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One Earth, One Future

by Lib Fox | Jan 18, 2022 | Blogs

One Earth, One Future Using Satellite Images to Inspire Biodiversity Artwork By Simon Jackson, Collections and Learning Curator 21st century space technology allows us to study the Earth’s surface in incredible detail and to see how its complex...

Patch Boxes

by Lib Fox | Jan 5, 2022 | Blogs, Collections

Patch Boxes By Dr Liz Tregenza * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * In Colchester’s collection there are a fairly large number of small and tactile delicately painted boxes. Mostly made during the 18th...

Ice Age Fossils

by Lib Fox | Nov 23, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Documentation, Funding Application Blog

Ice Age Fossils Ancient Weather “Forecasters” of the Past By Dr. Simon Jackson, Collections and Learning Curator, Ipswich Museums New research is investigating and reconstructing the unknown climates and environments of the past. Today, we feature...

The Colchester Oyster Feast

by Lib Fox | Oct 1, 2021 | Blogs, Collections

The Colchester Oyster Feast By Liz Tregenza, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more about that object. * Colchester is renowned for its ‘Colchester Native’ oysters. The oyster...

Unlocking Hidden Secrets of Fossil Teeth

by Lib Fox | Sep 24, 2021 | Collections, Funding Application Blog

Unlocking Hidden Secrets of Fossil Teeth 21st Century Investigation Meets “Ice Age” Fossils By Dr. Simon Jackson, Collections and Learning Curator, Ipswich Museums Modern scientific techniques are helping us to unlock the secrets of fossil teeth, and to provide new...

Hollytrees Cushion Project Update

by Lib Fox | Sep 9, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs

Hollytrees Cushion Project Update By Megan Fowler, Visitor Information Assistant Earlier this year, we announced that Colchester Museums and the Visitor Information Centre were joining forces to create some very special new window seat cushions for Hollytrees Museum....