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A small booklet detailing the loan collections that are available to schools during this time. Talks about the museum wanting to increase the size of their child audience and so has built up ‘portable exhibits’ specifically for the schools to use.…

A small booklet detailing the loan collections that are available to schools during this time. Talks about the museum wanting to increase the size of their child audience and so has built up ‘portable exhibits’ specifically for the schools to use.…

An article talking about how museums need to keep up with the pace of the world. Discusses how the museum, during the war, put on exhibitions about digging and growing to help those people in the community know what to do. The idea of the museum…

25th June to 11th December 1988 – India comes alive at Leicester Museums. Arts of Gujarat. Crafts but also everyday life in Gujarat. Talk of how the collection was acquired and the significance of this collection within Britain. The different themes…

Exhibitions include the artists view of Leicestershire and Traditional Indian Arts of Gujurat. Association activities, annual general meeting and LMA visit to the age of chivalry exhibition. Details of new exhibitions and galleries. Section onf…

Exhibitions include craft for Christmas and Victorian Painting Workshop. Lunchtime concerts and lectures. Association Activities. An LMA gift to Leicester Museum (shadow puppets for Diwali exhibit). Collection divided between the V&A and Leicester…

Exhibitions include the Choir Boy, Down to Earth and Vasna: inside an Indian Village. Permanent galleries and what is permanently on display. Gallery talks and association activities. Details on some of the exhibitions including Vasna.

Exhibitions include Divali (in depth details included on further on), The National Exhibition of Children’s Art and Hats by David Shilling. Open evening and lunchtime concerts. Association Activities and fine arts news.

Exhibition booklet 26th May – 29th July 1951 on ‘Leicestershire Hunting Pictures’ – an exhibition talking about the tradition of hunting within Leicestershire. Images (black and white). Foreword by Colin D. B. Ellis talking about this exhibition’s…

An booklet containing an article from Trevor Thomas talking about the problems related to Leicester museums currently and what they are aiming to do. Describes what a museum 'could be' . Talks about children's clubs and how museum should be part of…