‘Some years ago my mother told me that she had given away ‘A Jermy Pocketbook’ which she had found in her grandmother’s attic….’ This was written by Anne Boothroyd who recently contacted us to see if we could help with her family history. She already knows quite a lot about her Huguenot ancestors. As we […]
Esther Cawte, French and German graduate from UCL and one of our volunteers, writes about the Book Club’s June read ‘The Lodger’ by Charles Nicholl. In May, we read Charles Nicholl’s The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street, as several visitors to the museum had recommended it. The starting point of the book is in […]
On 21 May, costume collector and historian Lee Ault delivered a fascinating talk on the history of dress at the Huguenot Museum. Lee’s amazing collection of historic costume formed the basis of this walk through dress history. Lee’s talk was inspired by one of her own precious heirlooms, a silk dress of brocaded damask, woven […]
The Museum’s facade is currently undergoing a revamp, and whilst the front of the building is covered in scaffolding, we’ve delved back in time to discover the history of 95 High Street, Rochester. There is little information about 95 High Street until the Georgian era (1714-1830) when a residential house was constructed. At this time […]
Lucy Schofield, who completed a volunteer internship at the Huguenot Museum, looks into the mystery… The question of the origin of the term ‘Huguenot’ is one of the most commonly asked by our visitors, and unfortunately the simple (and boring) answer to the question is ‘we don’t really know’. The term ‘Huguenot’ has been argued over […]
From hares and bees to sheep and poppies, the felting workshop was a great success on Saturday. Nine lovely ladies spent the afternoon getting to grips with the traditional techniques of felting wool to create some lovely felted art. The instructor Josie Chisholm helped walk them through creating the different levels of wool and building […]
This year the Huguenot Museum took part in a dementia ‘mystery-shoppers’ project with Rica and DEEP (Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project). Members of DEEP and Memorybilia who are living with dementia visited the Huguenot Museum anonymously to see how accessible the galleries are. It was great for the Museum to get involved in this project […]
The Huguenot Museum is pleased to announce that we will be working in partnership with Rochester Film Society for our brand new 2015 programme. As part of the museum development our top floor has been converted into a beautiful new learning space – complete with cinema-style seating and projection screen. Gary Barrell of the Rochester […]