http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Home page for Bolton Museum and Archive Service in the UK. Collections feature art, history, Egyptology, aquaria and historic houses. A Bolton Council service. http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/open-art-entry-gets-popular-vote Local artist Emma-Jade Anderson receives the Visitors' Choice prize for the 2009 Open Art exhibition sponsored by Sainsbury's. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:08:59 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/open-art-entry-gets-popular-vote http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/allchangeatbolton The current local history gallery (including the permanent Humphrey Spender Worktown gallery) at Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive will close from January 4 2010. A new gallery will open in November 2010. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:40:57 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/allchangeatbolton http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/free-lunchtime-talks-2010 Using Bolton’s rich museum, archive and library collections as inspiration, why not hear a lunchtime story about anything from bumblebees to precious books! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:20 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/free-lunchtime-talks-2010 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/visitor-volunteers Are you a club, community or school in Bolton? Find out how our Visitor Volunteers can bring the museum to your door. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:22:46 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/visitor-volunteers http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/1st-2nd-world-war-heroes-honoured-town-hall Three war memorials in the collections of Bolton Museum and Archive Service have recently been put on display at Bolton Town Hall. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/1st-2nd-world-war-heroes-honoured-town-hall http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/david-dimbleby-seven-ages-of-britain David Dimbleby, the well known chairman of the BBC television programme Question Time, recently paid a visit to our art stores. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:30:54 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/david-dimbleby-seven-ages-of-britain http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/open-art-09-entry-details The entry form for the exhibition is available to download now. Submission dates are 10 to 4.30pm on the 13 and 14 November Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/open-art-09-entry-details http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/find-your-talent-summer-monsters In late July, Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive were pleased to present Monster Challenge 2009, an exciting summer extravaganza for 9 to 13 year olds attending primary and secondary schools in Bolton. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:05:39 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/find-your-talent-summer-monsters http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/herbarium-collection-online Herbaria at home is a new initiative that harnesses enthusiastic members of the public to help document our herbarium collection via their website Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:51:40 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/herbarium-collection-online http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/fishy-friends-family-art The Bolton Community College Family Learning Team teamed up with Bolton Aquarium to work with 2 local primary schools on a Family Art Project. The focus of the project was ‘friendship’, becoming friends of the Aquarium and friends across the schools. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:32:05 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/fishy-friends-family-art http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/young-roots-school-project Bolton Museum and Archive Service is working in partnership with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust and a group of young people from Withins School in Bolton on a project called Young Roots. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:06:45 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/young-roots-school-project http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/stuartmaconievisits Journalist, author and popular Radio 2 DJ Stuart Maconie paid a visit to the museum this week. He was here to record a radio programme about Bolton's connection with the American poet Walt Whitman (1819 to 1892). Fri, 08 May 2009 12:31:25 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/stuartmaconievisits http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/channel-m-fa-cup Manchester digital TV station Channel M bought an FA Cup veteran along to film a feature about our current exhibition. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/channel-m-fa-cup http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/rare-fa-cup-shirt An important piece of Bolton’s football history can be seen for a limited time at Bolton Museum. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:30:56 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/rare-fa-cup-shirt http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/crowdsflocktothemuseum Our themed week for February half term – ‘Egyptomania’, a special week of free events, quizzes and activities all about the ancient Egyptians, attracted 13,923 visitors to the museum. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:53:03 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/crowdsflocktothemuseum http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/millais-painting-returns Bolton Museum’s beautiful and haunting painting The Somnambulist (The Sleepwalker) by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, a visitors’ favourite; has finally returned after being on tour for over a year. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:20:25 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/millais-painting-returns http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/free-talks-2009 Using objects from our collections as a starting point, each of these free talks will explore a fascinating range of topics - from fashion to fish! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:11:25 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/free-talks-2009 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/calling-bolton-flickr-users The museum now has a Flickr account. As well as putting our own collection images on line we want to involve local photographers too. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:22:58 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/calling-bolton-flickr-users http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/visitors-choice-award Throughout this exhibition visitors have been voting for their favourite piece from the 145 works of art on display by local artists and photographers. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:53:39 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/visitors-choice-award http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/museum-volunteers Members of the North West branch of the Russell Society have made some interesting discoveries. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:57:51 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/museum-volunteers