The Easter weekend is usually a popular time for families to visit us and take a leisurely stroll around the galleries. Sadly, this weekend our doors will remain shut, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a day *in* at the museum! #HeritageFromHome
Thanks to @googlearts you can explore inside the museum virtually via Street View so today we thought we’d take you on a short tour! We start our visit (appropriately enough) at the main entrance. Click to start exploring from here!
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We’re moving down into the Rotunda first – the heart of the museum! It was built in 1969 on the site of the old museum gardens, and the galleries lead off this central space.
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What would you like to see first? If you want to explore our Natural History Galleries, click here
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(Look out for the ‘bum nut’!)
Or you could head into Norfolk Wildlife, leading into the Bird Gallery
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Or you could head into Norfolk Wildlife, leading into the Bird Gallery
Heading into the Colman Art Galleries, you can explore Landscape, Nature & the Norwich School of Artists here!
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Or">https://bit.ly/3bWvyAi&q... enjoy our calming collection of watercolours here!
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Fashion and decorative arts more your thing? Pop on through to the Arts of Living Gallery!
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Perhaps you& #39;re feeling rebellious today. Head into the #Boudica & #Romans Gallery and learn all about the Iceni and Roman life in East Anglia
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If you fancy heading upstairs instead, you& #39;ll find yourself in front of the Royal Norfolk Regimental displays
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Are you ready? It’s time for the main event: The Castle Keep itself! Now, you have TWO OPTIONS here. You can either travel back in time to 2014 via Streetview to see some old favourites, like Snap, our friendly dragon
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...you can take a fully interactive 360 degree tour of the current Keep, thanks to our friends @GGS_Norwich! We love this so much - you can even climb the spiral stairs to take in the view from the battlements (ah...we can almost feel the fresh air!)
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Don’t miss these highlights!
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The Keep is currently cleared of collections and displays ready for our major @HeritageFundUK redevelopment project - the perfect chance to admire the architecture! If you look closely you can even make out some of the original graffiti on the walls!
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And last but not least, if you have a VR headset, why not give it a go in Virtual Reality mode?
Happy exploring everyone!
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#NorwichCastle #MuseumFromHome #HeritageFromHome #VirtualMuseums #MuseumsTogether
Happy exploring everyone!
#NorwichCastle #MuseumFromHome #HeritageFromHome #VirtualMuseums #MuseumsTogether