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Discovering Gressenhall's Garden Collections: A Journey Through Norfolk's Horticultural Heritage

"How Does Your Garden Grow?" offers an insightful introduction to the remarkable gardening collections at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse. Curated by Megan Dennis, this presentation showcases the Ryburgh Bells Taylor’s Collection and Daniel's Catalogues, highlighting their historical and modern relevance. Explore the significance of these collections within the context of regional and national heritage while enriching knowledge and research skills among museum staff. Engage with this thriving collection rooted in Norfolk's community, comprising unusual objects, photographs, oral histories, and plants.

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Discovering Gressenhall's Garden Collections: A Journey Through Norfolk's Horticultural Heritage

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  1. How does your garden grow? An introduction to the garden collections of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Megan Dennis, Curator

  2. the gardening collection Ryburgh Bells Taylor’s Collection Daniel’s catalogues Using the collection Donations? Call My Bluff…

  3. Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse

  4. a historic workhouse • a museum of life on the land • a traditional farm with rare breed animals • beautiful, unspoilt grounds

  5. Gressenhall Monument Fellow • Increase knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the significance of the gardening collections, their modern relevance and their regional and national context amongst current museum staff • Increase collections research skills for current curator • Provide masterclasses for wider museums community • Increase awareness of the need for succession planning and knowledge sharing within the museum

  6. Collections

  7. Learning

  8. Front of House

  9. Research

  10. Retail

  11. Events

  12. Gardens

  13. A growing collection… • Objects – unusual and mundane • photographs • oral histories • plants

  14. A thriving collection… • Gressenhall gardening collections are thriving • rooted in the people, places and stories of Norfolk life • branching out to the public – making connections in person and online

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