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The animals went in two by two
An exciting project is taking place the Winterbourne nursery! Sarah Moss, an artist who has had a long association with Winterbourne, is painting a frieze which will extend all the way around the beautiful room in which the Nettlefold children played over a hundred years ago. A draft section of the frieze by Sarah Moss…
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Object of the month: sphagnum moss
Our archive is filled with thousands of treasures from the past, many of which never get to see the light of day. We want to change this, which is why each month we’ll now shine a spotlight on one of our many objects. First up is a perfectly-preserved specimen of sphagnum moss (c. 1900), introduced…
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A woman of outstanding artistic abilities
To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, Curator Henrietta explores the life of a little-known Birmingham photographer. Many of the photographs in our archive have the name of the photographer stamped on them. In the Victorian and Edwardian period, most of these photographers were men. I was quite excited, therefore, when I noticed the…
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Winterbourne in black and white
We are thrilled to see our new Winterbourne souvenir range hit our shop shelves! Last summer, we agreed that it was time for a refresh and that the new design needed to be special and unique; we needed to move away from more mainstream stylised ranges and back to the Arts and Crafts spirit at…
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Winterbourne’s Big Garden Birdwatch
Our team and visitors recently took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch at Winterbourne to not only help UK conservation, but to also find out more about who we share the garden with. We asked Horticulture Trainee and avid birdwatcher, Jack, to give us a summary of our findings. The Big Garden Birdwatch is…