Nominate the Brunel Museum for the Family Friendly Museum Award!
Nominations are now open for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award 2023. Each year Kids in Museums puts the power in families’ hands to crown the winner of its annual Family Friendly Museum Award. Now in its eighteenth year, the award recognises museums, galleries and heritage sites that go the extra mile to …
Brunel Museum staff and volunteers recognized in Cultural Enterprises Awards
Brunel Museum staff and volunteers have been recognised in the Association of Cultural Enterprise Awards at a Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony as part of the Association for Cultural Enterprises conference. Event Coordinator Alicja Sobczak has been recognised as a Cultural Enterprises Rising Star Award, and volunteer Gill Howard became the first ever recipient of the …
The Brunel Museum shortlisted at the Museum + Heritage Awards 2023
The Brunel Museum has been shortlisted in the Visitor Welcome category at the Museum + Heritage Awards 2023. The Museums + Heritage Awards celebrate the very best in the world of museums, galleries, and cultural and heritage visitor attractions. The Awards are open to all museums, galleries, archives, and cultural and heritage organisations, both digital …
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 …