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Behind the scenes with the team at Winterbourne House and Garden

  • Explore The Green Kingdom at Winterbourne

    Do you have someone aged 8 to 13 in your life who you’re looking to share a new experience with this spring? We might have just the thing… Earlier in March, author of the New York Times bestselling Inkheart series, Cornelia Funke, published her latest middle-grade adventure, The Green Kingdom. This enchanting book brings to…

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    Recipe: Coffee Cake

    We often hear from visitors about how much they love catching up with friends over a cup of coffee in the Winterbourne Tearoom, and in our latest blog post we discovered how one student who lived at Winterbourne as a student in the early 1950s described Winterbourne as “a place of endless coffee and chatter”.…

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  • As Soundless as Shadows 2 by Carolyn Blake

    Introducing ‘Further Than Memory Can Reach’

    Artist Carolyn Blake’s exciting exhibition, ‘Further Than Memory Can Reach’, opens on 24 February in our top-floor gallery space. Carolyn has created a new collection of paintings, which take us on a journey around the grounds of Winterbourne House, from its creation to the present day. Along the way, we encounter the people who lived,…

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  • : Art exhibition at Winterbourne, 1980s
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    ‘A friendly place that hummed with life’: The Extra-Mural Department at Winterbourne

    Throughout its long history, Winterbourne has had several roles – from a family home to a rich resource for research and learning at the University of Birmingham. As the University celebrates its 125th anniversary, we are delving into these different roles. First up is the time when Winterbourne was home to University of Birmingham’s Extra-Mural…

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    How to make a snowdrop kokedama

    If you’ve visited Winterbourne this month, you may have spotted our display of 125 hanging kokedamas along the Nut Walk, blooming with snowdrops. The installation forms part of the widespread celebrations across University of Birmingham, marking 125 years since the University was established by royal charter. If the display has inspired you to get creative…

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