Monday 04 June 2012
A Private View Just For You
Independent readers are
being given a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes in the nation's museums,
to meet curators and see objects usually hidden from the public
What do Charles Darwin's specimen collection, a
Shakespearean fencing manual and Neville Chamberlain's notes of his 1938
meeting with Hitler have in common? They are just some of the unique artefacts
waiting to be discovered as part of The Independent's new Hidden Treasures
campaign.
In partnership with the museum charity the Collections
Trust, Hidden Treasures offers Independent readers exclusive, free,
behind-the-scenes tours of 50 leading heritage attractions across the UK
between the 4 and 11 June.
Whether it is exploring the secret passages under Temple
Newsam House near Leeds, discovering the Asian and ceramics collections of the
V&A, or uncovering the secrets of the National Archives, Hidden Treasures
is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the collections that are not usually
on public display, and to find out how our nation's heritage is cared for.
Hidden Treasures tours are guided by the leading experts
in their field, who will be happy to answer your questions and share their
knowledge of these tremendously diverse collections. Whether you are interested
in natural history or fighter planes, the story of the post box or the gruesome
early days of medicine, Hidden Treasures is your chance to discover their
hidden stories.
How to book
Hidden Treasures tours are provided exclusively,
free-of-charge for Independent readers. To reserve your place on one of these
tours, please call freephone number 0800 8815408. Places on Hidden Treasures
tours are strictly limited, and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that your booking is not confirmed until you have received a
confirmation email from us.
Terms & Conditions
Some tours are taking places in venues for which an
admission charge is normally applicable. The tour is free, but you may be asked
to pay for admission if you subsequently decide to visit another part of the
attraction not included in the tour. Bookings are being coordinated by the
Collections Trust. To reserve your place, call 0800 8815408. This is a freephone
number and calls will be answered from 8.30am-7pm. Please note that specific
access conditions may apply. Please refer to the access conditions on the
participating museum's website before booking.
Participating Museums:
CHANNEL ISLANDS
Jersey Heritage
Visit Jersey Heritage's purpose-built store and discover
its eclectic collections including a mammoth skull found at La Cotte de St
Brelade and the contents of 19th-century chemists shops. Tours will be guided
by knowledgeable staff.
Meet at Rear of the Sir Francis Cook Gallery, Trinity,
Jersey
Friday 8 June, 10-11.30am, 12noon-1.30pm, 2.30-4pm
(jerseyheritage.org)
EAST MIDLANDS
Snibston Discovery Museum
Discover highlights from Snibston's collections and talk
to staff . Highlights of the tour include the Beaumanor coach and fascinating
objects from the Tudor coal mines of northwest Leicestershire.
Meet at Admissions desk, main museum building
Wednesday 6 June, 2-4pm
(leics.gov.uk/index/ leisure_tourism/museums/
museumcollections)
Leicestershire County Council Collections Centre
One million objects illustrating the changing natural
history of Leicestershire and its residents include the "cursed" Papillon
shoes, coins from the Hallaton Treasure and a Queen of Spain fritillary
butterfly collected from the Battle of the Somme.
Meet at Directions will be emailed to you on booking
Thursday 7 June, 2-4pm (leics.
gov.uk/index/leisure_tourism/museums/museumcollections)
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire
A rare chance to see behind the scenes at the museum and
Usher gallery, looking at objects in the archaeology, geology, world cultures
and militaria collections (morning tour) and the art collections (afternoon
tour) that are not normally on display.
Meet at The reception of Lincolnshire Archives, St
Rumbold Street, Lincoln
Friday 7 June, 10-11.30am, 2-3pm
(thecollectionmuseum.com)
EAST OF ENGLAND
Peterborough Museum
Find out how the 227,000 items in our collections are
cared for, and get the chance to see some hidden gems not on display.
Meet at Museum reception
Saturday 9 June, 11-11.45am; Sunday 10 June, 2-2.45pm
(vivacity-peterborough.com)
Letchworth Museum
Discover the story of north Hertfordshire and the people
who have lived here from pre-history right up to the turn of the 21st century.
Our tours offer visitors a unique opportunity to see behind-the-scenes work on
the collections.
