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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....

Hovering Around Colchester

by Lib Fox | Aug 26, 2021 | Collections

Hovering Around Colchester By Karen Baton, Assistant Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * Why Look At Hoverflies? Insect collections provide a record of past biodiversity and...

Scraps of Nature

by Lib Fox | Aug 12, 2021 | Art, Collections

Scraps of Nature Self portrait c.1800, oil on canvas IPSMG:R.1906.23 By Emma Roodhouse, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * ‘The subjects which he selected were such as...

Washed Ashore

by Lib Fox | Jul 28, 2021 | Collections

Washed Ashore By Karen Baton, Assistant Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * As restrictions loosen, we’re all starting to think about what we might be doing or where we...

Decoding the Roman Dead: A Bit Of Background

by Lib Fox | Jul 15, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Collections, Exhibitions

Decoding the Roman Dead: A Bit Of Background By Glynn Davis, Senior Collections and Learning Curator and Lead Curator for the ‘Decoding the Roman Dead’ exhibition * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more. * Decoding...

Historical Cures: Colchester’s Apothecary Jars

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

Historical Cures: Colchester’s Apothecary Jars By Liz Tregenza, Collections and Learning Curator * Click on the photos below to visit our Collections Online database and discover more about that object. * Today we are used to our medicines, pills and...