Compliments of the Season…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…but if like us you’re a little less than prepared for the big day here is the team’s top picks for last minute Christmas presents for… Continue reading
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Photo Detective at Brent Museum & Archives
On Saturday afternoon we were delighted to welcome author and dress historian Jayne Shrimpton to the Special Exhibitions Gallery at Willesden Green Library Centre to give a talk on analyzing old family photos,… Continue reading
Jugendstil versus Art Nouveau in early twentieth-century Lorraine
Next week I am off to Riga in Latvia for a short holiday. One of Riga’s claims to fame is the quantity of Art Nouveau buildings in the city, including an entire Art… Continue reading
A new ‘Golden Age’ of picture postcards in Brent!
Our postcard showing an unsigned watercolour of St. Mary’s, Willesden, before 1807 In Britain, the ‘Golden Age’ of picture postcards is traditionally considered to date from between 1902, when the introduction of divided… Continue reading