Tag Archive for: Brampton Museum

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Season’s Greetings Review

An extended family combined with Christmas chaos, creates comedy gold in Season's Greetings at the New Vic theatre thanks to genius Alan Ayckbourn. As Christmas Eve gets underway finishing touches to the decorations at Neville (Matt Addis)…
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Step into Christmas at the Brampton Museum

Visitors can get into the magical Christmas spirit at the Brampton Museum. The Council’s arts and cultural officers have organised a festive-themed events programme which opens on 16 November and runs throughout December. The main gallery…
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Capturing the Past at the Brampton

A 19th century oil painting, model buildings made by a doctor in the 1940s and contemporary artwork created by a former conservation architect feature in a nostalgic exhibition celebrating Newcastle-under-Lyme’s past. Museum officers at the…
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Summer fun at the Brampton Museum

A family-friendly exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings has launched at the Brampton Museum. “Out of this World” looks at the production of toys, games, TV programmes and other items from the 1960s and 1970s…
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Female Prisoners Exhibition at the Brampton Museum

An exhibition at Brampton Museum opens up the dark world of female prisoners at Stafford Prison using photographs taken more than 100 years ago. The exhibition creator - artist Ruth Singer - has brought the images of female criminals, photographed…
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Royal Time at the Brampton Museum

Royal tales will be shared by the Friends of the Brampton Museum, in Newcastle-under-Lyme to mark the 200th birthday of Queen Victoria. History fans will be able to enjoy talks surrounding Britain’s second longest reigning monarch’s succession…
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Quiet Hour at Brampton Museum

A new initiative is being launched at The Brampton Museum, in Newcastle-under-Lyme to help make visits more comfortable for people with autism. A quiet hour is being introduced at the popular Council-run heritage attraction where sounds and…
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Surprise Discovery at the Brampton Museum

A surprise discovery has been made at the Brampton Museum, in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Officers came across a large scroll when carrying out a full inventory of the museum’s historic collections, which on closer inspection turned out to be an…
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Brampton Museum – hidden gem in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Less than half a mile away from Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre is a hidden gem which is the Brampton Museum. Steeped in history and the former family home of Thomas and Jane Mellard this unique building is full of not just educational artefacts,…