Leicester Museum and the Schools
Education, Children, Museum School Serivce, Loans
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. They are hoping that it will lead to more follow up visits. They also say how important it is for museums to lay on talks for schools. Images (black and white). Does say that school children have been visiting the museum for some time and that visits ‘provide visual education for the child at an age when impressions are most vividly and lastingly made’. They have a director of education.
Leicester Museum
Cover, page 1 and 2
Leicester Museum
Unknown
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
Date Unknown, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
Leicester Museum and the Schools
Education, Children, Museum School Serivce, Loans
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. They are hoping that it will lead to more follow up visits. They also say how important it is for museums to lay on talks for schools. Images (black and white). Does say that school children have been visiting the museum for some time and that visits ‘provide visual education for the child at an age when impressions are most vividly and lastingly made’. They have a director of education.
Leicester Museum
Whole Booklet
Leicester Museum
Unknown
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
Date Unknown, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
Bulletin
Community, War, Museum Purpose, Exhibition, Information, Education
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 trying to be informative and useful to the community, changing its purpose according to external events in order to remain relevant is shown throughout.
Leicester Museum
Cover, page 12 and 13
Leicester Museum
July, 1942
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Booklet
English
Booklet, PDF.
1942, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
Press Information Sheet
Community, Exhibition, India, Press
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 of the exhibit are also mentioned. Discusses the hopes of the exhibition and how they want to increase understanding of Indian culture in Leicester.
Leicester Museum
Single Sheet
Leicester Museum
22nd March 1988
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Document, PDF.
English
Document
1988, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
LINK newsletters: no. 340
Exhibitions, Outreach, Community, Meeting Report, Visits
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 Belgrave Hall Gardens.
Leicester Museum
Whole Leaflet
Leicester Museum
June-July 1988
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Newsletter, PDF.
English
Document
1988, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
LINK newsletters: no. 313
Exhibitions, Outreach, Community, Acquisitions
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 Museums. Exhibition in Rutland County Museum. Welcoming of a new Keeper of Museums.
Leicester Museum
Pages 1-2
Leicester Museum
December 1983 - January 1984
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English
Document
1983-84, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
LINK newsletters: no. 315
Exhibitions, Outreach, Community
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.
Leicester Museum
Pages 1-3
Leicester Museum
April/ May 1984
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Newsletter, PDF.
English
Document
1984, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
LINK newsletters: no. 312
Exhibitions, Outreach, Community, Art
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.
Leicester Museum
Pages 1-3
Leicester Museum
October/November 1983
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Newsletter, PDF.
English
Document
1983, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
Leicestershire Hunting Pictures
Exhibition, Catalogue, Festival of Britain, Community
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 connection to the Festival of Britain and how hunting is ‘a characteristic of English social life’ and how the hobby has a close connection to Leicestershire. Map of Leicestershire. Catalogue of the paintings. Note at the end showing that some of the pictures were for sale.
Leicester Museum
Cover, pages 5-8
Leicester Museum
1951
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1951, United Kingdom, England, Leicester
Bulletin
Museum Purpose, Children, Community
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 the community.
Trevor Thomas
Cover, pages 3 - 10
Leicester Museum
1944
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Booklet, PDF.
English
Booklet
1944, United Kingdom, England, Leicester