How do you keep warm in bed?
- At January 31, 2017
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Well, obviously, there are any number of ways … but using Warming Pans is one solution!
You can hear a local collector of Warming Pans recount The History of Keeping Warm in Bed at the museum’s next Winter Talk.
And it’s a two-for-one bargain of a talk, because Reg King will also be exploring The Mystery of Rolling Pins. He has collected over 500, many of them beautiful, historically interesting and made of a real range of materials (we’ve counted at least fifteen, from Bakelite to glass, from plastic to – well, come to the talk and find out …)
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The smell of the greasepaint…
- At January 13, 2017
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Want to hear a behind-the-scenes insight into the history of the Bristol Old Vic company, its home at the Theatre Royal Bristol and its training arm, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School?
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- At January 08, 2017
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The museum isn’t open to the public in January – but behind the scenes it’s a hive of activity, as our volunteer workforce tackles jobs which can’t easily be done at other times of year.
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