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An article from The Standard, published on Monday the 12th of November 1827, going into detail about the banquet in the Thames Tunnel on the Saturday before, 10th November 1827. Content Notes: Mr. Brunel / Mr Brunel sen. refer to Marc Brunel Mr. Brunel jun. / J. Brunel refer to Isambard Kingdom Brunel This is […]
This week (just ahead of lockdown) the Gardening Club at the museum planted 100 tulip bulbs as part of the Greener Bermondsey campaign to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Ada Salter becoming Mayor of Bermondsey in the 1920s. Ada Salter was a pioneering woman who championed the greening of the borough for health purposes with […]
In the light of the new national restrictions from the 5th of November due to COVID-19 we are sorry to advise that the museum will be closed from Thursday 5th November to at least Wednesday 2nd December 2020 inclusive. We ARE open Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th November 12:00 to 16:00. There are full safety arrangements in place for […]
Join London Blue Badge Tourist Guide Emily Dell and Brunel Museum Volunteer Maribeth Eisenmann for a quick look at our museum – the little museum with the big story!
We are proud to be taking part in #MuseumPassion today. The #MuseumPassion event consists of a whole day of promoted content on social media, TV and radio focusing on the UK’s museums. Our Learning and Volunteer Manager, Clara, talking about her Museum Passion “This is a watercolour that I love to use again and again […]
Press Release: The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe has been awarded £180,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. The Brunel Museum is one of 1,385 cultural and creative […]
The Brunel Museum Reinvented Project design team joined us for Open House on Saturday 19th September. Visitors popped by to look at some visuals and share their views on current proposals for the project. The team gathered lots of helpful comments, which are currently being considered as we move forwards into the next stage of […]
We are really looking forward to Saturday 19th September (and not just because it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day)! We are taking part in Open House Families – “London’s architecture festival for children”. Visiting the museum and taking part in the activities will be FREE, and drop-in (no need to book) so please do […]
Choosing our two winners was not easy – a great big thank you to everyone who took part! The winners are 6 year old Lillea Falzon, with a picture of a party, and 12 year old Siyona Bhandari with a drawing of a fitness class for all ages. The judges also wanted to congratulate 9 […]
Our Saturday event Be a Detective with Mr Brunel (one session remaining in August – buy tickets here) went swimmingly! Glorious weather meant that after an introduction to the museum and a chance to use their investigative skills, participants were able to enjoy the sunshine whilst creating wonderful hats from our craft supplies.
