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29/08/2026

Museum District Treasures ep. 8 💰

Ever wondered what happened to waste before modern plumbing? 🚽🤔 Education Officer and Costume Curator, Cas Sanders is here to answer the questions you didn't know you had!

In this episode, we dive back into the museum archives to show off two fascinating medieval weeing pots. These unique vessels were standard household items from the 11th right up to the 17th century! 🏺💦

Think medieval folks just threw their business out the window? Myth busted! 🛑 Cas explains why soaking passersby wasn't the norm - and how your urine was actually a valuable commodity you could sell to others! 💰

This surprising look at historic human biology ties in perfectly with the 'Blood and Bone' exhibition currently showing at North Herts Museum (until 20 September). 🩸🦴

We are currently sorting through over 1 million incredible objects like these as we prepare to move to our new store. Come and discover more bizarre and brilliant pieces of our local history by planning a visit! 📆

Head over to the North Herts Museum website to see the pots up close and track them on the District Treasures map 👇
www.northhertsmuseum.org/north-hertfordshire-museum/collections/museum-stores

🎼 A first for North Herts Museum, we've got two engaging, interactive dance talks scheduled for the coming months and go...
29/08/2026

🎼 A first for North Herts Museum, we've got two engaging, interactive dance talks scheduled for the coming months and good news, no dancing experience is required!

Participants are welcome to join in as much or as little as they wish and all activities can be adapted for those who prefer to remain seated.

During these sessions you'll discover the history, music and social impact of African American and Black British dance traditions. led by experienced dance artists and educators you'll be looking at a wide variety of different dances and music including:

1⃣ Session one- The Root of Vernacular Jazz (Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Jive and Swing.)

2⃣ Session two- From Swing to the Black British Experience (Swing, Ska, Reggae, Soul, Lovers' Rock, House and Jungle).

Click the link below to read more 🔗
https://northhertsmuseum.org/event/steppin-on-the-blues-for-black-history-month-interactive-dance-talks/

Who else remembers Nicholls the drapers shop on Bancroft in Hitchin? Here is a photo of the shop, probably dating to t...
28/08/2026

Who else remembers Nicholls the drapers shop on Bancroft in Hitchin?

Here is a photo of the shop, probably dating to the early-mid 1980s. To help give you your bearings, just on the right of the shot is Safeway supermarket which is now occupied by Poundland.

Artists Wanted 🎨We’re looking for local artists in North Herts and the surrounding areas who are interested in running w...
27/08/2026

Artists Wanted 🎨

We’re looking for local artists in North Herts and the surrounding areas who are interested in running workshops at our museum in 2027!

We want a broad range of workshops for our 2027 plan, so whether you have an established following or are looking to build an audience we want to hear from you.

Drop us an email to discuss your ideas at [email protected] and feel free to ask us any questions you may have.

Here’s a lovely programme for a theatrical production of Rose Marie, from our archives.The operetta style musical has ...
26/08/2026

Here’s a lovely programme for a theatrical production of Rose Marie, from our archives.

The operetta style musical has music by Rudolf Firml and Herbert Stothart and Lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. The story plays out in the Canadian Rocky mountains and tells the tale of Rose Marie who loves a miner. Jim Kenyon the miner, Rose Marie’s love interest, is falsely accused of murder.

Rose Marie was premiered on Broadway in the USA in 1924 and then at London's West End in 1925. This programme connects to our very own Hitchin Thespians who performed the show at The Hermitage Cinema, in Hitchin, in 1950.

The six-week Poetry in Depth course kicks off next week, you can attend each session individually (it's on every Wednesd...
25/08/2026

The six-week Poetry in Depth course kicks off next week, you can attend each session individually (it's on every Wednesday!) but if you'd like to take advantage of the 'Whole Course Ticket' make sure to book while it's still available ✒️

Run by Shout or Whisper's Tom, each week in this course you'll be focusing on different aspects of poetry, a perfect introduction for aspiring poets wanting to take their work to the next level!

Each session will be a safe space full of supportive, like-minded creatives. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in follow the link to learn more https://northhertsmuseum.org/event/poetry-in-depth-getting-started/

On this exact date 70 years ago the Hertfordshire Pictorial newspaper published a column with the headline ‘Worst Summer...
24/08/2026

On this exact date 70 years ago the Hertfordshire Pictorial newspaper published a column with the headline ‘Worst Summer Since 1888 is Serious Threat to Harvest’.

The summer of 1956 was one of the coldest and wettest of the 20th century, how different is that from the summer we’ve just experienced!

In this article they talk to people with varying opinions, one ‘layman’ stating ‘I remember worse summers than this, and not so long ago. This amount of fuss was not raised then.’ Whereas other farmers ‘searched’ their ‘long memory without recalling a summer as wet since 1888-68 years ago’ at that time.

23/08/2026

A quick look at our new Connecting Collections exhibition up on the Terrace Gallery.

This exhibition has been put together as one of the outcomes of the museum’s Connecting Collections project.

This ongoing project aims to include underrepresented histories and stories; look into how some objects were collected, including whether any were obtained in unfair or unethical ways; and to make changes around the museum to give a fuller picture of history.

🕰️ Running until Sunday 1 November
📍 North Hertfordshire Museum

With the flash of a camera a single moment was recorded for all time. Here is a photograph that offers us a little pee...
21/08/2026

With the flash of a camera a single moment was recorded for all time. Here is a photograph that offers us a little peek inside a family home from over a century ago.

On the left a girl sits at a piano, her back straight and ready to play when someone gives her the nod. All around the room close to every single surface is covered in ornaments and pictures that tell a story about their family. The walls are busy with decorative images that sit on top of heavily patterned wallpaper, and a large family photograph or portrait hangs proudly above the fireplace.

If this historic room were transported into the modern day, it may be referred to by interior designers as maximalist, with bold colours, layered patterns and curated personal collections of items all around the room. This kind of style is experiencing a comeback in the last few years with many trendy people adopting this approach in their own home décor.

What do you think? Are you a maximalist or minimalist when it comes to your own home? Do you despair at the thought of any clutter or are you always looking to a new surface to show off a new ornament?

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