Blog

Jan 226 min

Winner's Announced for the Museum of Fire 2023 Art Competition

A major role of our emergency services is the rescuing of those in need, whether that be in a one-off incident or in a major disaster,...

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Sep 14, 20234 min

Ask a Museum Day 2023

Last year for Ask a Museum Day 2022 we introduced you to the Heritage Team which at the time had some fresh additions to the team, Ben as...

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Aug 14, 20234 min

New and Noteworthy Exhibit

We are excited to bring you one of our most recent exhibits New and Noteworthy. To showcase the vast collection we have at the Museum of...

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May 1, 20234 min

Museum of Fire Restoration Project Shortlisted for National Trust Heritage Award

The Museum of Fire is proud to have been shortlisted in the 2023 National Heritage Awards in the category of Conservation – Interiors and...

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Jan 19, 20235 min

Museum of Fire 2022 Art Competition Winner Announced!

At the start of 2022 our team at the Museum of Fire selected “Floods” as the theme of that year’s art competition. In the previous two...

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Jun 30, 20222 min

Celebrating our Connections with Japan

On Friday 3 June, the Museum of Fire held a formal opening of the Celebrating our Connections with Japan exhibition. The new exhibition...

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Mar 22, 20224 min

A Tale of Three Cities: Penrith, Fujieda and Hakusan

The Museum has all sorts of fascinating objects from all around the world in the collection. Each has its own story shaped by where it...

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Aug 3, 20214 min

Working from Home - Lockdown 2021

An Update from our CEO Belinda When our team scheduled a CEO update for this week, we were anticipating a mammoth blog filled with...

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Jun 16, 20213 min