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Heritage & Museums
Making Leicestershire My Home
Our project focusses on reflecting the histories, experiences and contributions of people who have made Leicestershire their home over thousands of years and how this continues to shape the culture of where we live today.
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about 'Making Leicestershire My Home'
Community Voices
We need to hear the Community Voice so we can make what we offer accessible, meaningful and as inclusive and relevant as possible.
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about 'Community Voices'
Harborough Insight Gathering
We have had over 400 responses from the public on the Harborough 2025/26 Feedback Questionnaire. A more detailed report will be coming soon.
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about 'Harborough Insight Gathering'
Old House New House
The 1620s Manor House and Garden welcomed Creative Practitioner in Residence, Andrew McWilliam to the site this Autumn to deliver an initiative series of workshops to capture known and new visitor’s stories, thoughts and memories about the house and surrounding gardens.
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about 'Old House New House'
Wonders of Nature – Market Harborough Library and Harborough Museum
The whole service came together to bring the temporary exhibition space to life, with a co-curated mural, museum collections and nature themed book stock.
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about 'Wonders of Nature – Market Harborough Library and Harborough Museum'
AWARD WINNING Villiers Revealed
We are proud to announce that ‘Villiers Revealed: We Have Always Been Here’ won the prestigious Team of the Year Award at the Museum & Heritage Awards 2026. For...
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about 'AWARD WINNING Villiers Revealed'
My Jewellery, My Story
A project exploring local people’s connection to jewellery having been inspired by a beautiful Bronze Age necklace discovered in the small village of Cossington in Leicestershire.
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about 'My Jewellery, My Story'
Foxton Creates
The Foxton Creates project worked with Foxton Canal Museum and local schools to co-produce an interactive multisensory interpretation of the museum's existing exhibits.
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about 'Foxton Creates'
Community Spotlight Case
The spotlight case is a community exhibition case at Charnwood Museum. It’s free for locals, groups, and non-profits to share their stories and connection to Charnwood with others.
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about 'Community Spotlight Case'
Harborough at Work
How the Harborough at Work exhibition and mural was made and more information about the exhibition.
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about 'Harborough at Work'
Street Theatre Project
Street Theatre inspired by the local stories of Melton
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about 'Street Theatre Project'
Sikh Herstories
Sikh Community Curators are working with Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre to explore the heritage and culture of Sikh women in history.
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about 'Sikh Herstories'
1485 Around the World
1485 was the year Leicestershire experienced the Battle of Bosworth, but what was happening around the world during that period?
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about '1485 Around the World'
m’Other – We are Artists, we became mothers… …and we are still artists
M’Other Art is a new and unique interventional exhibition to celebrate artists mothers.
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about 'm’Other – We are Artists, we became mothers… …and we are still artists'
Hijaz Trust. A Tale of Two Reinterments
‘A Tale of Two Re-interments’ is an exhibition at Bosworth Battlefield Centre which reveals the similarities between Richard III and His Eminence Murshid Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (RA).
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about 'Hijaz Trust. A Tale of Two Reinterments'
We Are Harborough, We Are Our Home!
Over summer 2023 the people of Harborough created a Cloth House with Danielle Vaughan, our new Artist in Residence at Harborough Museum.
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about 'We Are Harborough, We Are Our Home!'
We Are Harborough
A community led exhibition celebrating what makes the Harborough district special to the people who call it home.
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about 'We Are Harborough'
Loughborough Welcomes…. Our Community Garland Project
Hundreds of people crafted a giant garland to place in the heart of the gallery space at Charnwood Museum.
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about 'Loughborough Welcomes…. Our Community Garland Project'
Bosworth Medieval Festival Community Board
We are always looking to improve our events and exhibitions and enlisted the help of some not-so-secret-shoppers at the 2022 Bosworth Medieval Festival!
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about 'Bosworth Medieval Festival Community Board'
Uganda 50
2022 marks 50 years since all the Asian people living in Uganda were forced to leave their homeland. Charnwood Museum will be hosting an exhibition called Rebuilding Lives exploring stories of local people who started new lives in Loughborough.
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about 'Uganda 50'
Anand Mangal – My Happy Place
Local ladies of South Asian heritage, mostly aged over 60, have been working in partnership with Loughborough University exploring South Asian memories of Partition and their relevance to contemporary life.
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about 'Anand Mangal – My Happy Place'
Community Curators Virtual Museum
Take a virtual tour of these amazing exhibitions developed by local people which include 'BLM Too!' and 'Do You See What I See'? The first of its kind!
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about 'Community Curators Virtual Museum'
Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Charnwood
The Local History Volunteer Group celebrated the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with an exhibition at Charnwood Museum.
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about 'Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Charnwood'
Black Lives Matter Too!
This project has been capturing the responses of local people to the challenges raised by Black Lives Matter campaigns with the aim of making real and positive change.
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about 'Black Lives Matter Too!'
Unlocking Our Sound Heritage
This project aims to preserve and provide access to as much as possible of the nation's rare and unique sound recordings. It is a partnership led by the British Library, with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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about 'Unlocking Our Sound Heritage'
DoYouSeeWhatISee? South Wigston
Do You See What I See? in South Wigston was developed to explore the heritage of South Wigston through the eyes of local people.
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about 'DoYouSeeWhatISee? South Wigston'
DoYouSeeWhatISee?
DoYouSeeWhatISee? is a project which comes from the hearts and souls of the people of Loughborough. It takes a new look at history, heritage and culture through the eyes of local people.
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about 'DoYouSeeWhatISee?'
Telephone Family History
When lockdown 3 hit in January 2021 we decided to set up a family history activity using the good old telephone!
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about 'Telephone Family History'
HMP Gartree Exhibition
Leicestershire Library Service are pleased to showcase the fantastic activity that has been taking place by members of the HMP Gartree reading community in response to a project developed by the BBC.
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about 'HMP Gartree Exhibition'
Simply Sounds
Our sound collection is now available to inspire reminiscence and improve wellbeing. Please take a listen and enjoy!
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about 'Simply Sounds'
Market 800
2021 marks the 800th anniversary of Loughborough’s Market and Fair.
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about 'Market 800'
