Lunch break learning at Bolton Museum
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January 30 2009
No. 22/2009
A fantastic programme of free lunchtime talks will run throughout 2009 at Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive.
Using objects from the amazing collections of Bolton Museum and Archive Service as a starting point the talks will explore a fascinating range of topics from fashion to fish.
Talks are from 1pm to 1.30pm in Learning Studio 1 and no booking is required. Free tea and coffee is provided and visitors are welcome to take their own lunch.
Anyone interested in local history can find out about riot and revolution in 19th Century Bolton in ‘The Real Credit Crunch’ on Friday 6 February with Matthew Constantine, Senior Manager of Museum and Archive Collections.
Football fans can celebrate the opening of the March exhibition ‘Saved for the Nation: The Story of the FA Cup’ and re-live the story of Bolton Wanderers and the 1923 FA Cup final in ‘The Wanderers, Wembley and a White Horse’ on Friday 20 March.
Spring offers the chance to browse through Bolton’s costume collection in ‘Through the Wardrobe’ on Friday 24 April and Bolton’s revolutionary inventor will be the topic of conversation in ‘Samuel Crompton: A story of Decline’ on Friday 22 May.
June marks the launch of the museum’s major exhibition Simple Beginnings: The Story of Evolution, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. To celebrate the occasion, David Craven, Collections Officer will talk about ‘Evolution Revolution’: The Charles Darwin Story on Thursday 12 February.
Continuing the Darwin theme, ‘Why are there so many bugs?’ will take a closer look at insect evolution on Friday 26 June while ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ on Friday 17 July will look at the Bolton Minister who defied Darwin.
On Friday 14 August, Bolton Aquarium’s fish collection will come under the spotlight in ‘Fishy Tales’ with Aquarium Services Officers Pete Liptrot and Paul Dixon.
An invitation to discover the wonderful history of medicine is extended in ‘Plants, Potions and Pills’ on Friday 11 September and on Friday 16 October, Tom Hardwick, Curator of Egyptology and Archaeology will look at Bolton’s Egyptian textiles with a talk entitled ‘Stitches in Time’.
Art buffs can learn about Thomas Moran and other Bolton artists in ‘Made in Bolton’ on Friday 13 November and on Friday 11 December Julie Lamara, a Local Studies Librarian, will reveal stories from our archive collections in ‘Twas Christmas Day in the Workhouse’.
Anyone interested in signing up to the museum’s e-newsletter for regular updates on events and exhibitions can visit www.boltonmuseums.org for more details.
No. 22/2009
A fantastic programme of free lunchtime talks will run throughout 2009 at Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive.
Using objects from the amazing collections of Bolton Museum and Archive Service as a starting point the talks will explore a fascinating range of topics from fashion to fish.
Talks are from 1pm to 1.30pm in Learning Studio 1 and no booking is required. Free tea and coffee is provided and visitors are welcome to take their own lunch.
Anyone interested in local history can find out about riot and revolution in 19th Century Bolton in ‘The Real Credit Crunch’ on Friday 6 February with Matthew Constantine, Senior Manager of Museum and Archive Collections.
Football fans can celebrate the opening of the March exhibition ‘Saved for the Nation: The Story of the FA Cup’ and re-live the story of Bolton Wanderers and the 1923 FA Cup final in ‘The Wanderers, Wembley and a White Horse’ on Friday 20 March.
Spring offers the chance to browse through Bolton’s costume collection in ‘Through the Wardrobe’ on Friday 24 April and Bolton’s revolutionary inventor will be the topic of conversation in ‘Samuel Crompton: A story of Decline’ on Friday 22 May.
June marks the launch of the museum’s major exhibition Simple Beginnings: The Story of Evolution, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. To celebrate the occasion, David Craven, Collections Officer will talk about ‘Evolution Revolution’: The Charles Darwin Story on Thursday 12 February.
Continuing the Darwin theme, ‘Why are there so many bugs?’ will take a closer look at insect evolution on Friday 26 June while ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ on Friday 17 July will look at the Bolton Minister who defied Darwin.
On Friday 14 August, Bolton Aquarium’s fish collection will come under the spotlight in ‘Fishy Tales’ with Aquarium Services Officers Pete Liptrot and Paul Dixon.
An invitation to discover the wonderful history of medicine is extended in ‘Plants, Potions and Pills’ on Friday 11 September and on Friday 16 October, Tom Hardwick, Curator of Egyptology and Archaeology will look at Bolton’s Egyptian textiles with a talk entitled ‘Stitches in Time’.
Art buffs can learn about Thomas Moran and other Bolton artists in ‘Made in Bolton’ on Friday 13 November and on Friday 11 December Julie Lamara, a Local Studies Librarian, will reveal stories from our archive collections in ‘Twas Christmas Day in the Workhouse’.
Anyone interested in signing up to the museum’s e-newsletter for regular updates on events and exhibitions can visit www.boltonmuseums.org for more details.
ENDS
ISSUED BY KAREN SPIBEY, MEDIA RELATIONS TEAM, BOLTON COUNCIL
TEL 01204 332064
EMAIL: karen.spibey@bolton.gov.uk
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