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Posted on March 14, 2019

Who Are Our Young Curators?

In the backdrop of the buzzing museum sector, there are young people working hard to change how history is viewed...

jingling Jonnie, Bodmin keep,
Posted on March 3, 2019

A Turkish Delight: The Jingling Johnny

The use of musical instruments for signalling has been a core part of military campaigns throughout history. Though drums are...

Major Hugo White, Bodmin keep. Cornwalls Regimental Museum
Posted on November 13, 2018

A Soldier’s Life For Me…

Hugo White sits at his desk in the museum, clicking away at his typewriter, with his faithful companion Nessie at...

Passing Bells, Poppy Tribute, Bodmin Keep, Cornwall's regimental Museum
Posted on November 13, 2018

A Fitting Tribute

Visualising the design By Lesley Anne Harris When we began discussing the First World War commemorative poppy exhibit, our first...

The Trench, Armistice, The last Signal, Bodmin Keep, Cornwalls regimental Museum,
Posted on November 13, 2018

The Last Signal

Hostilities will cease at 11 hours. Everybody knows that the Armistice, ending The Great War, was signed on the 11th hour...