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Conferences to Lego: News from the Winterbourne Press
I don’t know where the time goes but it’s been 12 months since Winterbourne hosted The Association of European Printing Museums Conference. It was a wonderful experience showing curators and practitioners from museums across the continent, there was even someone there from New Zealand! It was a great opportunity to showcase Winterbourne Press. This year…
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RBSA on Tour
The RBSA is an accredited museum with a permanent collection of around 1,000 pieces of fine art relating to the 200-year history of the Society and to Birmingham’s wider artistic heritage, alongside archival material such as exhibition catalogues and letters. Each year the gallery opens two heritage exhibitions featuring a themed selection of works from…
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Letting off steam with our Timeless Toys event
Director of Winterbourne Lee Hale reflects on the recent Timeless Toys event and how he and others find the hobby of collecting, restoring and repairing toy and model steam engines a breath of fresh air. We all now know that engaging with creative hobbies improves our mental health and general wellbeing. Over the last four…
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Postcards from Winterbourne: Responding to the exhibition Much is Lost, Much Remains
In July 2026, Naomi Paul led a creative writing workshop in response to Marian Edwards’ exhibition ‘Much is Lost, Much Remains’. “The opportunity to dig deep was very satisfying, to find my dormant artist’s eye and writer’s pen” [participant response] Where it began The idea for the creative writing workshop was sparked at the private…
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Celebrating a Summer of Bees
The nation’s favourite pollinators are taking centre stage at Winterbourne this summer, as we celebrate the vital role that bees play in our ecosystem. With over 250 species of bees in the UK – from bumblebees and honeybees to mason bees and mining bees – they are vital to the health of our planet. However,…