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February Half Term Events

We've got lots of fun activities in our museums this February half term. Check out details of events at:

• Norwich Castle
• Strangers' Hall
• Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
• Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life
• Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse
• Town House Museum of Lynn Life
• Time & Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
  

  
  
  
  Natural History Gallery - Now Open
  
  The fantastic refurbished gallery features all your old favourites alongside fascinating specimens previously in storage (such as the extinct Great Auk). The magnificent Polar Bear has a brand new icy home, the Fountaine-Neimy collection of rare and beautiful butterflies is once again back on display and the Red Kangaroo’s bizarre history as a famous boxer has been revealed.
  
  
  
  
  
  BBC's A History of the World
  
  Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service is the lead partner for Norfolk's contribution to the BBC's exciting project: A History of the World. Listen out for a series of programmes on Radio Norfolk centred around ten iconic objects from Norfolk museums. And look out for associated events around the County. To find out more, please click on the logo below:
  
  

Now on Show...
Watercolour in Britain
Norwich Castle: Saturday 30 January - Sunday 18 April 2010

Rarely displayed paintings, show how great artists made use of watercolour on their travels. The exhibition includes works by JMW Turner, John Sell Cotman and Anish Kapoor and forms part of The Great British Art Debate. Find out more





Visual Dialogues Project

Visual Dialogues is an exciting project in which young people (aged 16-18) and artists interpret art from Norwich Castle's collection together. The programme brings regional museums and art galleries together, to work in partnership with Tate Britain. Find out more

Bird Gallery Now Open

After a successful programme of pest control for the Natural History and Social History collections, the Bird Gallery at Norwich Castle is now fully open again. All 318 species (both common and rare in Britain) have undergone essential conservation work. The birds have also gained new habitat backgrounds, which match where they would naturally be found in the wild. More importantly for serious birdwatchers, all the labels have been re-written and updated with the latest information for each species. If you require any further information about the Bird Gallery, please contact Tony Irwin, Senior Curator of Natural History on 01603 493642 or click here to email.

Children who visit museums get better grades at school

That’s a fact uncovered by ground breaking research. Engage. Learn. Achieve. is a study from the University of Leicester. The key findings make a powerful case for the benefits of secondary schools visiting a museum or archive: 60% of pupils in this study achieved a higher mark for their assessed piece of work after a museum (or archive) visit when compared to previous assignment marks. Read more...


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