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Sharing the history of the town and Cinque Port of Sandwich! Visit the museum and 16th century courtroom Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
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Sandwich Guildhall Museum @sandwichmuseum.bsky.social · May 25
This year's art exhibition will be based on our stained-glass window! Submissions for art work open on Monday 2nd May and close on Sunday 3rd August. You can visit the 16th century courtroom to view the window in person to get inspired.
A poster for Sandwich Guildhall Museum's Annual Art Competition and Exhibition with the following text: "Call for submissions, Monday 2nd May to Sunday 3rd August." The poster has an orange and brown background. On the background in various colours are outlines in different window shapes. There are faded lighter sections vertically and horizontally across the poster upon which the text is positioned. The text is on the right side of the poster. On the left side is a photograph of the Sandwich's courtroom stained-glass window in an arch shape with a gold border.
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We are delighted to announce an exciting new project that we've been working on!

Loaves to Legends is a podcast brought to you by Sandwich Guildhall Museum. It's a podcast exploring the history of Sandwich; a small town with a big history.

#museum #historypodcast

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Loaves to Legends Podcast Trailer
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August 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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We've been thinking a lot about the questions we get asked and stories from Sandwich's history that we haven't delved too deeply into. Tomorrow, you get to find out why! Keep your eyes peeled and ears open 👀 for an exciting announcement!

#localhistory #localmuseum #visitsandwich #visitdover
A purple and orange gradient with four different coloured squares on top of it. The top left square is yellow and orange, it has a black silhouette of a rat on it, with a white shield that has text reading "why is there a rat in the museum?". The top right square is red and orange, with the silhouette of a gavel and the text in the shield reads "do you wish to call any witnesses?" The lower left square is blue and yellow, with a silhouette of handcuffs and the shield reads "where were you on 30th March 1934?" and the lower right square is purple and orange, with a silhouette of bread on it and the shield has text reading "are there any other places that share their name with a food?"
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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This year's art exhibition will be based on our stained-glass window! Submissions for art work open on Monday 2nd May and close on Sunday 3rd August. You can visit the 16th century courtroom to view the window in person to get inspired.
A poster for Sandwich Guildhall Museum's Annual Art Competition and Exhibition with the following text: "Call for submissions, Monday 2nd May to Sunday 3rd August." The poster has an orange and brown background. On the background in various colours are outlines in different window shapes. There are faded lighter sections vertically and horizontally across the poster upon which the text is positioned. The text is on the right side of the poster. On the left side is a photograph of the Sandwich's courtroom stained-glass window in an arch shape with a gold border.
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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We have a student from University of Kent doing a work placement with us currently. Isabelle has been exploring our collections, starting with the Roman Head.
Photograph on a background that has an orange gradient. The photograph is of a Roman statue's head. It is the head of Commodus. It is worn with chips out of it and the statue is mostly missing its nose.
June 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Here is some of the work from last year's art exhibition, inspired by our Roman Bowl!

The theme this year is our stained glass window. We want to make a brightly coloured space full of artwork, and you can help us! We're accepting submissions now until 3rd August.

#artexhibition #museum
Photograph of pictures hanging on a white wall. There are various sizes of picture and some are unframed. One shows a Roman villa, painted in bright colours, another shows a pile of leaves, with a cross and a blue/green background. Another shows a Roman head with a blue and gold background. Multiple images show the Roman bowl from Sandwich Guildhall Museum, which is a blue/green colour.
June 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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If you get the chance - & it’s perfect weather for a trip to the southeast coast! - do take a look at the Leave to Land Kitchener camp exhibition currently showing at the marvellous @sandwichmuseum.bsky.social

It’s run by the loveliest people, and they also hold some original Kitchener camp items.
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Chatting to the BBC, as one does, about the Kitchener Camp rescue on the annual trip to Sandwich this week, where the camp was located.

It’s the first time I’ve had a chance to return since 2019, and it was lots of fun.

Thank you @theajruk.bsky.social for organising the trip and the BBC interview!
Clare Weissenberg being interviewed in front of the panels of the Leave to Land exhibition she designed and later donated to the Wiener Holocaust Library in 2019 - from where the exhibition can now be borrowed for use at your school, village hall, museum, shul, or college. Clare Weissenberg being interviewed in front of the panels of the Leave to Land exhibition she designed and later donated to the Wiener Holocaust Library in 2019 - from where the exhibition can now be borrowed for use at your school, village hall, museum, shul, or college. The BBC introduces their slot about the Leave to Land exhibition currently on show at the Sandwich Guildhall Museum Dr Clare Weissenberg designed the exhibition and later donated it to the Wiener Holocaust Library in 2019 - from where the exhibition can now be borrowed for use at your school, village hall, museum, shul, or college.
June 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Chatting to the BBC, as one does, about the Kitchener Camp rescue on the annual trip to Sandwich this week, where the camp was located.

