Director’s Blog – April 2021
April started with the welcome news that we were successful with our Cultural Recovery Fund Second Round grant. This second round of funding from the Arts Council means we can keep up that amazing work creating engaging content online while we’re closed while finding innovative ways to ensure the financial sustainability of the Museum. It …
Brunel Museum seeks LGBTQ+ engineers to change perceptions
We are looking for LGBTQ+ engineers to help us with a series of films aimed at changing perceptions of what makes an engineer. We aim to release this series of short films to coincide with London Pride (11 and 12 of September 2021) The museum wanted to find a meaningful way to take part in …
Rainbow River Virtual Pub Crawl
Fancy travelling back to 1780 for a glass of Mother’s Ruin at the The Widow In Masquerade? If you’re lucky you might meet the infamous Female Soldier and hear their tales of genderbending infamy! Or shall we saunter down to The Prospect Of Whitby in the 1800’s where flamboyant local queens and slumming gentlemen might join …
Tunnelling through Time – An Online Escape Room
Tunneling through Time: Brunel Museum to launch online escape room Brunel Museum to launch online escape room Intrepid online explorers will be transported back through time to 3 significant moments in the Thames Tunnels history They will be required to solve puzzles such as dinner party seating, finding codes and internet sleuthing The …
Brunel Museum to receive £89, 628 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The Brunel Museum among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund This award will help the museum continue to reach local audiences, and focus on STEM related activities for families and young people The Brunel Museum in London has received a …
Drinking outside the Box at the Brunel Museum
Six days a week, Sundays through Fridays, the Brunel Museum’s riverside terrace will transform into an outdoor cafe – just in time for groups of six to meet up outdoors. Regular attendees to Dulwich market will recognise the Coffee Box van, which offers organic coffees and freshly squeezed juices. On Sundays, Coffee Box will be joined by Dhaclhini, a bespoke cake and brownie maker. …
Director’s Blog – March 2021
Although we’re still closed, it’s been a busy month at the Brunel Museum, and there’s even light at the end of the tunnel as we start to rethink about restrictions easing. My second Directors blog brings you up to speed with what’s been going on in front and behind the scenes. Last month, staff and …
Womens History Month: Going underground
March is #WomensHistoryMonth and we’re sharing the stories of women who made engineering history: from the lesser known Brunel women, trailblazing female engineers from the past or the women making history today with their feats of engineering. Today, Cate Anthony, reflects on a career following in Brunel’s footsteps underground. As a young girl I loved doing …
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
The Brunel Museum is marking St Patrick’s Day 2021 with music and drama! We will be celebrating the contribution of the Irish community to the creation of the Thames Tunnel, the first tunnel built through soft ground underwater anywhere in the world, and we are inviting you to celebrate with us at home. Join us …
Reinvented Project: March 2021 Update
The latest phase of The Brunel Museum Reinvented project has been submitted for planning, which will transform the visitor and heritage experience of the museum in Rotherhithe. The new proposals outline a welcoming and inclusive visitor attraction and cultural destination, while also providing a home for the collection of Thames Tunnel drawings and watercolours. We …