Brunel Museum secures funding from Association for Industrial Archaeology for restoration of Engine House
We’re delighted to share that we’ve secured a grant of £20, 000 from the Association for Industrial Archaeology to restore the Grade II* Listed Engine House. The Association for Industrial Archaeology is the national society for industrial heritage, which has supported the study, preservation and presentation of industrial heritage in Britain since 1973. The Engine …
Brunel Museum Reinvented: Continuing to listen
Last week I wrote about how we consulted both visitors and non-visitors alike which has shaped the Brunel Museum Reinvented project. But listening to people continues to be at the heart of how we operate at the Brunel Museum, so below I wanted to share some of the ways we continue to ask people’s opinions …
St Saviour’s supports Sophia’s Story After School Club
The Brunel museum has secured a grant of £2000 to continue their Sophia’s Story Afterschool club into the new year, thanks to United St Saviour’s Charity. This November, the Brunel Museum launched a series of engaging after-school (STEM) workshops for budding young engineers, scientists and architects. Each week, through hands-on creative activities, children learn …
Brunel Museum Reinvented: How your views shaped the project
At the heart of the Brunel Museum Reinvented project is the strong desire to the Museum to make sure we’re meeting the needs of the communities around us. And in order to do that, we need to understand who those people are and what they want from us. This means that during the development stage …
Tunnellers Club launches for families
We’re super excited to launch our brand new, Tunnellers Club, monthly sessions of creative activities for families, delivered in collaboration with the STEM Ambassadors Hub London and Bizzie Bodies CIC. The program will explore the science behind the tunnel, including how it was built underground and its architectural features as well as Brunel’s wider engineering …
Brunel Museum awarded £62,046 for Sophia’s Story programme to support young women in engineering
The project, ‘Sophia’s story’ takes its inspiration from Sophia Brunel Marc’s daughter and sister to Isambard, walking in her father’s tunnel. This is the only representation of Sophia in the Museum in its current form. Yet, she was a promising engineer in her own right, once described as “Brunel in petticoats”, had she not been …
Brunel Museum Reinvented – Your Questions Answered
We’re excited to be reinventing the Brunel Museum in time for the 200th anniversary of the Thames Tunnel in 2025! We know there will be lots of questions along the way. We’ve tried to answer the most commonly answered ones below, but if you have any more questions about the project, please email us on …
Brunel Museum receives £1.85million Heritage Fund grant ahead of 200-year celebrations
We’re thrilled to let you know that we’ve been awarded a grant of £1.85million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This means that we can start work on our Brunel Museum Reinvented project, and we can’t wait! The three-year project aims to be completed by 2025 to coincide with our of 200-year anniversary since …
Brunel Museum to receive £135, 674 from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme
Brunel Museum among 66 cultural organisations across the country to benefit from a share of over £22.7 million from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme This award will ensure the Brunel Museum is fully accessible and welcoming to all visitors Brunel Museum in Southwark has received a grant of £135, 674 from Arts …
Help showcase the Art of Engineering at the Brunel Museum!
We need your help to raise £18, 500 to bring these incredible illustrations out of storage and display them at the Brunel Museum. Buried in a family album for almost two hundred years, these drawings have changed the shape of our cities and the lives of city dwellers. Yet they have never been on display …