LGBT+ History Month: The Story of William Burt and John Reagan
Discovering LGBTQ+ History in the archive, although always rewarding, isn’t always pleasant. As the LGBTQ+ community have for centuries been pushed to the margins of history, ignored, belittled – or worse. Until 1967, homosexuality between two men was illegal. This means that often, when we begin doing LGBTQ+ or queer history, the individuals we come …
Brunel Museum crowdfunding campaign and online shop recognized in Digital Culture Awards
Brunel Museum has been longlisted in the Income Generation category in the Digital Culture Awards for not one – but tow projects! The Art of Engineering – Crowdfunding campaign and the Museum’s Online Shop. The Digital Culture Awards are an awards opportunity presented by Arts Council England’s Digital Culture Network which celebrate and showcase digital and tech innovation in …
Brunel Museum wins Hitched.co.uk Wedding Award
Brunel Museum wins the Hitched.co.uk Wedding Awards 2023 and has been proclaimed one of the best wedding professionals in the UK This year marks the second edition of the prestigious Hitched Wedding Awards. Over 18,000 wedding vendors registered on the Hitched.co.uk platform were given equal chances of winning. 2022 saw a boom in weddings after the …
Launch: Isambard and the Cato Street Conspiracy
Launch: Isambard and the Cato Street Conspiracy What would life have been like for Young Isambard in 1820? London 1820: Revolution was in the air (both political and industrial) and Young Isambard was right in the middle of it – could there be a better subject for an action-adventure novel? As an adult, Isambard Kingdom …
Last chance to see painting of ‘Banquet under the Tunnel’ on the site of the Banquet
Last chance to see painting of ‘Banquet under the Tunnel’ on the site of the Banquet 10 November 2022 marks 195 years since the Thames Tunnel hosted world’s first underwater banquet. Goerge Jones depicted the event and his painting is on display at the Brunel Museum until 19 February 2023 The Brunel Museum in …
Last chance to see painting of ‘Banquet under the Tunnel’ on the site of the Banquet
The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe are urging visitors to make a visit to the site of the worlds first underwater banquet before a painting depicting that historic event is returned to its owners. The Brunel Museum sits on the site of the Thames Tunnel, the worlds first tunnel under navigable river. In November 1827, …
#MuseumShopSunday: London Sock Exchange
Ahead of Museum Shop Sunday on 27 November, we’re showcasing a number of our suppliers. Below, Dan from London Sock Exchange who make our incredible IKB socks, reflects on how he thinks the man might respond to be stitched on a sock! I co-founded The London Sock Exchange with my business partner Oli in …
Henry Marc Brunel (Mechanical Engineer and Naval Architect) 27 June 1842 to 7 October 1903
Second son of the great civil engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and grandson of the great mechanical engineer, Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, it would have been surprising if Henry Marc had not become an engineer. Henry Marc evaded the name ‘Isambard’, unusual in England; the name going to his older brother, who entered the law. Educated …
Brunel Museum staff get pay rise following increase in Living Wage
The Brunel Museum has given its most junior staff a pay rise, effective immediately, following the increase in the Living Wage, announced by the Living Wage Foundation. The Museum has been an accredited Living Wage employer since June 2021. To retain Living Wage status, organisations must implement the increase by 14 May 2023 at the …
Brunel Museum becomes first museum to join Climate Perks scheme
Brunel Museum has become the first museum to sign up to the sustainable travel employee benefits scheme Climate Perks. Climate Perks allows employers to give employees paid “journey days” which they can use to subsidise their annual leave to take low-carbon transport modes to their holiday destinations. Just 15% of people take 70% of all …