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M Shed museum tells the story of Bristol and its unique place in the world
Bristol, UK
Joined June 2010
📍 Find out more and book here: https://t.co/3DAqUdGYVs 🖼️ Image 1: Part of the cave complex near Redcliffe, early 1900s. © Fred Little
bristolmuseums.org.uk
Find out what's on at M Shed: Special events, exhibitions, activities for families and children, walks, talks and tours.
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Join us for one of last two Historic Walks in 2024. 🚶🏻 Discover a millennium of history on an invigorating walk around the old city of Bristol on Thursday, 19 December, or blow away any festive cobwebs with a walk around Redcliffe and Temple on Friday, 27 December.👇
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Brilliant Bristol, on Saturday 23rd, is a unique collaboration between Bristol Museums Learning team and Made in Bristol, which expertly retells a thousand years of Bristory… in only 25 minutes! Come along and discover what truly makes Bristol brilliant: https://t.co/ISqNKk4kjs
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Calling all mini-palaeontologists for some #dinosaur fun 🦕 🦖 Join us on Monday 18 November for the fun Museum Explorers sessions for under 4s! There will be play, crafts and stories on the theme of dinosaurs for children aged 2 – 4 years. Book here: https://t.co/hrFxM8WzT0
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❗We are opening M Shed late on the 13th and 14th of November❗ On Wednesday and Thursday this week we plan to open at 10:30am as opposed to 10:00am, this is for essential staff training. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and hope to see you later in the day!
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Are you big on bugs? 🐛 🐌 🐞 Discover more about Bristol’s bugs in November’s Winter Lecture next Thursday! Learn how insect populations are changing in response to climate change and how we should celebrate the smaller things in life with Ray Barnett: https://t.co/LGRN3zzHT4
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Next weekend, join UWE for a group soundwalk exploring the 1831 riots 🔥 On the walk, trace the rioters’ progress from the harbour to the Gaol gatehouse. Download the walk to your phone to experience it in your own time: https://t.co/xSm3yqrlId
#soundwalk #bristolriots #uwe
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This Saturday join us for Colston’s Last Journey, a walk using digital sound to uncover the history of Bristol’s role in the Transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans. You can download the walk to your own phone to experience it in your own time. https://t.co/EvP86mftj0
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You can read more about the Bristol Bus Boycott and Stephenson's role in this watershed moment for Black Britain here:
collections.bristolmuseums.org.uk
Racial discrimination was entirely legal in Britain right up to the late 1960s. The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 was the nation’s first black-led campaign against it. It marked a new chapter in the...
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A legendary civil rights campaigner in Bristol, Stephenson led the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963, amongst other campaigns which were instrumental in paving the way for the first Race Relations Act in 1965.
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We're saddened to hear that Paul Stephenson OBE has died at the age of 87. Here he is on the 40th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott with Roy Hackett, Tony Benn, the then Lord Mayor and Guy Reid Bailey in 2003.
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As part of #bristolphotofestival we're hosting 'Dreamlines', an exhibition documenting Bristol's local high streets in collaboration with their communities 📷 Open 10am-5pm until 21 April, the exhibition can be found in the Bristol Life Gallery: https://t.co/PTZQkyoW0b
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📖 New to our online collections is the story of the 1831 riots: https://t.co/qpTynIgAw1 Discover the hidden truths about the most dramatic events in our social history and join Volunteer Guide Steve Spear on one of his 1831 riot walks - the next one's on Sunday 3 November!
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This Saturday, learn more about the newest additions to Bristol Museums’ Japanese collection with a talk from Senior Curator Kate Newnham 🌸 Kate will also discuss how we make these acquisitions. You don't have long to get your tickets, book now: https://t.co/ddwt0biMNJ
#ArtTalk
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With only a few slots remaining, book this unique experience now! It makes a fantastic gift and earns you major brownie points for birthdays to come 😉. *over 18's only Book here
bristolmuseums.org.uk
Have a go at driving our steam train and one of the electric cranes. After taking both machines for a spin, you’ll receive a certificate of achievement.
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Have a go at.. Ever fancied having a go at driving a steam engine? Or wondered what its like to drive a crane? Between 14 & 18 October you too could drive our locomotive Henbury, and one of the iconic electric cranes outside M Shed with our 1 to 1 tuition. 👇
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Purchase tickets on the day from the ticket office by the M Shed platform. Find out more here
bristolmuseums.org.uk
Take a trip on the harbour on the John King - a 1935 diesel tug built to tow cargo ships from Bristol City Docks to the mouth of the River Avon.
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Special Event! Join us this Saturday, 5th October, for a harbour trip on the historic John King, a 1935 diesel tug! Weather dependent 🤞. Don’t miss your chance to see the harbour from this iconic vessel! 👇 #HarbourTrip #JohnKing #Bristol
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🍂 New for Autumn🍂 The new ‘Legendary Locomotives’ card series now features cards from the M Shed railway! This includes our Henbury train and a limited edition extension card of our Portbury train. Grab these while stocks last at M Shed and online: https://t.co/JlWn8U4mK0
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