Exhibition

Exhibitions, shows and attractions.

Beamish – The Living Museum of the North

A 1900s town scene with tram and motor repair shop

Beamish is a different kind of museum, rather than being exhibits in cases in a building, the buildings are the museum, along with the transport and artefacts. This museum dedicated to “ordinary people” has shops, houses, schools and workplaces from

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Creative Computing Day 21st March 2020

Creative Computing Day 21st March 2020

Makers and Artists will be getting together at the UAL Creative Computing Institute to showcase their projects and share their joy of computing

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Mini-break to Edinburgh

Mini-break to Edinburgh

Over the school half term, we took a family trip up to visit relatives and had a quick trip over to Scotland in the middle. We dropped into Edinburgh Castle, The Camera Obscura and National Museum of Scotland. The castle

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The history of British video gaming

The history of British video gaming

For many of us, our workshop sheds are more than just a functional space, they are also a space for us to relax and be at ease whilst doing things we love. For some, it’s DIY, for others its scientific

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Prague Technical Museum the lower levels

Prague Technical Museum the lower levels

I left the technical museum cafe through the rear door and found myself on a staircase. Hugh had mentioned a mining section so I headed down to see if I could find it. But instead, I found a large mechanical

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Prague Technical Museum

Prague Technical Museum

Last week, I was invited to give a short talk on the Joy of Making to my college friend Hugh’s HackSpace, the Garage at Microsoft Prague. The following morning I visited the Prague Technical Museum

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Guild of Makers

Guild of Makers

The Guild of Makers is a membership organisation. It exists to encourage Makers to support, encourage and help each other. Definition of a Maker for the purposes of this Guild:A practical person who takes pride in creating physical items using their

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Earlier in the year, a work trip took me out to California. On the way back to LAX airport, we had to make a detour to avoid a traffic problem. As the cab passed over a railroad I spotted an

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