Events
Passport to the Past: Victorian School Experience
It’s dressing up day in our Passport to the Past after (home) school club. Do your best to find a flat cap, scruffy shirt, braces and shorts, or black skirt, frilly white top a bow for your hair as you travel back in time to an interactive Victorian classroom. And remember, bring an apple for your teacher!
Wednesday 7 April, 4 - 5pm. Free of charge.
Join Miss Strict and Miss Honey as they tell you to listen up, stop talking and recite your times tables. Just Kidding, this is going to be fun – we promise!
- How were lessons different in the Victorian days?
- Were girls treated the same as boys?
- What happened if you were naughty in class?
- Were pens and pencils invented yet?
Find out the answers to these and many more questions in these interactive Zoom sessions where you’ll meet other people, hear from experts and enjoy fun activities you can either do during the club, or in your own time afterwards.
If you are aged 6 – 13 and enjoy history and what it can tell us about today’s world, don’t miss this monthly online after school club! You’ll meet, talk to, and have lots of real time fun as experienced session leaders from Gloucestershire Archives as they lead you on an hour-long adventure into the past.
To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website.
Free Wild Spring Adventure Event
Join the team at Robinswood Hill for a Spring family celebration.
Collect your self-guided activity packs and explore the Hill and it's wildlife.
- Take part in an egg-themed nature trail, spot some wildlife and collect your prize.
- Enter our competition, and enjoy tasty treats from our cafe.
Book your timed slot on one of the three event days: Wednesday 7th April, Tuesday 13th April, and Thursday 15th April 2021.
This event will follow Covid-19 safety procedures, therefore you must book a ticket if youplan to attend. To aid social distancing we will have a limited number of tickets each hour.
To book, visit the Events page on our website: www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/events/
This event launches our new Return to the Hill project at Robinswood Hill. Throughout the next couple of years we will be running a range of events and activities, keep an eye on our website or search for our 'Return to the Hill' Group on Facebook for more details.
Museum sets out re-opening roadmap to recovery...
The Museum of Gloucester and The Tourist Information Centre (TIC) are delighted to announce their roadmap to re-opening and recovery, starting with the museum shop, café and the TIC re-opening on 13 April 2021. They will then look forward to welcoming visitors back to the wider museum (subject to government guidance) on 18 May 2021.
To also better adapt to the needs of their audiences and visitors, the flagship cultural venue is also changing their opening days to Tuesday to Sunday. Opening hours will also become seasonal, with the following taking full effect from May...
New opening hours:
- Mid-February- October: Museum and TIC | 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday and 11-4pm on Sundays
- November-Mid-February: Museum and TIC | 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday and 11-3pm on Sundays
All front-of-house staff are committed to following government guidance in terms of distancing/numbers in the TIC, shop and café. To celebrate this milestone achievement in re-opening, for the whole of April, they are also offering one free take-out hot drink with every gift shop purchase of over £5...
The news that the Museum and TIC can re-open couldn’t have come at a better time as the Museum’s Engagement team are busy planning for their summer family-friendly exhibition and programme, The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists! The Museum and Tourist Information Centre cannot wait to welcome visitors back!
Cllr Steve Morgan, cabinet member for Culture said: “I am absolutely delighted to be able to announce a roadmap for the Museum of Gloucester and the Tourist Information Centre re-opening; 2020 and 2021 so far, have placed immense strain on the cultural sector and its visitors. I have no doubt that whilst following strict government guidelines, the museum, shop, café and TIC can open safely and successfully and provide visitors with the quality service and experiences that they have grown to know and love within our fabulous heritage city”.
You can find out more about our re-opening plans by continuing to check our website at museumofgloucester.co.uk.
Training events - How to find out about buildings and institutions no longer there
Our first session of training events, focuses on Gloucester’s lost schools and how we can find out about them.