It’s the first time I’ve had a chance to return since 2019, and it was lots of fun.

Thank you @theajruk.bsky.social for organising the trip and the BBC interview!
Clare Weissenberg being interviewed in front of the panels of the Leave to Land exhibition she designed and later donated to the Wiener Holocaust Library in 2019 - from where the exhibition can now be borrowed for use at your school, village hall, museum, shul, or college. Clare Weissenberg being interviewed in front of the panels of the Leave to Land exhibition she designed and later donated to the Wiener Holocaust Library in 2019 - from where the exhibition can now be borrowed for use at your school, village hall, museum, shul, or college. The BBC introduces their slot about the Leave to Land exhibition currently on show at the Sandwich Guildhall Museum Dr Clare Weissenberg designed the exhibition and later donated it to the Wiener Holocaust Library in 2019 - from where the exhibition can now be borrowed for use at your school, village hall, museum, shul, or college.
June 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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We're recruiting volunteers for this project now!

Join the team to take part in digitising and researching our postcard collection. Check out our website for all the details:

sandwichguildhallmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/let...
June 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Let’s do the time walk again! is a project funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and created by CCCU in partnership Deal Museum, Ramsgate Clock House Museum and Dickens House Museum and of course, us!

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June 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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When you read the description “Sandwich Round Table. Group of men with fake tortoises, 1975” and you just have to know what the photo looks like.
Black and white photograph outside Sandwich Guildhall. There is a van parked behind a group of people. In the foreground are two men crouched down, one of the is wearing the mayoral chains. There are two more men stood to the right and one is holding a sign. There is a boy on the right holding a sign reading “mile of pennies, start.” There are multiple fake tortoises on the floor surrounding the people. The mayor is gesturing towards a tortoise that reads “make a tortoise mile.”
May 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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This year's art exhibition will be based on our stained-glass window! Submissions for art work open on Monday 2nd May and close on Sunday 3rd August. You can visit the 16th century courtroom to view the window in person to get inspired.
A poster for Sandwich Guildhall Museum's Annual Art Competition and Exhibition with the following text: "Call for submissions, Monday 2nd May to Sunday 3rd August." The poster has an orange and brown background. On the background in various colours are outlines in different window shapes. There are faded lighter sections vertically and horizontally across the poster upon which the text is positioned. The text is on the right side of the poster. On the left side is a photograph of the Sandwich's courtroom stained-glass window in an arch shape with a gold border.
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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We’re slowly building a collection of different photographs for the postcards in our shop! We now have Guildhall postcards and Ham Sandwich postcards to join the one of our stained-glass window.

#localhistory #museum #museumshop #postcard
Photograph of three brightly coloured postcards positioned at angles on a white background. One shows the Guildhall with a blue sky behind it, another shows an old road sign reading “Han Sandwich” and another shows a stained glass window of Queen Elizabeth I.
May 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We were delighted to welcome students from Sandwich Infant School to the museum this morning! They learnt all about the stained glass window and then helped us with a special project. 👀🎨

#sandwichtown #visitsandwich #sandwichkent #localhistory #localmuseum
Close up of geometric shapes including squares and diamonds, with the style of a stained glass window, which have been coloured in by a child. They are brightly coloured in mostly pinks and purples. Close up of geometric shapes including squares and diamonds, with the style of a stained glass window, which are being coloured in by a child. Most of the shapes are not coloured in, apart from some pink and yellow triangles and diamonds.
May 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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I hosted this interview with @drcweissenberg.bsky.social, who shared some incredible and fascinating stories about her research into the Kitchener Camp. Please do give it a listen :)
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Tomorrow is VE Day. To share the story of the Kitchener Camp, we interviewed @drcweissenberg.bsky.social, creator of the Kitchener Camp Project. Join us as we learn more about Sandwich, a small town with a big history.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube now!

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May 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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On this day, 80 years ago, conflict in Europe ceased after war had raged on for six years. The fighting continued in other parts of the world, but the 8th May 1945 saw the surrender of German military operations and became known as Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day.

#VEDay80 #VEDay
Photograph of poppy bunting attached to a wall. The bunting is hung across a hallway parallel to the ceiling. The bunting is casting shadows onto the wall. Overlaid on the photograph is a faded white box with text inside it reading "VE Day 80."
May 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Tomorrow is VE Day. To share the story of the Kitchener Camp, we interviewed @drcweissenberg.bsky.social, creator of the Kitchener Camp Project. Join us as we learn more about Sandwich, a small town with a big history.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube now!

