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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...

Adorn: Symbols

by Lib Fox | Sep 27, 2019 | Blogs, Collections, Exhibitions

← Previous blog Ben Paites, Collections and Learning Curator What fascinates me most about jewellery is the hidden meaning behind the designs and styles people choose to wear. This can sometimes be simply down to personal preference, but while researching the...

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: Natural Wonders

by Lib Fox | Aug 30, 2019 | Blogs, Collections, Exhibitions

← Previous blog By Sophie Stevens, Collections and Learning Curator: Adorn As a Natural Science specialist, when I heard that the whole team would be involved in curating Adorn, I made it my aim to get some specimens from the NS collections on display! As a team...