Home to ten centuries of history in a former tobacco warehouse. We collect & preserve Bristol's archives (and @BECCollection) for current & future generations.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archiv… Bristol, United KingdomJoined April 2011
Material from collections we look after feature in this brilliant new exhibition at @britishlibrary . If you're in London from now until end August have a look - it's really wonderful.
Material from collections we look after feature in this brilliant new exhibition at @britishlibrary . If you're in London from now until end August have a look - it's really wonderful.
Our searchroom public PCs will be out of action tomorrow (Wed 20 March). That means no Ancestry, newspapers online etc.
📷1960s' computer centre in City Treasurer's Dept. NB. yes the searchroom computers are a bit smaller than this now.
archives.bristol.gov.uk/records/40826/…
Fantastic visit to @bristolarchives 11+ miles of shelves with everything from a medieval calendar, the oldest known town map, ancestry information & even audio records.
Fantastic work being done by the Archivists, #Bristol is so lucky to have them and the records! Thank You.
Unfortunately, due to staff capacity, we'll be temporarily reducing our opening hours until Easter.
From next week, we'll be closed on Tuesdays as well as Mondays. Everything else stays the same.
For more info on our opening times see: bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archiv…
On Tuesday we welcomed a group of photography students from @westoncollege. Among the items they viewed were images taken by the Moreys on the Gilbert & Ellice Islands (now Kiribati and Tuvala): ow.ly/12LC50QwK9Q
We'll be back open again tomorrow (Tue 30 Jan) at 9.30am.
In the last week, we've had a good sort out, removing items we shouldn't have and making space in our stores.
The @BECCollection team have been applying gelantine to stop 'fugitive ink' in some of their photo albums
Nearly halfway through our second week of stocktake closure and look at some of the things we've been up to (click on the image for Alt Text)
Next week we'll be back open as usual Tuesday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm.
The searchroom will be open tomorrow (Friday 12 Jan) 9.30am - 4.30pm and Saturday (13 Jan) 10am - 4pm.
We will reopen at 9.30am on Tuesday 30 January.
We will continue to answer email enquiries during this time.
The searchroom will be open tomorrow (Friday 12 Jan) 9.30am - 4.30pm and Saturday (13 Jan) 10am - 4pm.
We will reopen at 9.30am on Tuesday 30 January.
We will continue to answer email enquiries during this time.
We start our annual stocktake fortnight from next week (15-26 January).
The searchroom will be closed to the public for the duration, giving us the time, space and staff to undertake big bits of work we can't usually do like this:
Right, we're off now, thanks to Father Christmas on Avon Light Rail Transport*
We'll be back ready for your email/in person enquiries on Wednesday 3 January.
Wishing all our researchers a very restful Christmas and Happy New Year!
*more about this here archives.bristol.gov.uk/records/46211
Free CPD event for archivists/professionals in the region to find out more about our work with @bristolmuseum conservation team repairing popular architectural plans
Free CPD event for archivists/professionals in the region to find out more about our work with @bristolmuseum conservation team repairing popular architectural plans
Excellent opportunity to mix past and present whilst doing good - we're looking for a Creative Practitioner to help with our Change Minds project changeminds.org.uk
more details: bit.ly/3RkTbsx
Excellent opportunity to mix past and present whilst doing good - we're looking for a Creative Practitioner to help with our Change Minds project changeminds.org.uk
more details: bit.ly/3RkTbsx
The Empire Exhibition took place in Wembley 1924-1925. With Britain's imperial power waning (especially since WWI) it was a propaganda opportunity to whip up support for empire in the British public's mind. We hold many souvenirs/memorabilia from the event.
The Hay Wain masterpiece by John Constable is coming to Bristol Museum & Art Gallery next year. 👏
The @NationalGallery in London is loaning the painting to Bristol as part of its National Treasures exhibitions. Read our news release for more info
news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releases…
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