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Ancient Egyptian’s and the Hippo
Explore the symbolism of the hippo in the museum's Egyptian handling collection.
Icon with Saint Vsevolod, Crown Prince and Wonder Worker By Mike Millward
Icon with Saint Vsevolod, Grand Prince and Wonder Worker
Who is Roberta? by Ken Ford
29 July 2023
THE MONOCHROME MUSEUM: Object No. 26 – Shaws of Darwen Vase
4 February 2022
THE MONOCHROME MUSEUM: Black and White in Art and Design
4 February 2022
‘Happy Valentine’s Day!’ – by Stephen Irwin
14 February 2021
‘Fun and Games – Tiddlywinks’ by Stephen Irwin
19 Jan 2021
‘Happy Christmas!’ by Stephen Irwin
1 December 2020
‘Portrait of Thomas Boys Lewis’, Hillary Coddington Lewis (1871-1936) by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
26 November 2020
‘Portrait of Mr Kersey, Suffolk’, Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880 – 1952) by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
24 November 2020
‘Portrait of Dr Scales’, George Romney (1734-1802) by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
17 November 2020
‘Diana or Christ?’ Edwin Long (1829-1881) by Anthea Purkis
11 November 2020
‘Victorian Gallery: The War Artist’ by Suzanne Cunliffe
10 November 2020
‘New Gallery Opening 30 Aug 1894’ by Anthea Purkis
9 November 2020
“Greenfield Mill War Memorial – in Remembrance” by Stephen Irwin
6 November 2020
‘M.R. James – a pleasing terror’ by Stephen Irwin
30 October 2020
‘Chocolate – a moral dilemma’ by Stephen Irwin
14 October 2020
‘Spot the Birdy 4 – The Great Crested Grebe’ by Stephen Irwin
12 September 2020
‘Spot the Birdy 3 – The Red Kite’ by Stephen Irwin
11 September 2020
‘Spot the Birdy 2 – The Skua’ by Stephen Irwin
10 September 2020
‘Spot the Birdy 1 – No… I said Bustards’ by Stephen Irwin
8 September 2020
‘Back to Skool’ by Stephen Irwin
2 September 2020
‘Hetty Sorrel’, by John Collier (1850–1934)
28 August 2020
Squashed ‘stud’: #DullestObject?
21 August 2020
A pretty little souvenir by Stephen Irwin
4 August 2020
Mr Bowdler’s Beetles by Stephen Irwin
28 July 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: The Revolt of the Rebel Angels
26 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Topiary: an historical diversion
24 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Indian Book Painting, 1926
23 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Twenty-four fables of Aesop, Alcuin Press
22 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
19 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: William Wordsworth, Intimations of Immortality
18 June 2020
Icons – How are they made? by Mike Millward
18 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: William Morris, The Life and Death of Jason
17 June 2020
The Harris Private Press Collections by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Canterbury Tales’,
16 June 2020
Icons – What are they? By Mike Millward
9 June 2020
The James Dunn Collection by Dr Cynthia Johnston: A Niewe herbal, or historie of plantes
4 June 2020
The James Dunn Collection by Dr Cynthia Johnston
26 May 2020
The E. J. Hardcastle Collection by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Walter Charles Stritch Hutton, They see an Oread
21 May 2020
The E. J. Hardcastle Collection by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Arch Webb, The Thick of the Fight
20 May 2020
Katsushika Hokusai
10 May 2020 marks 171 years since Katsushika Hokusai died. Today we take a closer look at Hokusai and his work.
The E. J. Hardcastle Collection by Dr Cynthia Johnston: Stephen Baghot de la Bere, RI (1877-1927)
1 May 2020
Exploring the life and art of the Victorian Orientalist artist John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876)
30 April 2020
The E. J. Hardcastle Collection by Dr Cynthia Johnston: ‘The Brothers’ by Harold Copping
29 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: Birth, Life and Death of Crazy Jane
27 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: The Universal Vermin-Killer
24 April 2020
Happy St Georges Day! Saint George and the Dragon
23 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: A General History of Apparitions
23 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: The Life and Prophecies of Mother Shipton
22 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: The Adventures of William Friendly
21 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: The Spectres of Lord Oswald and Lady Rosa
16 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Chapbook Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: a Horrid Murder Discovered!
15 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Children’s Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: Maurice Maeterlinck, The Blue Bird
6 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Children’s Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: Harold Avery, Not Cricket! A school story
3 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Children’s Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: J. A. Conwell, Manhood’s Morning
2 April 2020
J. H. Spencer’s Children’s Collection By Dr Cynthia Johnston: G. A. Henty, Through Russian Snows
1 April 2020
Guest Blog: Introducing Julia Swarbrick, Artist in Residence
Breathing new life into the Columbian Press
Happy Saint George’s Day
A closer look at the Icon collection
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