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We were thrilled to have a real live Lord Mayor of Norwich sitting in mayoral
coach, so the pleasure was entirely ours!

We will be welcoming 3DadsWalking to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse today as part of their 500 mile walk. An amazing feat raising awareness and supporting PAPYRUS

If you want to see the women of the Common Lot giving it large - come and see us on the 18th May all around the city. Photo from rehearsal 🙂

1pm - King st
1.45pm - Princes st/ Tombland
2.30pm - London St (nr Opie st)
3.15pm - st Gregory’s Alley
4pm -Gentleman’s Walk

There are plenty of free or cheap events coming to Norfolk this month as the National Creativity and Wellbeing Week is set to kick off. edp24.co.uk/news/24303052.… 👇 Full story

Today, Dame Julian of Norwich is remembered. She was a 14th Century mystic, who wrote down her Revelations of Divine Love while an anchoress at St Julian's church, Norwich. On a cold and crisp Candlemas last year, Cameron Self made a short film of me talking about her. There's…

It was very good to join colleagues from the English Civic Museums Network, National Museum news Museums Association Art Fund & Art UK to make the case to MPs and Peers for continuing investment in the UK’s outstanding and vital museums sector. Thanks UK Parliament and Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Soane’s Dressing Room might be the most extravagantly decorated small room in London. Where else can you find sketches and engravings by Hogarth and Canaletto next to a sink and concealed toilet, accompanied by a view out onto gothic ruins and a towering pasticcio? ✨❤️

🎞️ One week to go until CINEMA PARADISO!

As part of the event we'll be showing an archive film from EAFA

'The Last Show’ shot in 1961, is a poignant record of the very last show at ‘The Norvic’ Cinema on Prince of Wales Road in Norwich.

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It's #MayDay ! The British traditionally welcome the arrival of spring on the first of May with dancing around a maypole. Here's a dance in progress on Castle park in the 1910s. Do you have any photos or memories of may day celebrations you would share with us?

Happy May Day!
Whether you were up with the larks for dawn morris dancing or just enjoying the May blossom in the hedgerow, there’s traditions for everyone to celebrate in our patch this May 1st! edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/2084…

A pleasure to join Charles Bingham-Newland and the Friends of Norwich Museums this morning for their AGM.
With sincere thanks for another year of partnership and invaluable support!
#Norwich #Museums Norwich City Council Norfolk County Council

Tomorrow's online talk will look at the archaeology of staircases. They are not just a way to access different floors in a house but tell us lots about social history and attitudes of the times they were used.

More info and bookings here:
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Museum of the Broads is open for visitors once again and features a fantastic exhibition of work by Philippa Miller, including a video installation of #archivefilm by the much-loved 'Broadland Artist'.

Read more about 'Pip' Miller at buff.ly/3MIeweE

Welcome to SqueezEast Concertinas today. This tune Maiden Lane dates from 1651

Hear, hear! We have a super volunteer team Strangers' Hall and they are at the heart of everything we do. 🙏

Love highlights of museum collections? Join a tour with curator Rachel Kidd on 25/4 or 23/5, 11am & 2pm - and discover the museum’s objects through her eyes. Book here: museums.norfolk.gov.uk/events/events-…
Images: seed packets c. 1925, Taylor’s of Lynn seed merchant collection

MensCraft I'll be talking about the work of MensCraft in the Millennium Library, central Norwich, this afternoon (1-2pm). The talk is called, 'Making Ourselves Better': norfolkmakersfestival.co.uk/events/making-… #men #wellbeing #masculinity #livedexperience

We're sure you don't need us to tell you about the weather....☔️🌧️
Elizabethan House is warm and dry and open 10am-4pm daily Sunday to Friday (closed Saturdays) until 3/11/24.
Hands on history for all ages.
A National Trust property managed by Norfolk Museums

🎟️ It pays to have a Norfolk Museums Pass! 🎟️

Pay once and enjoy a year's worth of visits to Norfolk's top 10 museums as often as you like. Plus receive discounts in museum cafes, shops, tours, workshops and special events.

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