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Feb 26
5 min

hippoCAMPus-ND-THEM - SPECTRUMS

Seahorse + Neurodivergent (ND) + Trans (Them). By George Morl. As a queer person codes are survival. To be seen. To commune. Polari is a...

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Collection in focus: 'Symptomology of a Basildon Boy, 2018' by George Morl

southendmuseums

Jul 3, 2020
3 min

Collection in focus: 'Symptomology of a Basildon Boy, 2018' by George Morl

George Morl talks to us about his painting 'Symptomology of a Basildon Boy' from the Beecroft Art Gallery collection.

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southendmuseums

Jun 19, 2020
1 min

Equality Statement

Since the Black Lives Matter global action following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on the 25th May, Southend Museums Service...

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southendmuseums

Jan 21, 2020
2 min

Egyptology in Southend

We may have 'Britain's answer to Tutankhamun' in the form of the Prittlewell Prince, but Southend's connection to Egypt reaches far...

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southendmuseums

Jan 21, 2020
2 min

Life on the Estuary

By Mick Sharp Ahead of the opening of our ‘Wild Estuary’ exhibition, we spoke to local Angler and Chairman of the Shoebury Waterman’s...

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southendmuseums

Jan 21, 2020
4 min

Discover the Princely Burial

For the first time, objects from the Prittlewell Anglo-Saxon princely burial will go on permanent display at Southend Central Museum.

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