Wednesday 14 April, 1 - 2pm. Free of charge
You'll explore a wide range of school records from the Archives' collections, looking at why they exist and importantly, what they can tell us about the buildings and institutions that are no longer there. You’ll then watch a digital story about Gloucester’s lost schools, followed by a live question and answer session with the trainer . By the end of the session, you will have gained an understanding of how records in the Archives can be used to inform our understanding of the past.
Gloucestershire Archives announce a new programme of themed training events, where people can learn and develop archive- related skills connected to a specially selected theme.
Delivered by expert staff, these sessions are designed to help you get the most out of the Archives’ collections and to learn and develop the skills to look after your own.
To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website
Spring Weekend
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 April. Events running throughout the weekend.
Enjoy City Voices talks in the morning, take part in a singing workshop at noon, explore Gloucester's buildings virtually in the afternoon and hear from experts in our evening Blackfriars Talks
Experience a range of incredible speakers including Horrible Histories expert Greg Jenner discussing history, scandal and celebrity with historian and festival president Janina Ramirez; Katja Hoyer, author of Blood and Iron one of the most acclaimed history books to be published this year; Vanley Burke, the iconic photographer widely acknowledged as the godfather of Black British photography, insightful local archaeologist Andrew Armstrong and more.
Click on each link to find out more and book your ticket
17 April, 10am - Margaret of Anjou! Gloucester Museum & Andrew Armstrong
17 April, 12pm - HUM: Sing it Back On:song
17 April, 1pm - Dulverton House: A 13th Century Infirmary transformed for 21st Century learning
17 April, 2pm - Cathedral Library Tour Gloucester Cathedral
17 April, 4pm - Vanley Burke Interviewed by Rider Shafique
17 April, 6pm - Greg Jenner & Janina Ramirez Dead Famous: A History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
17 April, 8pm - Tim Marshall The Power of Geography
18 April, 10am - You called we came, Diverse City All Nations Community Centre
18 April, 12pm - Cathedral 360 tours Gloucester Cathedral
18 April, 1pm - Gloucester Heritage Open Days film
18 April, 2pm - Take a Trip to DeCrypt, Discover DeCrypt
18 April, 4pm - Katja Hoyer Blood and Iron: Germany 1871-1918
18 April, 6pm - Robert Pike Silent Village: Life and Death in Occupied France
18 April, 8pm - The Blackfriars Talks: 2020 Highlights
For more information visit www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/
Secrets Revealed: Victorian School Records
Belgravia, Downton Abbey, Larkrise to Candleford, the list goes on, as the escape into the Victorian era becomes ever more popular. April’s Secrets Revealed Seminar follows the trend as Gloucestershire Archives reveal the secrets of Victorian School Records.
Wednesday 28 April, 1 - 2pm. Free of charge.
This monthly series of leisurely lunchtime learning sessions are great for those who are new to learning about the past and for those passionate about history, keen to expand their knowledge on a given subject in a focused session.
Led by experts at Gloucestershire Archives they are easy to digest, laced with humour and full of headline facts and context information ready to unlock an the secrets of a time gone by.
Secrets Revealed are live Zoom seminars that bring together a community of people with a shared interest in history, heritage, culture and their importance in today’s world.
To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website.
Passport to the Past: Read all about it!
Read all about it! Read all about it!
Wednesday 5 May, 4 - 5pm. Free of charge.
Ever wanted to be a famous journalist for a top newspaper? Well now you can at the latest Passport to the Past event at Gloucestershire Archives. In this free Zoom session, you’ll explore the stories from local newspapers which contain local and national stories that are at times tragic, informative and sometimes even funny! You’ll find out what it takes to be a top journalist and will be given the skills you need to write your very own newspaper article.
Today our newspapers are full of headlines supporting the NHS, celebrating the successes of the Coronavirus vaccination, the relaxation of social distancing, and how school children just like you are finding things as they return to school. Can you imagine what the headlines would have been in 1945, 1914, 1912, 1838 or 1066?
Find out the answers to these and many more questions in these interactive Zoom sessions where you’ll meet other people, hear from experts and enjoy fun activities you can either do during the club, or in your own time afterwards.