Meet at Front door of museum
Wednesday 6 June, 11-11.45am, 2.15-3pm
(north-herts.gov.uk/ letchworth_museum_and_art_gallery.html)
Museum Resource Centre, Hitchin
The North Hertfordshire Museum Service's collections
covering social history (things we use in everyday life and work), archaeology,
art, costumes and natural history.
Meet at Museum resource centre, Bury Mead Road, Hitchin
Friday 8 June, 2.15-2.55pm; Saturday 9 June 11-11.40am;
Monday 11 June 11-11.40am
(north-herts.gov.uk/letchworth_museum_and_art_gallery.html)
Bishop's Stortford Museum
Revisit the successful 2011 exhibition "Beautiful,
vulnerable and inaccessible", offering an unusual look at some of the
fragile objects held in the museum's store. The museum is providing two
workshop sessions to learn about how the exhibition was photographed.
Meet at The Rhodes exhibition gallery
Saturday 9 June, 10-11am, 11.30am-12.30pm
(rhodesbishopsstortford.org.uk)
Mill Green Mill & Museum, Welwyn Hatfield Museum
Service
Step behind the scenes and see how the collections of
this unique local museum are used, stored and cared for. Store tours with a
Jubilee theme.
Meet at Museum reception
Friday 8 June, 10.30-11.30am, 2-3pm
(welhat.gov.uk/museum)
LONDON
Horniman Museum and Gardens
A chance to visit the Horniman Museum's Study
Collections Centre (SCC), the museum's major off-site storage facility. The
tour will highlight how the museum has improved the care, storage and
documentation of the collections over the years, and offer a glimpse of our
hidden treasures.
Special conditions: visitors will be driven to the Study
Collections Centre in a minibus provided by the museum. Wheelchair users should
contact the museum in advance to discuss alternative arrangements for getting
to the store. Finishing times reflect what time visitors will be back at the
main museum site in Forest Hill. The Museum is open from 10.30am-5.30pm, and
the Gardens from 7.30am until sunset, so we encourage people to visit them
after the morning tour or before the afternoon tour for a full experience.
Meet at Totem pole in the museum gardens(10am or 2pm
promptly)
Saturday 9 June, 10am-2pm, 2-4pm (horniman.ace.uk/visit/
getting-here)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Tours include an opportunity to learn about conservation
at the V&A as well as a rare glimpse of the asian, ceramics and metalwork
departments' collections. Attendees on the Edmund de Waal Signs and Wonders
tour will need to have good head for heights, and to be physically fit for a
climb of 68 narrow steps.
Meet at Secretariat Gate, V&A, Cromwell Road
Thursday 7 June, conservation tour, 9.15-11am
Meet at Meeting point, Grand Entrance:
Friday 8 June, French porcelain tour, 11am-12noon; Asian
and Middle Eastern shoes tour, 1-2pm; Metalwork 1600-1800 tour, 2.30-3.30pm
Monday 11 June, Edmund de Waal tour, 11-11.45am; ceramics
tour, 2-3pm (vam.ac.uk)
Jewish Museum London
Experience objects from the museum stores under the
supervision of the curators of Judaica and social history. Hear about the
collections, how they were acquired, how they are managed and put your
questions to the museum curators.
Meet at Hidden Treasures desk outside the auditorium
Sunday 10 June, 11am-12.30pm, 2-3.30pm (jewishmuseum.
org.uk)
Hall Place and Gardens
Be transported to the pioneering days of early
photography. Be among the first to see our collection of glass lantern slides
that capture images of cities and people from around the world. Meet our
collections manager to discover how we are documenting and preserving for
future generations.
Meet at Reception (entry to the tour is free, but there
is a charge if you would like to visit the rest of the house)
Wednesday 6 June, 11am-12noon; Thursday 7 June,
11am-12noon, 2-3pm; Friday 8 June, 11am-12noon, 2-3pm (hallplace.org.uk)
Bromley Museum
Bromley Museum in Orpington Priory is one of the most
significant buildings in the local area. Find out about the history of the
Priory – a Grade II* listed medieval rectory and one of the borough's oldest
buildings. We will be offering a talk and tour of the building and a rare
opportunity to sneak behind the scenes and see the fine art store.
Meet at The Great Hall
Wednesday 6 June, 2-4pm; Thursday 7 June, 2-4pm; Friday
8 June, 2-4pm (bromley.gov.uk/ bromleymuseum)
Imperial War Museum
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the Imperial
War Museum's new state-of-the-art store, housing its collection of 20th century
works of art. As well as more than 3,500 works of art, find out how this facility
is leading the way in environmental sustainability.
