New skills for the New Year? Self taught artist, John Opie (1761-1807), also known as ‘The Cornish Wonder’, painted Mawdisty Best and his brother outside Rochester Cathedral c. 1800 #Opie #Art #Painting #Learning #SelfTaught
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New skills for the New Year? Self taught artist, John Opie (1761-1807), also known as ‘The Cornish Wonder’, painted Mawdisty Best and his brother outside Rochester Cathedral c. 1800 #Opie #Art #Painting #Learning #SelfTaught
Welcoming in the 2020’s, we’re looking back to the 1920’s. See some Great Gatsby era fashion in the ‘Dressing Rooms’ (Costume) Gallery #20s #Costume #Fashion #GreatGatsby
New skills for the New Year? Self taught artist, John Opie (1761-1807), also known as ‘The Cornish Wonder’, painted Mawdisty Best and his brother outside Rochester Cathedral c. 1800 #Opie #Art #Painting #Learning #SelfTaught
Award winning bakers, Henry Davis & Sons, had outlets in Week Street and Allen Street in the late 1800s. The family ran the bakery for generations and a descendant recently shared this wonderful picture of one of their delivery carts. She remembers the bakery taking people’s Christmas turkeys in for cooking at the bakery.
New signage has made our Fremlin Walk pop up a whole lot more visible! We’re in the old Thomas Cook unit near House of Fraser. Pop in at the weekend and talk to us about our plans for the future, how your stories are part of our heritage and how they could feature in new museum exhibitions. Oh and there’s dressing up for all ages! #museum #transformation #YourVoicesYourChoices
Have you seen our lovely new courtyard lighting? We have our Friends group, Maidstone Museum Foundation, to thank for paying for them. #friendsforlife #lights #ChillingtonManor #Maidstone #Kent #VisitMaidstone
Vera, our Velociraptor, is welcoming people to our Pop Up in Fremlin Walk. Come in and help us tell the story of our borough with your memories. There’s dressing up for children and lots of ways to get involved. 10-3 on Saturdays and 11-3 on Sundays. #YourVoicesYourChoices
2019 marks 200 years since the birth of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1819, so here are busts of a Young Queen Victoria by Joseph Durham (1855) and Prince Albert by John Thomas (1854 -1862) #Sculpture #QueenVictoria #Portraits #Birthdays
‪This Saturday is our Fossil Roadshow family day. Bring your fossil for identification by Medway Fossil Group, follow Spike’s fossil trail, or create your own ammonite. Free entry, small charge for trail (£1) and craft (£3). #fossil ‬
Collections Manager, Sam, a rather radiant Corpse Bride in our art gallery! (She also made her own costume!) #halloween #happyhalloween
Another witch. This time Vicky, Learning and Events Assistant. #halloweencostume #halloween #halloween2019
Witchy wonders from our Visitor Experience team. Sam and Dianne. #halloween #halloween2019 #halloweencostume
This morning’s team briefing was a little more colourful than usual... #halloween #halloween2019 #DressingUp #AnyExcuse
A war helmet in an elaborate hairstyle from the Massa peoples of Musgum, Northern Cameroon, collected c.1910 by Olive Temple (nee MacLeod) from Maidstone. #BlackHistoryMonth #Africa #Ethnography #WorldCultures #DecolonisingCollections #Stories
Maidstone United in 1913-1914! A different look from the players of today! #MaidstoneUnitedFC #Football #Soccer #Sport #TemporaryExhibitions
Could you complete puzzles to escape the museum? Come and have a go this Halloween! 🧟 The Grey Lady haunts the premises and other things lurk in the dark. This terrifying tour is suitable for ages 12 – 16 years, book online here: http://bit.ly/32nJ5MT
Half term Make It crafts. £3 per child, book via https://ift.tt/32jLsAh u