Posts tagged collections
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Red Cross Quilts from WWII
May 7, 2020 - Kate Hebert
One of the reasons that came to work at the American Museum was the opportunity to care for the fabulous […]
Tagged: aid, charity, collections, quilts, Red Cross, relief, Second World War, Textiles, up-cycling, VE Day, WWII
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Easter Reflections
April 8, 2020 - Kate Hebert
It is Holy Week and this weekend is Easter. Usually I would be looking forward to a long weekend, with […]
Tagged: Art, bultos, collections, Easter, Holy Week, Jesus, Mary, New Mexico, retablos, saints, santeros, santos
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Beware – Monsters!
June 5, 2017 - Jon Ducker
Biased reporting is much in our minds at the moment, where there is often the suspicion that wild invention is being […]
Tagged: collections, maps
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‘All Dressed Up – Some Place To Go’
September 19, 2014 - Laura Beresford
The First Family at the American Museum President Obama may not officially have visited Bath during his recent visit to […]
Tagged: African-American, collections, curatorial, exhibition
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A Family Affair: The Bell-Knights and the Creation of the American Museum in Britain
June 26, 2014 - Jon Ducker
Nick and Beryl Bell-Knight were integral to the successful establishment of this Museum. Beryl (1917-2007) was an accomplished seamstress working […]
Tagged: collections, Dallas Pratt, foundation, John Judkyn, museum, Nick Bell-Knight
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Quilt Display and Storage at the Museum
July 15, 2013 - Kate Hebert
There are over 250 quilts in the collection at the American Museum. Displaying them in the space available is tricky. […]
Tagged: collections, curatorial, quilts
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A quiz for eagle-eyed visitors
July 4, 2013 - Esther Harper
Benjamin Franklin famously favoured the turkey (“a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the […]
Tagged: collections, quiz
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Closed Season Deep Clean
January 29, 2013 - Judith Mellowes
During the winter months the Museum is closed to the public. On the surface, this appears to be a quiet […]
Tagged: behind-the-scenes, collections, curatorial
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