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- 29 September 2022
Meet the Maker: Sofie Birkin

Meet the illustrator behind the new Royal Mail stamps celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK.

Behind the Scenes

Design

Human Stories
- blog
- 16 June 2022
Meet the Maker: Dean Morris

Exploring LGBTQ+ greetings card design with Dean Morris and the Gay Pride Shop in Manchester.

Behind the Scenes

Design

Human Stories
- blog
- 10 June 2022
A Day in the Life of a Coding Desk Operator

Step into the shoes of Coding Desk Operator Matthew and find out what it was like to work with sorting machines in the 1980s.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions

Human Stories

Post Office
- blog
- 29 March 2022
Highlights from Sorting Britain Exhibition

Head of Collections Chris shares his top 5 objects and stories from our new exhibition.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
- blog
- 10 December 2021
Meet the Maker: Tineka Michelle Smith

Read our new interview from a series of blogs exploring representation in greetings card design.

Behind the Scenes

Design

Human Stories
- blog
- 27 October 2021
Postcards and Protest: Black Lives Matter

An interview with Rehana Gittens discussing the design of her Black Lives Matter protest postcards.

Behind the Scenes

Design

Human Stories
- blog
- 22 July 2021
Top 10 tips for a first-class family visit

Whether you’ve visited us before or are curious and want to find out more, here’s our top tips to help you make the most of your family visit.

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
- blog
- 02 July 2021
Postcards by Peter Liversidge

We visited artist Peter Liversidge in his studio to learn about the creative process behind his latest work in collaboration with the museum.

Behind the Scenes

Design

Exhibitions
- blog
- 25 June 2021
Delivering accessibility at The Postal Museum

Ambitious About Autism Youth Patrons Lucy and Ieuan share their experiences of working with us to make the museum more accessible for autistic and neurodiverse people.

Behind the Scenes
- blog
- 08 June 2021
Father’s Day Gift Guide 2021

Spoil your dad with our unique gifts this Father's Day.

Behind the Scenes
- blog
- 24 May 2021
Gifts inspired by Wish You Were Here exhibition

Shop our exclusive range of postcard inspired products specially created in celebration of our new exhibition Wish You Were Here.

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
- blog
- 06 April 2021
Creating an exhibition in the middle of a pandemic

Come behind the scenes with our Curator Georgina to see how an exhibition is planned and installed in such unpredictable times.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
- blog
- 05 February 2020
Valentine’s Gift Guide

Our ultimate guide to unique Valentine's Day gifts from our award-winning shop.

Behind the Scenes
- blog
- 19 November 2020
Christmas Gift Guide 2020

Get your Christmas shopping sorted with our updated Christmas gift guide.

Behind the Scenes
- blog
- 03 September 2020
A Day in the Life of an IT Manager

Read about how a childhood passion of IT Manager Ian became a life-long career and what his typical day looks like today.

Behind the Scenes

Human Stories
- blog
- 19 August 2020
The Joy of Greetings Cards

Archivist Meg shares her experience of receiving a hand-made greetings card during lockdown and what it meant to her.

Behind the Scenes

Human Stories
- blog
- 23 July 2020
The Joy of Parcels

Curator Joanna shares her experience of how getting her parcel fix kept her connected with her family during lockdown.

Behind the Scenes

Human Stories
- blog
- 16 July 2020
A Letter to a Mail Art Artist

Every Friday we’re inviting our experts and guests to share a letter to something they love linked to the post.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes

Human Stories
- blog
- 02 July 2020
A Letter to a Map of Lost London

Every Friday we’re inviting our experts and guests to share a letter to something they love linked to the post.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes

Post Office
- blog
- 18 June 2020
A Letter to Giles Gilbert Scott’s K2 Telephone Box

Every Friday we’re inviting our experts and guests to share a letter to something they love linked to the post.

Behind the Scenes