Meet at Museum reception
Friday 8 June, 10.30-11.30am, 12noon-1pm, 1.30-2.30pm,
3-4pm (iwm.org.uk)
The Wiener Library
Explore the hidden treasures held in Britain's largest
and the world's oldest archives on the Holocaust and the Nazi era. The Wiener
library invites you on a behind-the-scenes tour of our new, state-of-the-art archives
which hold 65,000 books, 17,000 photographs and 1,500 documents.
Meet at Main reception, 29 Russell Square, London, WC1
Thursday 7 June, 11am-12noon; Friday 8 June, 11am-12noon;
Monday 11 June 11am-12noon
(wienerlibrary.co.uk)
The British Postal Museum & Archive
Discover fascinating collections from small objects to
the national collection of 200 letter boxes, as well as telephone kiosks and
the BPMA's collection of motorised vehicles. A rare opportunity to experience
parts of the collection not usually available.
Meet at The British Postal Museum Store Unit 7, Debden
Industrial Estate, Lenthall Road, Loughton
Wednesday 6 June, 10am-12noon
(postalheritage.org.uk/page/ museum-gettingto)
The National Archives
A rare glimpse behind the scenes at the National
Archives, the UK government's official archive with one of the largest
collections in the world. Our role is to collect and secure the future of the
government record, both digital and physical, to preserve it for generations to
come, and to make it as accessible and available as possible. The tour will
show visitors how we do this.
Meet at Reception desk, National Archives, Richmond
Wednesday 6 June, 10-11.45am, 12noon-1.45pm,
2.30-3.45pm; Thursday 7 June, 10-11.45am, 12noon-1.45pm, 2.30-3.45pm; Friday 8
June, 10-11.45am, 12noon-1.45pm, 2.30-3.45pm,
(nationalarchives.gov.uk)
National Army Museum
A rare opportunity to experience the unseen collections
of this unique institution. The tour will include silhouette portraits of First
World War prisoners-of-war and an extremely rare copy of The Art of War, a
treatise by Nicholaus Marschalk, 1515.
Meet at Museum welcome desk
Thursday 7 June, 2-3pm; Saturday 9 June, 10.30am-12noon,
2-3pm (nam.ace.uk)
Museum of Richmond
A tour of the eclectic but petite collection store of
the Museum of Richmond, an independent, local-history museum of artefacts from
Richmond, Ham, Petersham and Kew. The collection ranges from prehistoric times
to present day.
Meet at Museum reception
Friday 8 June, 2-2.30pm, 2.30-3pm, 3-3.30pm, 3.30-4pm
(museumofrichmond.com)
Museum of London
Experience a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the
Museum of London, including some of the "hidden treasures" of its
collections as well as working areas, laboratories and offices. Gain an
overview of how a museum works.
Meet at Museum foyer, by the front desk.
Tuesday 5 June, 2-3pm; Thursday 7 June, 2-3pm;Friday 8
June, 2-3pm
(museumoflondon.org.uk)
Natural History Museum
A fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the 27 kilometres
of shelves, 22 million specimens and cutting-edge scientific research in the
Darwin Centre's Zoology spirit building. See hidden treasures such as the giant
squid or specimens collected by Charles Darwin.
Special conditions: children must be accompanied by an
adult, and tours are not suitable for children under eight.
Meet at Visitor reception desk in the main hall
Thursday 7 June, 11.45am-12.15pm; Monday 11 June,
11.45am-12.15pm (nhm.ace.uK)
NORTH WEST
The Manchester Museum
Fantastic collections housed in an amazing gothic
revival building. The collection is enormous at around four million objects. We
are offering tours to see behind the scenes for visitors to discover how we organise
and preserve the collection, how we use it for inspiration and enjoyment and
about some recent and forthcoming exhibition developments.
Meet at Reception
Wednesday 6 June, 2-3pm, Thursday 7 June, 2-3pm, Friday
8 June, 2-3pm
(museum.manchester.ace.uk)
Liverpool Medical Institution
Come and see what is behind the six sandstone pillars
and impressive frontage of one of Liverpool's little-known buildings. The
Liverpool Medical Institution is a members-only organisation and the building
and its collections of rare books, medical objects, clocks and portraits is not
often open to the public. With a history going back to 1779, the Liverpool
Medical Institution is a unique library and organisation and the home of many
medical "firsts".
