seems almost nothing is safe and untouchable when it comes to economies forced on the new Conservative-controlled Bath and North East Somerset Council. I have just had my first interview […]
Health and Good Fortune in 2014!
A Happy New Year to all followers of The Virtual Museum of Bath. This cyber-site – which embraces the whole city’s heritage and history – has welcomed nearly 34,000 page hits during its first full […]
Perils of being a postie
A passerby comes to the aid of a postie stepping into the rainwater ‘lake’ surrounding the Victorian letter-box in historic Laura Place. She’s hanging onto the sack while he reaches for the letters he has […]
Why Minerva’s on the move!
Looks like better weather has helped the Roman Baths and Fashion Museum make up this year for disappointing visitor numbers in 2012 when rain and the Olympics kept people away. Meeting up with Stephen Bird […]
