There’s a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean known as Rēkohu in Moriori and Wharekauri in Māori languages, which later European explorers called the Chatham Islands. Located just to… Read More »Mapping the Chatham Islands with our new Create The Earth Museum platform
The Earth Museum is excited to win the Low Carbon Solent Sustainability Innovation award from GreenTech South in recognition of our work with Education and Outreach. Young people entering the… Read More »Students help design award-winning social action learning programme!
In their hearts and spirit Dreamtime be The Aboriginal soldier Who gave all for you and me. Source: The Aboriginal Soldier – Creative Spirits On this day, remembering all those… Read More »Taking time to reflect on Remembrance Day
Ships of faraway empires sailing across the Pacific Ocean in the C18th and C19th found themselves arriving at the shores of the volcanic Rapa Nui Easter Island. Rapanui people found… Read More »Taken Rapanui Heritage: Discover The Expeditions Map
Chesterfield African Caribbean Community Association have joined forces with Chesterfield Museum to launch a new exhibition that will help residents learn about the history and experiences of Chesterfield’s black community.… Read More »Sharing Chesterfield Black Stories from the Windrush Generation
Moses Roper was an amazing man with an important story. The work of Hannah-Rose Murray at Edinburgh University has made visible the vital and unsung role Roper played in the… Read More »An African American Abolitionist’s Daventry Visit 1844
Our first month exploring the world through the lens of the Met collection has taken us on a journey through a stunning selection of creative sense of place short films… Read More »Exploring The World Through the Lens of the Met Collections
Discover the next story in our journey along the prehistoric Ridgeway Trail with Genista Astell and Eliza Ader. Many of the public footpaths in Britain we enjoy for leisure today… Read More »Uffington White Horse (1300 – 600 BC)
Seven museums on the Isle of Wight have collectively contributed over 200 artefacts from their collections about the Island’s history for us to map and create learning resources for schools… Read More »Silver Dollar: From Island Shipwreck to Andean Mountain Mine
Chinese New Year is heralded across the globe with the drum beats and flashes of colour associated with the flamboyant and athletic lion dance. 2021 is the Year of the… Read More »Beat of a Drum, Dance of a Lion
“Where are your monuments, your battles, martyrs? Where is your tribal memory? Sirs, in that grey vault. The sea. The sea has locked them up. The sea is History.” Derek… Read More »Shipwrecks: Underwater Echoes of the Past
Mr Dan Thompson recently prompted Margate to remember that 80 years ago, the Kindertransport brought Jewish children to Margate. 60 at a time stayed at Rowden Hall Hotel, more in… Read More »Rowden Hall: a Place of Refuge