Come and discover the magic behind the immersive visitor experience at SS Great Britain. Travel through time on board the ship, get up close to the impressive iron hull in the historic dry dock, and visit the award-winning Being Brunel Museum, where you’ll meet one of Britain’s greatest engineers. The […]
We are living in the age of waste. Join Elise Foster Vander Elst (an exhibition maker who focuses on green transitions in museums) and discover how the Design Museum is learning to cut the environmental cost of exhibitions. We all know waste is a big problem. So how are we […]
Join Dr. Amy Frost (Senior Curator, Bath Preservation Trust) and Iona Keen (Heritage Interpretation Consultant) as they discuss the Our Tower Project. This project has been undertaken to restore one of Bath’s Georgian landmarks – Beckford’s Tower – which will create a new experience for visitors. At the age of […]
This event is now sold out! Normally available to Newt members only, we are delighted to offer the exclusive opportunity to visit The Newt in Somerset to SWFed members. Your tour begins with an introduction to the archaeology of Villa Ventorum by archaeologist Ric Weeks, VA Exhibitions Manager, followed by […]
Our 2023 AGM takes place at The Box, Plymouth on Tuesday 13th June at 12.45pm. Tickets available for members only. Free to attend. It is free to join the South West Fed, click here to join and receive your membership number, which you will need in order to book. The […]
London sculptor Joe rush, founder of the Mutoid Waste Company, a travelling arts collective of wild and subversive punk performers, is an icon of the festival culture. In the words of the Guardian: “Master of Mutoid art, King of Glastonbury”. He has transformed military and industrial scrap into spectacular rock n’roll machines and […]
Image copyright: Ann Cook In November 2019 Wells & Mendip Museum submitted an application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for ‘Search & Learn’: a project designed to reinvigorate the museum through the installation of new displays and an associated programme of activities. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, and […]