Meet at Main entrance, 114 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool
Sunday 10 June, 10-11am, 12noon-1pm, 2-3pm (lmi.org.uk)
World Museum, Liverpool
Exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the natural history
collections. The museum boasts extensive collections from the Amazonian rain
forest to outer space. Two tours will uncover the secrets of the vertebrate
zoology collections store and botany herbarium.
Meet at Reception desk
Wednesday 6 June, Vertebrate Zoology Tour 10-10.40am,
2-2.40pm; Thursday 7 June, Botany Herbarium Tour 10-10.40am, 2-2.40pm
(liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml)
Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester)
Explore behind the scenes with a self-guided trail in
the MOSI store. Discover fascinating and surprising science and industry
objects, from machine tools to washing machines, from jam-jar filling machines
to butter churns. See if you can correctly guess the ages of objects.
Meet at An open drop-in session; enquire at reception
Thursday 7 June, 11am-1pm (mosi.org.uk)
SCOTLAND
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
A snapshot of the vast collection of objects that we
store on behalf of the City of Glasgow. This tour is a great introduction to
GMRC, and is recommended for anyone visiting the venue for the first time.
You'll get an idea of the range and scale of Glasgow Museums' collections.
Please note: advance booking is essential. If booking
for 4 June, please contact the museum direct on 0141 276 9300 or email
gmrcbookings@glasgowlife.org.uk giving name, email, telephone and date of tour.
Meet at 200 Woodhead Road, Glasgow
Monday 4 June, 2.30-3.30pm; Tuesday 5 June, 2.30-3.30pm;
Wednesday 6 June, 2.30-3.30pm; Thursday 7 June, 2.30-3.30pm; Sunday 10 June
2.30-3.30pm (tiny.cc/glasgowlife)
Falconer Museum
Moray Museum Service looks after over 30,000 objects,
many of which are kept in the museum store, when not on display in the Falconer
Museum. Take a tour through the eclectic collections housed in the Museum
Store, from Mexican Milagros to Indian mica miniatures, tiger skins to moths,
forceps to golden false teeth.
Meet at Moray Museums Store at the top of Leys Road, Tolbooth
Street, Forres
Thursday 7 June, 2.30-3.30pm, 7-8pm; Saturday 9 June,
2.30-3.30pm (falconermuseum.co.uk)
Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen
Explore the hidden gems within the University of
Aberdeen Museum stores, including a guided walk through the old Marischal
Museum galleries. Visitors will be invited into the conservation lab and the
main store. Expect some intriguing tales too...
Meet at Reception
Friday 8 June, 1-2pm, 3-4pm; Saturday 9 June, 10-11am,
11.30am-12.30pm
(abdn.ace.uk/museums)
National Museums Scotland
From Moby the whale to dinosaur bones, from motorbikes
to traction engines – the material gathered here is as diverse as it is vast.
The stored material enables us to refresh exhibitions and study subjects in
depth. Visit our state-of-the-art conservation laboratories and enhanced
storage for the national collections.
Access conditions: the tour will include stairs and
therefore is not suitable for wheelchair access. Children must be accompanied
Meet at National Museums Collection Centre, 242 West Granton
Road, Edinburgh
Friday 8 June, 10.30am-12.30pm; Saturday 9 June,
10.30am-12.30pm
(nms.ace.uk/our_museums/museum_of_flight/museums_collection_centre.aspx)
SOUTH EAST
National Maritime Museum at No. 1 Smithery, The Historic
Dockyard, Chatham
No. 1 Smithery houses ship models from the National
Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum: with over 3,000 items it is one of the
finest collections in the world. Special conditions: Please note that The
Independent voucher does not cover admission prices to The Historic Dockyard
Chatham, other than to No. 1 Smithery.
Meet at The main visitor entrance, 20 minutes before the
tour is due to start. Visitors will then be directed to No. 1 Smithery.
Saturday 9 June, 10.30-11.15am, 12noon-12.45pm,
2-2.45pm, 3.15-4pm (thedockyard.co.uk)
SOUTH WEST
Hypatia Trust, Penzance
An opportunity to discover the Elizabeth Treffry
Collection on Women in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Displays and tours of
the collection will take place in the informal and homely surroundings of
Trevelyan House, a grade II-listed Georgian gem in the heart of historic
Penzance.
