Norfolk Heritage Centre

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Free talk! Join us for 'A Paradise of Books: Sir Thomas Browne's Library', when Kevin Faulkner will discuss the 'many Va...
02/10/2024

Free talk! Join us for 'A Paradise of Books: Sir Thomas Browne's Library', when Kevin Faulkner will discuss the 'many Valuable and Uncommon books' in the Norwich physician-philosopher's library prior to its auction in 1711.

📅Tues 22 October
⏰1pm

Booking essential:

Join local expert Kevin Faulkner for an illustrated tour of the 17th century Norwich physician-philosopher's library.

A huge thank you to Ian and everyone at Norwich Puppet Theatre(formerly St James' church) for welcoming our Time Travell...
14/06/2024

A huge thank you to Ian and everyone at Norwich Puppet Theatre
(formerly St James' church) for welcoming our Time Travellers reminiscence group. A truly magical morning, and a trip down memory lane for our Stella, especially, who remembered getting married there over 60 years ago!

Free talk! Join local historian and author Stephen Jeffery-Poulter for "Needham: Highlights from the History of a Norfol...
12/04/2024

Free talk! Join local historian and author Stephen Jeffery-Poulter for "Needham: Highlights from the History of a Norfolk Village".

📅Tues 23 April
⏰1pm

Join Stephen Jeffery-Poulter as he discusses his new book, 'Needham: History of a Norfolk Village'.

While there are no longer any in-person places available to attend our next free talk ("What Is an Anchoress/Anchorite a...
22/03/2024

While there are no longer any in-person places available to attend our next free talk ("What Is an Anchoress/Anchorite and How Did They Live?" with Joy Taylor), you can still view it online via our livestream.
📅Tues 26 March, 1pm. Booking essential:

Join Joy Taylor as she explores, focusing on the medieval period, how this unique way of life developed in different places and over time.

While there are no longer any in-person places available to attend our next free talk ("What Is an Anchoress/Anchorite a...
19/03/2024

While there are no longer any in-person places available to attend our next free talk ("What Is an Anchoress/Anchorite and How Did They Live?" with Joy Taylor), you can still view it online via our livestream.

📅Tues 26 March, 1pm. Booking essential:

Join Joy Taylor as she explores, focusing on the medieval period, how this unique way of life developed in different places and over time.

Tomorrow! Free drop-in event! Join us in the Vernon Castle Room at Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library for 'Bound to ...
01/03/2024

Tomorrow! Free drop-in event! Join us in the Vernon Castle Room at Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library for 'Bound to Impress: Creativity and the Book', showcasing the skills of printers, book-binders and designers down the centuries.

📅Sat 2 March
⏰10.30am-1pm

While in-person places for our next free Heritage Hour talk, 'Apparitions of East Anglia' with Chris Spalton (Tuesday 30...
24/01/2024

While in-person places for our next free Heritage Hour talk, 'Apparitions of East Anglia' with Chris Spalton (Tuesday 30 January, 1pm), are no longer available, you can still book to watch it online via the livestream. Just visit our Eventbrite page or email [email protected].


Join author Chris Spalton as he discusses his book, 'Apparitions of East Anglia', and talks through some of his favourite spooky stories.

We had a great Christmas meeting of our 'Time Travellers' group today (none of whom could ever reasonably be described a...
15/12/2023

We had a great Christmas meeting of our 'Time Travellers' group today (none of whom could ever reasonably be described as a 'grumpy sprout'...).

Thank you History Begins at Home for the wonderful question sheets: we've been using them all year to get the conversations flowing!

13/12/2023
There's still time to book a ticket to attend our next free talk! Join us next Tuesday (5 December) at 1pm for 'In Any B...
01/12/2023

There's still time to book a ticket to attend our next free talk! Join us next Tuesday (5 December) at 1pm for 'In Any Box On Any Shelf: Searching for Disability in the Picture Norfolk Archive' with Cath Cartman. To attend in person, or to view the livestream, book at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/norfolk-heritage-centre-7488465877

Free talk! Join us on Tuesday 5 December (1pm) for 'In Any Box On Any Shelf', when we'll be celebrating Disability Histo...
27/11/2023

Free talk! Join us on Tuesday 5 December (1pm) for 'In Any Box On Any Shelf', when we'll be celebrating Disability History Month with photographer Cath Cartman, who will share the hitherto hidden stories of James, Robert, Dick and many others encountered during her research into our photographic collections. Booking essential: to attend in person or view the livestream, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/norfolk-heritage-centre-7488465877

Since its launch in 2020, we've been delighted to work with the History Begins at Home (HBAH) campaign, supported by Nor...
05/10/2023

Since its launch in 2020, we've been delighted to work with the History Begins at Home (HBAH) campaign, supported by Norfolk Record Office and Norfolk Archives and Heritage Development Foundation, which aims to reduce loneliness by encouraging people to have intergenerational conversations about the past. The campaign promotes monthly themes with relevant question sheets to prompt memories and conversations with loved ones. With Libraries Week now upon us, the theme for October is . Why not give the book lover in your life a call and get a conversation started? Visit historybeginsathome.org for more information, as well as access to over fifty further free question sheets and other resources.

Do you know someone aged 8-12 who loves history and would enjoy taking part in creative activities inspired by the Briti...
15/09/2023

Do you know someone aged 8-12 who loves history and would enjoy taking part in creative activities inspired by the British Library's upcoming Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition?

Tell them to check out History Hunters, our free regular group for young people.

📅 Monthly Saturdays
⏰11am-1pm

For more information, email [email protected]

Thanks to everyone who came to our 'Bound to Impress' event today, it was wonderful to see so many people enthused by th...
08/09/2023

Thanks to everyone who came to our 'Bound to Impress' event today, it was wonderful to see so many people enthused by the books on display! While in-person tickets for our next
Norfolk Heritage Open Days event on Tuesday (12th September, 1-2pm), 'Norwich's Eighteenth Century Pattern Books' with Dr Michael Nix, are fully booked, you can still watch the talk online via our livestream. Booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-norwichs-eighteenth-century-pattern-books-with-dr-michael-nix-tickets-699659148347?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Heritage Open Days

Join Dr Michael Nix as he examines Norwich's history as a leading centre of textile production in the eighteenth century.

Just one more day until Heritage Open Days 2023! Join us tomorrow for the first of our events, Bound to Impress: Creativ...
07/09/2023

Just one more day until Heritage Open Days 2023! Join us tomorrow for the first of our events, Bound to Impress: Creativity and the Book (10.30am-12.30pm in the Vernon Castle room, on the second floor of the Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library), and view a selection of books showcasing the skills of printers, bookbinders, artists and designers from the Renaissance-era onwards. This free, drop-in event complements the Bound to Impress event at Norwich Cathedral Library (2.30pm-4pm).

Norfolk Heritage Open Days

Join us for "The Gansey of Inclusivity: A talk with David Shenton and Lisa Little" and learn about the creation of a 5ft...
18/07/2023

Join us for "The Gansey of Inclusivity: A talk with David Shenton and Lisa Little" and learn about the creation of a 5ft 8in fisherman's gansey celebrating LGBTQ+ communities.

📅 Mon 24th July, 5.30-7pm
📷 Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, ground floor

Booking required:

Hear about the creation of a giant fisherman's gansey celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Sheringham.

Address

Norfolk And Norwich Millennium Library, The Forum, Millennium Plain
Norwich
NR21AW

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