Garden Cities Exhib

Opens this Saturday!…. Young Curators’ Exhibition: ‘Home Is Where…’ here at The International Garden Cities Exhibition Come and see this exploration of some unusual and interesting aspects of @LetchworthGC’s past & present, put together by our brilliant team of Young Curators

Delighted to hear @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour commit to a new generation of #NewTowns - an essential part of the portfolio of solutions needed to address the housing crisis. Learning the lessons from the past is essential for success. There are many lessons, here are 6 headliners👇🧵

We’re Hiring! We are looking for a Collections Officer to engage with Letchworth’s range of communities and help make the Garden City Collection more diverse, accessible and representative… 1/ Find out more here: letchworth.com/work-for-us/co…

Thanks in no small part to a power cut here (thankfully quite short-lived), I am somewhat later "on parade" than normal but here's our traditional start to the day, despite all that! This is "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930 #BrynhildParker #SaturdayMorning #EastLondonGroup

LAST DAY - BOND BUG RALLY This Saturday 22nd is the last day of our amazing, popular, award-winning exhibition, Tom Karen: Creations at The Museum at One Garden City Come and celebrate the extraordinary life & work of this local hero, iconic designer, artist & inventive genius.

Have you voted yet? 🗳️ Still time to help @GC_Collection bag the trophy in the Herts Museums Object of the Year Award with our amazing #animalrights poster ✊🐾 #stopanimalcruelty You can see the poster itself on display here at @MuseumOne open Mon-Sat 10-5

Free Admission. Open this Saturday 10am-5pm (then Tues 1-5pm, Thurs 1-5pm and Sat 29th 10am-5pm) Made possible by generous funding from @HeritageFundUK (National Lottery Heritage Fund)

Opens this Saturday!…. Young Curators’ Exhibition: ‘Home Is Where…’ here at The International Garden Cities Exhibition Come and see this exploration of some unusual and interesting aspects of @LetchworthGC’s past & present, put together by our brilliant team of Young Curators

Today we're in Letchworth, Josh from @garden_cities introducing our new MSc Sustainable Planning students to the town before we go on a tour.

SPECIAL OFFER! 20% OFF EVERYTHING in the @GC_Collection Online Shop - until the end of September! Simply pop along to museumshops.uk/shop/garden-ci… and enter offer code SEPT22 at the checkout… Every penny of profit goes directly towards our Museum Service 🏛

These four stunning posters have been specially commissioned to celebrate 1970's design icons in the Tom Karens: Creations exhibition. Available in A2 or A3 size from @GC_Collection shop. museumshops.uk/shop/garden-ci…

A special event to celebrate 60 years of the Jackmans estate has been organised for Bank Holiday Monday. thecomet.net/lifestyle/heri…

We're stepping back in time to Letchworth today to this joyful image of children cooling off in a fountain. This is from our Local Studies image collection. How many bicycles and perambulators can you count? Let us know in the comments! #Staycool #Fountains #1930s #Letchworth

Still some spaces left for our illustrated talk next Tuesday 26th all about Tom Karen and Ogle Design, by long-time friend of Tom, and seasoned and entertaining speaker, Brent Smith. Tickets here eventbrite.co.uk/e/illustrated-… #tomkaren #ogle #ogledesign #bondbug #scimitar #design

Like #scalextric? Come to our Bond Bug Scalextric Racing Day on 30th July! facebook.com/events/s/scale… Tickets just £5 - no need to pre-book just come along - Bond Bug Rally on same day

We are very excited to reveal 4 exclusive new commissions by @kmhnsm1 as part of our exhibition, Tom Karen: Creations - each featuring a different Ogle Design icon in a different @LetchworthGC setting - you can buy special signed cotton giclee prints here crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomkaren

Job vacancy - Letchworth Heritage Foundation is hiring a Volunteer Manager to support the expansion of the volunteer network, which will enable them to be more impactful in the community they serve: ow.ly/eA6250HU6Ve @GC_Collection @garden_cities @MuseumOne #MuseumJobs

Not LGC but a link here to a nice lecture on Arts and Crafts Houses in Surrey youtu.be/yC0N1LXdjNw well worth a watch 👍 #artsandcrafts #surrey

We are looking for three new Trustees to help shape the future of @LetchworthGC. If you have leadership experience in housing development and construction, or PR, communications skills and fundraising/inward investment, we'd love to hear from you. ow.ly/WkOG50GQNLa

The Guildhall in the City has a tiny stain glass window about planners

Delighted to announce that we are re-opening! Initially on Mondays to Fridays 10am- 5pm, from 6th September 👍 We still have some safety measures in place but we remain your fun, friendly local museum 🏛 If you have little ones, come & try our new Baby Box & Toddler Tub 👍