Meet at Trevelyan House, 16 Chapel Street, Penzance,
Monday 4 June 2.30-3pm, Tuesday 5 June 2.30-3pm,
Wednesday 6 June, 2.30-3pm, Thursday 7 June 2.30-3pm, Friday 8 June, 2.30-3pm
(http://tehmina.goskar.com/tag/hypatia-trust)
St John's Museum Store
Explore the hidden treasures in the museum store. Marvel
at the range of historical spa equipment, find out more about furniture by
local craftsmen.
Meet at St Johns Museum Store, Upper Bristol Road, Bath
Saturday 9 June, 11am-12noon, 12.30-1.30pm, 2-3pm
(romanbaths.co.uk)
Bristol Museums & Galleries
These exclusive behind the scenes tours will be led by
experts in geology, biology and ethnography, providing a unique insight into
these extraordinary and diverse collections.
Meet at Museum reception
Wednesday 6 June, Geology tour 11-11.30am, Biology tour,
11-11.30am, Ethnography tour, 11.30am-12noon, Ethnography tour 1-1.30pm,
Biology tour, 1-1.30pm (bristol.gov.uk/node/2904)
M-Shed, Bristol
Discover this unique collection celebrating the history
of Bristol and its residents and enjoy the museum's selection of working
dockside exhibits, including four electric cranes and the Pyronaut, a 1930s
fireboat.
Meet at Reception
Wednesday 6 June, 2.30–3.15pm; Thursday 7 June,
11.30am–12.15pm
(mshed.org/visiting)
WALES
The Cardiff Story Museum
Uncovering Cardiff's Hidden Treasures: The Cardiff Story
opened in 2011, with interactive displays exploring Cardiff's past, and with
help from the public we have built the city's collection up from scratch in
just a few years! Over the coming months we're particularly looking for objects
related to culture, leisure, community and sport, for our future displays.
Whether it's a vinyl record, football, tea pot or photograph, it's the personal
memories that help tell Cardiff's history. If you have Cardiff-related objects
that you'd like to donate, then bring them to this unique event, and speak to
one of our team.
Meet at Museum foyer
Saturday 9 June, 10-10.45am, 11-11.45am, 12noon
-12.45pm, 1-1.45pm (cardiffstory.com)
Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives
Spend the morning in our collections centre seeing and
handling the objects not normally on display. Learn about how we care for our
objects and take a peek in our store. Meet the team and ask us any questions
you may have about your own prized possessions.
Meet at Museum collections centre, Regent Street, Wrexham
Friday 8 June, 10.30am-12.30pm
(wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/collection_centre.html)
WEST MIDLANDS
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum (Royal Warwickshire)
Look behind the scenes at the hidden treasures that the
museum does not display! This tour will take you into the attic store, which
holds around two-thirds of the items in the collection. You will get a glimpse
of areas of the house not normally accessible to visitors.
Meet at First floor reception, Royal Regiment of
Fusiliers Museum, St John's House, Warwick
Thursday 7 June, 10.30-11am, 11.30am-12noon, 1.30-2pm,2-2.30pm;
Friday 8 June, 10.30-11am, 11.30am-12noon, 1.30-2pm, 2-2.30pm; Saturday 9 June
10.30-11am, 11.30am-12noon, 1.30-2pm, 2-2.30pm (warwickfusiliers.co.uk)
RBSA Gallery
To celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the RBSA
Gallery presents a display of "hidden treasures" about the life and
work of Teresa Lady Clarke RBSA, the first female Member of the Royal
Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA).
Meet at Gallery reception
Open during museum hours from 4 to 11 June (rbsa.org.uk)
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
Discover the Natural History of Worcestershire since
1833. The atmospheric stores give a fascinating insight into the history of the
area. Led by a collections officer who has over 40 years' experience of working
with the collection.
Meet at Museum reception
Wednesday 6 June, 2-2.40pm; Thursday 7 June 2-2.40pm;
Friday 8 June 2-2.40pm
(museumsworcestershire.gov.uk)
The Birmingham Assay Office
A rare opportunity to visit the Birmingham Assay
Office's historic silver collection, which contains pieces dating from the 18th
century to the present day by leading silversmiths such as Matthew Boulton,
Elkington and Co and Nathaniel Mills.
