by Jill Robinson | May 15, 2024
Malka was two when the Nazi invaders forced her family into the Jewish ghetto in Volodymyr-Volynskyi, a small city in present-day Ukraine. It was the first step in a campaign of mass murder. Rivka, Malka’s mother, kept Malka and her two older brothers alive...
by Jill Robinson | Mar 27, 2024
A talk to remember the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen by British soldiers in April 1945. This Curator led talk will guide you through a selection of artefacts of ordinary objects, beloved survivor experiences and the British troops who helped them...
by Jill Robinson | Mar 27, 2024
Holocaust Theatre and Education through Drama. Kindness is largely a verbatim play based on the testimony of Hungarian survivor Susan Pollack OBE, aged only 13 when she was sent to the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau in the summer of 1944. Interwoven are a number of...
by Rob James | Feb 5, 2024
Join William De Tankerville, The Sheriff of Nottinghams Master at Arms, as he takes you on a tour of the majestic Greenwood, sharing stories of medieval life and the villainous Robin Hood. William has become very familiar with Sherwood while on the hunt for Robin Hood...
by Visit Events | Jan 15, 2024
Travel with us, back in time to early history in and around Collingham. With Collingham and District Local History Society. 10:30 am – 11:30 am Time Travel Tots Stories and play to learn about Pre History, Saxons and Romans. For children aged 5 and under. 11:30...
by Jill Robinson | Dec 21, 2023
Spain, 1492. At twilight on her final night in Seville, a Jewish woman lights the lamps. She is being forced to leave Spain and set sail for an uncertain future. Her story echoes down the ages to the personal stories of people affected by politics and war today. She...
by Rob James | Dec 18, 2023
Join William De Tankerville, The Sheriff of Nottinghams Master at Arms, as he takes you on a tour of the majestic Greenwood, sharing stories of medieval life and the villainous Robin Hood. William has become very familiar with Sherwood while on the hunt for Robin Hood...
by Jill Robinson | Oct 17, 2023
After the Night of Broken Glass in November 1938, nearly 10,000 unaccompanied children were bravely send to the UK to escape Nazi persecution. December 2023 marks the 85th anniversary of the Kindertansport. The museum will be offering curator led talk which will guide...
by Jill Robinson | Oct 17, 2023
There will be a 2 minute silence at 11am in our Memorial Gardens, followed by a curator led short talk about key sculptures that link to Bergen-Belsen, remembering Military and Civilian Service people. The museum will be holding a unique event to commemorate...
by Rob James | Oct 3, 2023
TWILIGHT WALK WITH THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM We’ve all heard the adventures of Robin Hood so why not hear the other side of the story? We only hear the stories from Robin’s perspective so we’re giving The Sheriff a chance to put forward his side of the famous tales....
