It’s all change at the museum again this week as the photography exhibition is taken down and the Dambusters exhibition is set up. The volunteers work hard behind the scenes to keep the museum running smoothly. Why not join the team?
Herne Bay’s local museum, run by volunteers
It’s all change at the museum again this week as the photography exhibition is taken down and the Dambusters exhibition is set up. The volunteers work hard behind the scenes to keep the museum running smoothly. Why not join the team?
The new exhibition is now open – a photographic display of Leisure and Pleasure in Herne Bay. There’s a great selection of photos, four of which will be available as postcards, and we’re asking you to vote for your top three from the rest. The most popular eight photos will join the volunteers’ choices in next year’s calendar.
Please note that next year’s exhibition will be something along the lines of “Natural Herne Bay”, so start taking photos for it now!
There’s also the chance to see the entries for the children’s Deco Dress Design competition.
The museum is closed today, but that doesn’t mean it’s all stop. Yesterday was the last chance to view the Deco Dress exhibition, so this week everything related to that exhibition will be taken down, including the window display. The photos submitted for our Leisure and Pleasure in Herne Bay are being sorted and framed, and will be hung in the gallery this week ready for the start of the exhibition next Saturday. Volunteers are choosing their favourites to be made into postcards, and voting slips are being prepared for you to choose your favourites to join them in the 2019 calendar. The new window display is being prepared.
And there’s still all the other work that goes on in a museum and gift shop – checking stock, organising the rota, working on the rest of the exhibitions that are scheduled for the year, developing the outreach programme to involve families in the community, developing marketing and publicity, and carrying out building maintenance, to name just a few of the jobs.
During the next week, the rest of the museum is open as normal, but there will be no access to the front exhibition room. And of course our gift shop is open, with a wide selection of gifts and other items, many locally sourced.
From Saturday, we’re looking forward to revealing the entries for the photo exhibition and competition. Please come and vote!
We have a couple of talks coming up in relation to our current exhibition –
Sunday 7th January 2018 Making of the 1920s Elsa Dress Marian Heath Kent Costume Trust talk/workshop (4-6)
9th January 2018 Glitz and Glamour: Decorations on 1920s costume (7 for 7.30) Judith Dore Kent Costume Trust
Tickets available from the museum, £6 (£5 for volunteers and Kent Costume Trust members)
Please note that the museum will be closed over Christmas from 24th December until 2nd January. Have a great Christmas, don’t forget to sort out photos for our exhibition and see you in the new year!
The museum celebrated the launch of the new exhibition on Friday evening with a private viewing. Beer Brothers kindly sponsored refreshments, and there was a chance to chat to Sara Tomlin, whose discovery of the drawings sparked off the whole exhibition, and Marian Heath, who created the Elsa dress from the original drawing.
Marian will be holding a talk on the making of the 1920s Elsa dress on Sunday 7th January at the museum.
The exhibition provides a fascinating look into clothes and fashion in the 1920s, from regular wear to party wear. Themed activities include talks for adults and opportunities for children to try out their own design skills, including a competition to design party clothes inspired by the exhibition.
The exhibition is open until 21st January 2018. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday 11-3 and weekends 11-4.
Our next exhibition, Delving into Deco Dress, is currently being set up, and will be open to the public from Saturday 18th November.
There are a number of events planned to tie in with this exhibition, including:
27th November From the Edwardians to Thirties: the Development of Dress (7 for 7.30) Judith Dore Kent Costume Trust
9th January 2018 Glitz and Glamour: Decorations on 1920s costume (7 for 7.30) Judith Dore Kent Costume Trust
Sunday 7th January 2018 Making of the 1920s Elsa Dress Marian Heath Kent Costume Trust talk/workshop (4-6)
Saturday 18th November Launch of our children’s competition: Design your own party clothes inspired by the 1920s.
Children are asked to design party clothes inspired by the Delving into Deco Dress and Design exhibition using any medium – crayons, glitter, material, paint etc. Prizes for the best designs. Competition closes Sunday 14 January 2018.
Saturday 25th November Children’s workshop Make a 1920s party headband for Christmas
The exhibition is in conjunction with the Kent Costume Trust.
Each year we hold a photography competition and exhibition, and produce a calendar from some of the wonderful photos.
The next theme, for exhibition in 2018 and a 2019 calendar, is Leisure and Pleasure in Herne Bay. Please look through your photos, spread the word and pick up your entry forms from the museum.