Meet at The Birmingham Assay Office, corner of Charlotte
Street and Newhall Street, Birmingham
Friday 8 June, 2-4pm
(theassayoffice.co.uk)
Cadbury Research Library
Experience unique collections of manuscripts and rare
books on an enormous range of subjects, ranging from a 9th-century Kufic koran
to Neville Chamberlain's notes from his 1938 meetings with Hitler. See
conservation in action and tour our strong rooms.
Meet at Cadbury Research Library, Muirhead Tower (Lower
Ground Floor), University of Birmingham, Edgbaston
Thursday 7 June, 2-3pm, 3-4pm
(special-coll.bham.ace.uk)
University of Birmingham Research & Cultural
Collections
Discover a cornucopia of extraordinary artefacts – view
material and handle objects from the university heritage collection that throws
light on the history and developing traditions of the University.
Meet at The Study Centre, 32 Pritchatts Road, University
of Birmingham, Edgbaston
Thursday 7 June, 3.30-5pm
(collections.bham.ace.uk/collections/other.shtml)
Birmingham Museums, Museum Collections Centre
An exclusive opportunity to visit one of the largest
museum stores in the country, described as an "Aladdin's cave". See
hundreds of items from our science, transport, social history and sculpture
collections. Expert staff will be on hand to talk to you about the collections.
Meet at Main museum entrance
Friday 8 June, 1-3.30pm
(bmag.org.uk/Museum-collections-centre)
YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE
The Yorkshire Museums Trust Book Club
The book club meets monthly to discuss a book which
relates to an aspect of our collections. Each session also includes access to
relevant museum objects which are not currently on display. Independent readers
are invited to their own book club session to discuss This Thing of Darkness by
Harry Thompson, followed by a visit to the Yorkshire Museum Library, which is
not currently open to the general public
Meet at Museum reception
Saturday 9 June, 12.30-2pm
Ring 01904 650333 or email groupbookings@ymt.org.uk to
book your place
The Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield
Four Hundred Years of Paperwork! The Company of Cutlers
in Hallamshire has protected and promoted Sheffield's metal trades since 1624.
Visitors can meet the archivist, and browse a display of some of the archives
used for family and local history studies.
Meet at Front entrance
Wednesday 6 June, 2-2.30pm; Thursday 7 June,
10.30am-12noon, 2-2.30pm
(cutlers-hallamshire.org.uk)
Leeds Museum Discovery Centre
Step inside this state-of-the-art museum storage
facility and discover over one million fascinating objects from elephant skulls
to a medieval log boat, mummy bandages and meteorites.
Meet at Reception desk
Thursday 7 June, 11am-12noon, 2-3pm (leeds.gov.uk/discoverycentre)
Yorkshire Museum
The oldest working astronomical observatory in
Yorkshire, dating from the 1830s. Expert staff will introduce the observatory
and telescope.
Meet at Observatory, Yorkshire Museum Gardens, York
Thursday 7 June, 11.30am-12.30pm, 12.30-1.30pm,1.30-2.30pm;
Saturday 9 June 11.30am-12.30pm, 12.30-1.30pm, 1.30-2.30pm (yorkshiremuseum.
org.uk/Page/Visiting.aspx)
Temple Newsam House
Hidden Temple Newsam: take a guided tour through the
hidden passages and cellars below this magnificent Jacobean House. Some steep
steps and uneven surfaces. Not suitable for the under-sevens.
Meet at Reception
Saturday 9 June, 11am-12.30pm
(leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam)
Royal Armouries
Discover Britain's national collection of arms and armour.
Visitors will have a rare opportunity to discover some of the hidden treasures
of the museum's archives including fencing manuals from the time of William
Shakespeare and diaries, letters, journals and photographs of soldiers from the
early 19th century to the First World War.
Meet at Reception, Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries
Drive, Leeds
Tuesday 5 June, 11am-12noon; Wednesday 6 June
11am-12.00noon; Thursday 7June 11am-12noon
(royalarmouries.org/home)
Special
insider’s, behind the scenes video tour of the Royal Carriages of Italy by the
collection curator and the art conservator. This short video gives you a secret
look at the gorgeous carriages of 75 – 200 years ago. Get your Cinderella
fantasy fix! Click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-hKGLzT_u0
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