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Bridewell Blog

Sign up to the new Bridewell Blog and get up to the minute news about what's going on behind the scenes of the museum during it's one million Heritage Lottery Fund re-development.



Fenland Stories: Enter the world of Bogles and Bogarts!

This summer live the stories of the Fens! Get creative and make monsters such as Bogles and Bogarts, listen to terrifying tales of the Fens and much more. Activities will be taking place at museums across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. They complement a travelling exhibition about Fenland Stories featuring film made by community and youth groups. Please visit the Fenland Stories web site to find out where you can take part in events and see the exhibition.

Prisoner Stories – Now open in Norwich Castle Keep basement

New displays in Norwich Castle keep tell the true life stories of the people connected to its 500 year history as a prison. The interactive displays mean you can touch some of the objects, listen to audio accounts and watch film footage. There are also new props and costumes to try on!













BBC takes a look at the Normans in Norfolk

This summer the BBC is celebrating the Norman era on TV, radio and online. If you'd like to find out more, download the Normans in Norfolk leaflet or visit the BBC Hands on History website by clicking on the logo below:

Now on Show...

Beatles to Bowie: the 60s exposed
Norwich Castle: Saturday 8 May - Sunday 5 September 2010

Celebrating fifty years from the start of the 1960s, this major exhibition organised by the National Portrait Gallery, looks at the leading pop music personalities who became icons of their time. See over 150 photographs, including rare portraits of The Beatles, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. Find out more






Lynn Musuem now open following Seahenge re-display

After ten years of preservation, Seahenge’s central oak stump is now on display alongside a number of its other timbers at Lynn Museum. There’s also a new entrance into the Seahenge display.



Schools Event Video

Watch our new video and learn all about Norwich Castle's KS2 event A Day with the Victorians.

Victorians at the Castle from Andrew Hickley on Vimeo.

The Great British Art Debate

Is British art a British fantasy? Does the art of the past say anything about the world of today? Should the British public have a say in what goes into museums? These are among the many questions at the heart of The Great British Art Debate, a four-year programme intended to stimulate debate about the impact of British art on the public’s perception of Britishness. A Constable of the Suffolk countryside, a Richard Billingham of the Black Country, a John Martin landscape: how do these and the thousands of works from our national collections impact on the public’s perception of Britishness? Join in the debate online, on the new GBAD website.




BBC's A History of the World

Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service is the lead partner for Norfolk's contribution to the BBC's exciting project: A History of the World. Listen out for a series of programmes on Radio Norfolk centred around ten iconic objects from Norfolk museums. And look out for associated events around the County. To find out more, please click on the logo below:

Norwich Castle's Natural History Gallery - Now Open

The fantastic refurbished gallery features all your old favourites alongside fascinating specimens previously in storage (such as the extinct Great Auk). The magnificent Polar Bear has a brand new icy home, the Fountaine-Neimy collection of rare and beautiful butterflies is once again back on display and the Red Kangaroo’s bizarre history as a famous boxer has been revealed.






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