Thanks to the generosity of Ryde Heritage Action Zone, The Earth Museum has recently created an experimental pop-up experience in the coastal town of Ryde. Inspired by anecdotes from this… Read More »#Undiscovered Ryde: Experimenting with a New History Pop Up Experience
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
The Earth Museum is coming to Ryde! A mysterious band of time-travelling explorers has landed in Ryde and is adding content to our map about the town’s wonderful history! They… Read More »Mapping Ryde’s Wonderful Heritage: Explorer Trails and Workshops
The Isle of Wight may only be 22 miles long and 13 miles wide, but it is packed full of history stretching back over 400,000 years. Seven great community museums… Read More »Small Island, Big History: The Isle of Wight Museums Explorer Maps
Did you know the humble little Smarties tube was invented in Chesterfield, and that without the radio transmitting station in Daventry there would have been no BBC radio playing into… Read More »Discovering History on Your Doorstep in the East Midlands
European and American explorers arrived on the shores of this Pacific Island as transitory visitors passing through, spending a few days at most walking its contours and meeting a few… Read More »Taken Rapanui Heritage: The Museums Artefact Map
The current impact of Cyclone Tauktae in India, the historic heatwave and wildfires of the North American west, and the catastrophic floods in Europe remind us that there has never… Read More »Environmental Education for Sustainable Development in the C21st
Recently returned from a trip to the East Midlands visiting some of the community-based museums we are working with on the East Midlands Map Your History project. Inspirational to meet… Read More »Endeavour, Resilience and Industry: Mapping Heritage in the East Midlands
Polynesian people mastered navigation to an incredibly high level and navigated unchallenged over the Pacific Ocean for many centuries. They reached remote archipelagos and islands where they settled and established… Read More »Taken Rapanui Heritage: Discover The Island Artefact Map
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
Museums are spaces where cultural and natural heritage artefacts are stored and presented in story-telling narratives that attract visitors for learning and enjoyment. Who creates these narratives, however, and what… Read More »The ‘Hedges’ Vishnu: a divine Hindu sculpture