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Adorn: Spotlight on the Boss Hall Brooch

by Lib Fox | Nov 8, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Collections, Exhibitions

← Previous blog IPSMG:R.1996.41; The Boss Hall Brooch On loan from Ipswich Borough Council Cymbeline Storey, Conservation Officer (Colchester) We’re going to take a closer look at one of the many stunning objects currently on display in Colchester Castle in the...

Adorn: Viking Ring

by Lib Fox | Oct 25, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Collections, Exhibitions

← Previous blog Guest blog by Carolyn Wingfield, Curator at Saffron Walden Museum This ring was found by a metal-detectorist near Thaxted, Essex in 2013. After it was reported under the Treasure Act (1996), it was purchased for Saffron Walden Museum’s archaeology...

Adorn: Object Loans [Click for Shiny]

by Lib Fox | Oct 11, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Collections, Exhibitions

← Previous blog Next blog → Rory McDaid, Collections Information Officer (Colchester) Generally speaking, the vast majority of collections held by museums are in storage – far more densely packed away than what you see in the museums themselves. Various...

Mollusc-land

by Lib Fox | Sep 2, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Collections

← Previous blog By Karen Banton, Assistant Collections and Learning Curator My second John Ellerman Foundation-funded project has been getting the Colchester mollusc collection in order. Five months. Four cupboards. Lots of molluscs. And a surprising number of...

Adorn: Behind the Bling

by Lib Fox | Jul 23, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Exhibitions

← Previous blog Next blog → At Colchester Museums preparations are in full swing for our upcoming exhibition Adorn: Jewellery, the Human Story. The exhibition will explore the hidden stories of personal adornment, from Bronze Age beginnings to modern makers,...

Fish rescue

by Lib Fox | Dec 11, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, Blogs, Conservation

← Previous blog Next blog → Hello, my name is Cym and I’m the new Conservator at Colchester Museums. I’m starting this blog to share some conservation-related stories and interesting objects with you. One of the first things I did when starting...