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May 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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This talk complements the exhibition ‘Leave to Land’, curated by @drcweissenberg.bsky.social which uses memoirs, photos, official documents to illustrate the lives of the refugees who came to Sandwich. It is on display from now until Sunday 18th May.
A poster for an illustrated talk. The poster has a blue background with a white section at the top and an angled white section in the bottom right corner. There is red text reading "VE Day 80", followed by white text reading "FOUR THOUSAND GERMAN JEWISH REFUGEES IN SANDWICH 1939-40. Why they came, their role in WW2 1940/45, what happened next." There is an image of the book cover "Four Thousand Lives" by Clare Ungerson. On the right, next to the book, is text reading "Illustrated talk by Professor Clare Ungerson, 6th May 2025, 7pm, Guildhall Jury Room."
May 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Just a series of tiny photos from the 1970s attached together to create a panorama of the river side in Sandwich.
Sepia toned photograph showing grass in the foreground with a river behind. There are boats on the river and behind it, a series of buildings. The main building is a large square, brick building with boarded up windows. Text on it reads “the Invicta Coal & Shipping Co.” Colour photograph with a green tinge. There is grass in the foreground and a river, mostly hidden by the grass. On the other side of the river are trees and a series of buildings. The photograph is made from multiple photos attached together and one of the seams cuts off part of a building. A building on the right side reads “Globe Yacht” and “Slipway.” Coloured photo with a green tinge. It shows grass, with a river behind. There are some boats on the river but only the tops of them are visible. There are buildings being the river, including rooftops of houses. On the right is a large building reading “Watneys, Ales & Stouts.”
May 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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It's the Easter half term! If you're looking for something to do, don't forget the museum is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. You can visit the museum and 16th century courtroom. We also have clothes for children to get dressed up in and a space to colour in some Sandwich themed drawings!
Photograph of the end of a table, which has colouring worksheets on it. The top sheet shows a shield with a coat of arms, which has been coloured in. There is a pile of colouring pencils on top of the sheets. There is a plastic children's crown, which is red and gold towards the back of the table and a decorative, silver, plastic sword laying diagonally in front of it, on top of the sheets.
April 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Inspired by Anne Pratt's writings in "Flowers and Their Associations", and the glorious #spring sunshine, our Curating Visibility Fellow and prize-winning poet Karl @karlantmercer.bsky.social put together a poem for #WorldPoetryDay
Read by Collections Assistant @lizzysharpe.bsky.social
Part 1:
March 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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We are absolutely delighted to have been featured in the recent episode of the BBC's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. We welcomed David Harper and Moira Stuart into the museum to learn about the Magna Carta from Maggie, a member of our wonderful volunteer team!

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip - Series 13: 13. Aled Jones v Moira Stuart
National treasure Moira Stuart and star of stage and screen Aled Jones go head-to-head in a battle of antiques in Kent, helped by experts David Harper and Serhat Ahmet.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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'Announced on Holocaust Memorial Day, the Wiener Holocaust Library’s new online platform includes more than 150,000 items collected over nine decades. Users can view letters, pamphlets and photographs that record the rise of fascism in Britain and Europe.' Link: www.whlcollections.org/index/
‘New way of bearing witness’: one of biggest Holocaust archives goes online
Exclusive: Wiener Holocaust Library has digitised more than 150,000 items including letters, pamphlets and photos
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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We know it’s annoying when someone says “I’m working on an exciting project but I can’t tell you about it yet” but it’s not often we get to do that, so:

We’re working on an exciting project but we can’t tell you about it yet.
January 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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On Sundays, we work with the collection. (As well as on Fridays and Saturdays)

Today we came across this postcard showing Strand Street in 1873. We think the Hovis sign is very apt! 🥪
Black and white photograph of Strand Street in Sandwich from 1873. There is a row of Tudor fronted buildings, some are shops. In the foreground a man with a cart is talking to a woman in a doorway. There is a Hovis sign on one of the buildings.
January 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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We may have been closed for a few weeks but we have been doing some important work, particularly ensuring the museum is looking especially shiny for the new year!

We're now open as normal, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm so please do come and visit us.
A photograph of the interior of a museum. There are dark grey interpretation panels with the following titles "Battle of Sandwich", "Whitefriars Priory", "The Huguenots of Sandwich", "Sandwich Custumal" and "The Sandwich Magna Carta" along the walls and inside a display case. The glass doors of the display case are open and there is only one object inside. The rest of the objects are on tables to the side of the room. They have been removed so the cases can be cleaned.
January 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM