The Royal Pump Room Museum is very excited to be part of a BBC
and British Museum project called
The project lasts for a year and has many aspects:
A
BBC Radio 4
programme looking at 100 museum objects, all telling a global
tale, from the British Museum.
A
website featuring all the objects from
around the country and wheremuseums and individuals are asked to
add more manmade objects with interesting backgrounds.
A children's game show
Relic
Objects from museums in each English region are part of the
wider A History of the World project.
In this region, York and North Yorkshire, 2 of the 10 featured
objects to launch the project are from Harrogate museums'
collection and on show at the
Royal Pump Room Museum. These are:
Ancient Egyptian Anubis Mask
The Anubis mask was worn over 2000 years ago by a priest
during the mummification process. It is one of only three
surviving masks made for the living and the only one allowing the
wearer to speak.
Fabergée cufflinks from Czarist Russia
The Fabergée cufflinks, gold
and in shape of the Imperial Russian Eagle set with
diamonds and sapphires, were given to Harrogate boy Nicholas Allen
as a confirmation present in 1910 from his godmother the Czarina of
Russia.
Regional Events
Sunday 24 January, 11am
Hear Consultant Egyptologist, Dr. Joann Fletcher, live on
BBC Radio York talking about the Anubis
mask.
Tuesday 16 February, all day
BBC York's bus will be coming to Harrogate to promote
the project and give the public the opportunity to upload photos
and information on their own objects on to the site. They want
objects with a great story and hopefully a world connection.
The bus will be parked outside The Mercer Gallery all day with
them broadcasting live from the bus from 9-12.
We will also be doing drop-in arts and crafts
activities for children in the museum and the activities room
of the gallery from 10-4.
Admission to the museum will be free on this day.
Sunday 21 March, 11am
Hear the Royal Pump Room Museum's Audience Development
Officer, Diane Taylor, live on BBC Radio Yrok discussing the
cufflinks.