Exploring Atlases in the Museum library
This month’s blog post is written by Holly Phillips, a University of Birmingham student who carried out a work placement … Read More
Johnson’s Times
Samuel Johnson in Scotland
This August marks 250 years since the start of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell’s Journey to the Hebrides. James Boswell … Read More
The friendship of Joshua Reynolds and Samuel Johnson
16 July 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Joshua Reynolds, one of the most famous painters of … Read More
Samuel Johnson’s views on animal cruelty
This month’s blog post is written by guest contributor Helen (Ellie) Groff. Ellie is from San Diego, California, and is … Read More
Johnson and Royalty
As the UK marks a Coronation, this month’s blog post looks at some key royalty-related moments from the life of … Read More
Miniature Dictionaries
Samuel Johnson’s ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ was published on 15 April 1755. This month’s blog post explores how … Read More
Celebrating Women of the Georgian Era
We are marking International Women’s Day in March with events at the Museum and in this month’s blog post, in … Read More
A Georgian Christmas
This December, visitors to the Museum can enjoy our special display ‘A Georgian Christmas’. In this month’s blog post, Museum … Read More
Inventor: a finder out of something new
This September we are joining heritage sites across the UK to take part in the national Heritage Open Days fortnight. … Read More
18th century women authors in the Museum library
As International Women’s Month draws to a close, we celebrate some of the women writers represented in the Birthplace Museum … Read More