Death of Richard F Potter, retired Director and Vice-Chairman of Nottingham Industrial Museum
11th August 2018
We are very sorry to announce the death of Richard F Potter on Tuesday 31 July 2018, aged 87. Until May 2018 and his reluctant retirement due to ill health, Richard dedicated over 50 years’ service to the Society and the Museum.
News about news?
4th July 2018
A large part of our work in attracting visitors to Nottingham Industrial Museum is connecting…
Nottingham Industrial Museum shortlisted at the 2018 Nottinghamshire Heritage Forum Awards
16th June 2018
Nottingham Industrial Museum's ‘Experience Victorian Domestic Life with Mrs Bird’ visitor attraction shortlisted at 2018 Nottinghamshire Heritage Forum Awards
Whizz Bang Pop Family Science Day boosts visitor numbers
15th March 2018
Our new events calendar is helping us attract more visitors and share Nottinghamshire's rich industrial…
#RaleighRally at Nottingham Industrial Museum
1st October 2017
To celebrate Nottinghamshire Sporting Heritage Day we held #RaleighRally, a fantastic gathering of vintage and veteran bikes in our Courtyard, focusing on local cycling heroes such as Reg Harris, Lloyd Binch and Raleigh UK. We were so pleased that so many enthusiasts turned out in force with such a huge variety of very special bikes.
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham opens our Black Boy Hotel Exhibition
7th August 2017
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham gave a lovely opening speech full of anecdotes and memories before handing over to Richard Upton, who gave our guests a really informative 30-minute talk on the Black Boy Hotel exhibition and his research.
A surprise visit from the Sheriff of Nottingham
17th July 2017
Our volunteers were delighted to show Councillor Glyn Jenkins, the Sheriff of Nottingham, around the…
Nottingham Industrial Museum supports Kids in Museums
5th July 2017
Nottingham Industrial Museum is a proud supporter of the Kids in Museums Manifesto, a project dedicated to making museums accessible to all children and families.
Nottingham Industrial Museum launches 2018 calendar competition
2nd July 2017
It's photo competition time! Would you like your picture to be Nottingham Industrial Museum's 2018 calendar cover image?
Celebrating (some of) the City’s volunteers
27th June 2017
One of the benefits of volunteering with Nottingham Industrial Museum is membership of the Nottingham…
Handcrafted in Nottingham launches this weekend on Steaming Day
23rd June 2017
Handcrafted in Nottingham, available from Nottingham Industrial Museum. We hope you share our excitement as…
Volunteer Co-ordinator – Jackie’s tale
21st June 2017
Last October Jackie celebrated one year of volunteering with Nottingham Industrial Museum. A year ago…