Galleries

War brides
[17th June 2013]

A new exhibition at the National Liberation Museum in Groesbeek, the Netherlands, tells the stories of some 2,000 Dutch war brides who travelled to Canada to be with their wartime loves

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© Royal Collection Trust, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2013
Mary, Queen of Scots
[12th June 2013]

One of the most controversial figures in Scottish history, Mary, Queen of Scots, will be under the spotlight at the National Museum of Scotland later this month

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Propaganda, power and persuasion
[3rd June 2013]

Posters, film clips, cartoons, textbooks, flags, postage stamps and even paper bags are now on show at the British Library, demonstrating the enduring power of propaganda

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© Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
Coronation Day, 1953
[31st May 2013]

This weekend sees the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. We bring you some images from a recently-opened exhibition at Westminster Abbey commemorating the event

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On set with Horrible Histories
[30th May 2013]

To accompany this week's podcast with members of the cast and crew of the award-winning Horrible Histories TV series, some photos from our recent set visit

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Victorian arts and crafts
[29th May 2013]

A selection of images from a collection of Victorian scrapbooks held by Manchester Metropolitan University’s Special Collections department

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The conquest of Everest
[29th May 2013]

Stunning pictures from a recently-published book of images from the 1953 British Everest expedition, taken from the private archives of climber and photographer George Lowe

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Ultra Vanities
[20th May 2013]

A unique, private collection of exquisite, finely wrought, jewelled and enamelled make-up boxes from the 1920s–70s goes on display at Goldsmiths’ Hall this month

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Manufacturing pasts
[14th May 2013]

More than 1,700 historical sources have been released as part of a project by the University of Leicester, telling the story of manufacturing in British industrial cities

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Reconstructing Neolithic homes
[7th May 2013]

This week's podcast features interviews with experts and volunteers involved in the building of replica Neolithic houses at Old Sarum, Wiltshire. These are images of the work in progress

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Wicked women, highwaymen and murder most foul
[30th April 2013]

An exhibition of 19th-century Spanish and English pamphlets and broadsides illustrating wrongdoing, crime and retribution is now on display at Cambridge University Library

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© University Museums
Nunalleq: The Yupiit and the Arctic World
[23rd April 2013]

An exhibition of objects discovered at the Nunalleq site in Quinhagak, Alaska, between 2009 and 2012 is currently on display at King’s Museum, University of Aberdeen

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© Musée du quai Branly
Art of the Philippines
[15th April 2013]

Some 310 works of art from pre-colonial Philippines are now on show at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, France. Here some of the beautiful pieces on display

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© Chertsey Museum
Hair: The Styling of Society
[9th April 2013]

An exhibition charting the history of hair is now on display at Chertsey Museum in Surrey. Here is a selection of some of the pieces on display

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