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- 14 August 2018
Letters from the Past

Love, war and friendship. Student Francesco gives us a unique glimpse into people's lives through their letters.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes

Human Stories
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- 18 July 2018
Tomorrow’s History

Technology is changing faster than ever. Archivist Helen looks at how we store and share our records now and then.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 18 April 2018
Conservation of Letters

Meet our Conservator Barbara and find out what it takes to care for delicate objects from our collection.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 04 April 2018
Exhibition Behind the Scenes

Go behind-the-scenes with Exhibitions Officer Emma and find out what it takes to put a new exhibition together.

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
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- 09 March 2018
Do You Have Postal Roots?

Archivist Helen gives some useful tips on how to research your family history and introduces our new Discovery Room.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 30 January 2018
What is a Rotation?

Having completed the first object rotation Assistant Curator Jessica explains what it is and why it is vital for objects on display.

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions
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- 17 January 2018
Museum Selfie Day

It's a Museum Selfie Day and we've recreated some of our favourite archive images and paintings to showcase postal fashion.

Behind the Scenes
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- 13 November 2017
Patrons Evening

Last week our Patrons spent an evening at an arty venue The New Craftsmen with a British visual artist Rosalind Wyatt.

Behind the Scenes
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- 08 November 2017
The Story of a Museum Box

Imagine being one of the paper boxes in our repository. Our archivist Helen will give you a unique glimpse into its life.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 06 November 2017
Mail Rail Graffiti Art

Have you spotted our latest billboard graffiti art? We were spray-painting a Mail Rail scene at a secret location in London.

Behind the Scenes

Design

Mail Rail
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- 01 November 2017
Pinning Down The Badge

Assistant Curator Jessica explains the journey of reuniting a Messenger Boy's cap with the right badge.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 04 October 2017
Paintings Collection Move

As we have finally settled in our new museum home, our Curator Joanna explains what it took to move our paintings collection.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 05 July 2017
New Acquisitions

Our Assistant Curator Jess gives us a glimpse of the new additions to our collection. Many of these have been kindly donated.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 19 June 2017
Visitor Experience Team

We caught up with our Visitor Experience Team who are getting ready to welcome first visitors to our new museum this summer.

Behind the Scenes
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- 31 May 2017
A Curator Explores: Part 2

Our Senior Curator Julian is back exploring various post box designs. This time he takes us along the Norfolk Coast Path.

Behind the Scenes

Post Office
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- 16 May 2017
A First-Class Christmas

Christmas in May? It might sound way too early but our Events Team is already out and about to promote our Mail Rail space.

Behind the Scenes

Mail Rail

Venue Hire
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- 10 May 2017
A Curator Explores: Part 1

Follow Julian, our Senior Curator, as he hikes across the country to find some interesting designs of post boxes.

Behind the Scenes

Post Office
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- 03 May 2017
Sorting the Past

Join our Archivist Matt Tantony as he goes on a photographic tour of a mechanised sorting office in the 1960s.

Archive & Collections

Behind the Scenes
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- 14 March 2017
8 Steps to Museum Move

Moving our entire collection to a new location is not an easy task. Our Curator Joanna explains what it takes to tackle each stage of the process.

Behind the Scenes
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- 07 February 2017
The Journey of a Letter

Preparations for our first exhibition are well under way and we caught up with the exhibition officer Emma, who went behind the scenes of the film shooting.

Behind the Scenes

Exhibitions