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/aquarium-repairs One of the large tanks will be empty from Saturday 4 July to Saturday 11 July while it is being repaired but we will be open to the public as usual. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/aquarium-repairs 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/half-term-activities09may Celebrate the opening of our new exhibition ‘Escape to the Country:’ Picturesque Landscapes from the Collection with a fantastic range of FREE activities at Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive this May half term. Mon, 11 May 2009 13:48:15 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/half-term-activities09may 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/fa-cup-easter-fun Visit Bolton Museum this Easter for two special weeks of FREE events, quizzes and activities all about the world’s oldest and most loved cup competition. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:36:06 +0000 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/fa-cup-easter-fun 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 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/rare-plant-fossil-revealed A fossil plant, previously unrecorded in Lancashire, has been found in the collections of Bolton Museum. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:41:35 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/rare-plant-fossil-revealed http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/raisingthebarfora An important mill engine from the collection has been given a new lease of life by the Northern Mill Engine Society and a new home at Bolton Steam Museum Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:26:37 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/raisingthebarfora http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/peregrinesnesting Bolton town centre’s newest residents - a pair of magnificent Peregrine falcons and their three new chicks - have prompted a (slightly smelly) addition to the natural history collection. Lunchtime shoppers are likely to have seen and heard the pair wheeling around above Victoria Square in recent weeks. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:46:06 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/peregrinesnesting http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/walt-whitman-heritage Details of a number of events related to the Walt Whitman Heritage Society 25th year celebrations happening at the Library and Museum building and in and around Bolton Mon, 19 May 2008 09:34:57 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/walt-whitman-heritage http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/new-scientific-paper A fossil from the collection is described in a new paper published this month and co-authored by a member of the museum team. Wed, 14 May 2008 16:08:25 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/new-scientific-paper http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/world-war-heros Two Rolls of Honour that have been in the Museum collection since 1979 return to their rightful home. They list the names of pupils from Clarendon school who served and died in the First World War. The lists can be viewed on this page. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:52:01 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/world-war-heros http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/changing-face-ofbolton A chance to be famous for more than 5 minutes!!! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:08:22 +0100 http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/news/changing-face-ofbolton