Moving the Pollington Sarcophagus
Discovered in 1949 by quarry workers, this enigmatic burial of a woman has featured prominently in Doncaster Museum over the years. Our Human History curator, Peter Robinson, uncovers what went into the complex operation to move it to its new home in the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum due to open later this summer. The […]
Having Fun at Home with Digital Social Clubs
Do you enjoy discovering things about the past? Are you a fan of arts and crafts? Maybe you’re a bit of a bookworm? Are you looking for ways to connect with new people? Then, History, Health and Happiness’s Digital Social Clubs may be for you! In this blog post, we will introduce you to two […]
No. 251 Locomotive Returns to Doncaster
By Kim Drabyk, Heritage Doncaster Manager On a cold Sunday morning in January, and at an early hour, the Great Northern Railway Atlantic locomotive No.251 made the 90 mile journey from Shildon, south down the A1, to its new home. Following years of planning by Heritage Doncaster and partners, colleagues from our team waited with […]
Doncaster Storytelling Festival 2021
Doncaster turns a page with brand new storytelling festival 1 February – 4 March Nine cultural organisations have joined forces to create Doncaster’s first ever storytelling festival to celebrate diversity and different cultures and languages. Hosted by Doncaster Cultural Education Partnership together with local literacy campaign Doncaster Stories, the festival is bookended by National Storytelling […]
Put your hands in the earth and grow
By Mina Hayati, Community Engagement Officer We felt spoilt for choice when selecting some of these images of herbarium: wildflowers and plants in the Heritage Doncaster collection. Some date from the late 19th century. Others were collected in the 1970s and 1980s to show the biodiversity of Doncaster. During this time, Thorne and Hatfield Moors […]
Beyond #BlackOutTuesday
On Tuesday 2nd June organisations and individuals muted their social media in solidarity with Black communities in the UK and US. Heritage Doncaster also muted our social media yesterday, and our teams used the day to reflect on what we can do better. We wanted to share with you some of the things we discussed, […]
Look up at the moon and stars
By Mina Hayati, Community Engagement Officer In this blog article, we provide a brief history of the telescope, amateur astronomy, and the moon landing. We explore astronomy ideas for beginners and consider how we all might benefit from a bit of stargazing or even just remembering to look up and appreciating the wonderful natural world. […]
History, Health and Happiness Blog
By Victoria Ryves, NPO Programme Manager In this blog we share updates from our History, Health and Happiness programme, which aims to tackle isolation and improve wellbeing in four key areas of Doncaster, using museum collections as the basis for outreach and community engagement activities. October 2019 This October the History, Health and Happiness team have been getting spooky […]
Outdoor Learning
Cusworth Hall & Park Forest School We are now taking bookings for Outdoor Learning at Heritage Doncaster’s brand new Forest School at Cusworth Hall. Join us in our historic woods for your very own outdoor adventure! Give your class the opportunity to experience the natural world around them; offering an outdoor space to learn through active movement. Outdoor […]
Heritage Doncaster #Archaeocake bakeoff!
Heritage Doncaster recently took part in this year’s Festival of Archaeology (organised by Archaeoogy UK) and their #Archaeocake competition. Staff have dusted of their mixing bowls and wooden spoons, put their icing skills to the test, and presented their bakes ready to be judged by the public! Some baked reproductions of artefacts from Heritage Doncaster’s collection […]