Witches Marks at Johnson’s Birthplace
This month’s blog post has been provided by our volunteer Margery Dunlevy. Margery made a fascinating observation in the attic … Read More
Behind the Scenes
Bookmarks Past and Present
In this behind-the-scenes blog post, Museum Attendant Sarah Dale has been inspired by donations to our Museum Bookshop to find … Read More
Buttons and the Bard: Behind the scenes in our basement
This month’s blog post takes us behind the scenes at the Birthplace and down into our basement. As visitors to … Read More
Sewing Stays
Our costume box at the Museum is very popular with visitors of all ages and forms a central part of … Read More
Famous faces at Johnson’s Birthplace
Johnson’s Birthplace has been a public Museum since 1901, but it was a place of literary pilgrimage for many years … Read More
A view of Johnson’s Birthplace in 1901
We’ve been taking a look into our own past and cataloguing some of the photographs and postcards which help us to … Read More
Looking after our library
At the Birthplace, like many museums, the majority of our conservation is preventative: the daily actions which ensure that things … Read More
Digitally restoring a local Lichfieldian Treasure
This week Penny Taylor, our Museum Administration Assistant, describes the digital restoration of a little know painting from the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum’s Collection.
Paul Braddon in Lichfield
This watercolour view of the west front of Lichfield Cathedral was generously donated to the Museum earlier this year. In … Read More
Approachable Archives: Introducing Our YouTube Channel!
If you have been paying attention to the Birthplace website, you may have seen a few changes recently, with the … Read More