If you are aged 6 – 13 and enjoy history and what it can tell us about today’s world, don’t miss this monthly online after school club! You’ll meet, talk to, and have lots of real time fun as experienced session leaders from Gloucestershire Archives as they lead you on an hour-long adventure into the past.
To book your place visit the Gloucestershire Archives website
Secrets Revealed: Newspapers
Supporting the NHS. Celebrating the success of the Coronavirus vaccine, the ease of social distancing and sporting results are the headline that occupy our newspapers today. But what stories dominated the newspapers of the past?
Wednesday 26 May, 1pm – 2pm. Free of charge
In today’s world, newspapers have taken a backseat as we flick from podcasts to social media, blogs, Google Alerts. But when newspapers were relied upon as the main source of communications, people not only wanted the news about international and national events – such as politics and wars – but also local news; corn prices, crimes, sailing times and local government. On top of this the local classifieds were huge and vitally important to the local economy.
This monthly series of leisurely lunchtime learning sessions are great for those who are new to learning about the past and for those passionate about history, keen to expand their knowledge on a given subject in a focused session.
Led by experts at Gloucestershire Archives they are easy to digest, laced with humour and full of headline facts and context information ready to unlock an the secrets of a time gone by.
Secrets Revealed are live Zoom seminars that bring together a community of people with a shared interest in history, heritage, culture and their importance in today’s world.
To book your ticket visit Gloucestershire Archives website
Children: Not Seen and Not Heard
Our theme for June’s outreach events is ‘unheard voices’ and we are thinking about the people who’s stories often haven’t made it into the history books – women, poor people, minority groups and…..children.
Wednesday 2 June, 4 - 5pm. Free of charge
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Our Passport to the Past event on 2nd June wants to give children the chance to tell their stories and talk about the things that are important to them. We’ll collect these stories into the archives so that future generations can see first-hand accounts from children about their lives. We will also be looking into the archives for some of the rare documents which tell us about what it was like to grow up in Gloucestershire in the past.’
Booking details available soon. Visit the Gloucestershire Archives website.
Secrets Revealed: Life in Gloucester’s Asylums
“Ever wondered what life was like for the thousands of patients who spent time in Gloucester’s asylums?
Wednesday 23 June, 1 - 2pm, Free of charge
Barnwood House Hospital
Hear about the history of these institutions, and about some of the patients who may have spent decades in the city’s asylums. Join us for an in-depth talk all about “Life in Gloucester’s Asylums”, looking at the case notes of some of the Victorian and Edwardian patients, whose unheard voices will be represented in this exciting online talk.
We will explore the history of the asylums, from when the very first one opened in 1823, right through the following few decades, to what day-to-day life was like inside them. Join us for this whistle stop tour of the heritage and history of mental health in Gloucester, and learn some surprising facts along the way. Did you know, for example, that the Royal College of Psychiatrists was founded, in the early nineteenth century, at a meeting here in Gloucester?
This monthly series of leisurely lunchtime learning sessions are great for those who are new to learning about the past and for those passionate about history, keen to expand their knowledge on a given subject in a focused session.
Led by experts at Gloucestershire Archives they are easy to digest, laced with humour and full of headline facts and context information ready to unlock an the secrets of a time gone by.
Secrets Revealed are live Zoom seminars that bring together a community of people with a shared interest in history, heritage, culture and their importance in today’s world.
To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website
Secrets Revealed: The Census
If you missed the live digital zoom event about the census delivered by Gloucestershire Archives very own John Putley no worries because you can watch it here now!
Secrets Revealed: The Census
In connection with the 2021 National Census, Secrets Revealed: The Census unlocks the history of the first ever Census, dispels the myth of the most famous Census of all time connected to the birth of Jesus, and provides more detail and information about the Census of today.
Easy to digest and laced with humour this online seminar is full of headline facts, extra information and deeper context, to ensure that those both those new to history hunting or bona fide history buffs will come away having learned something new and inspired to find out more in their own time afterwards.
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