When looking through the collections to choose objects to post about on this blog, I’m always fascinated to find an object that can tell a s...

Following on from Victoria’s popular ‘The Etiquette of Visiting’ blog   I have been looking at the trade cards in the museum collection. The...

In the 18th century, when regular trips to the dental hygienist weren’t really an option, what was a lady to do about the bad smell of gingi...

Following on from my previous post last month concerning the objects donated connected with Bedford Volunteer Fire Brigade we have received ...

Often our most delicate and pretty objects tend to be some of our smallest objects. This is certainly the case with the reliquary pendant w...

Last week we handed over the Gallery and Museum to the builders. The buildings that we have wandered around so freely are now only accessed ...

In 1830, when it was declared that Lord John Russell would be a Bedford election candidate alongside William Henry Whitbread, the Conservati...