Museums

Museum Partners

Royal Holloway, University of London, will work with 15 museums as part of the Citizens project, offering partners grants to develop digital resources to tell local stories linked to the project's themes of liberty, protest, rebellion and reform. Here is a list of our current partners and the topics we are exploring with them.

If you represent a museum that would like to take part in the Citizens project please get in touch via the Contact page.

Amersham Museum

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Working with the museum, its curator, volunteers and U3A researchers, we will create a resource exploring the story of the Amersham Martyrs, persecuted in the reign of Henry VIII (1511 and 1521) for their religious beliefs.

Cowper and Newton Museum

Olney, Buckinghamshire

Exploring abolitionism, the significance of John Newton and William Cowper's poetry to the campaign and how political ideas were communicated outside of the cities in the eighteenth century.

Dorking Museum Museum and Heritage Centre

Dorking, Surrey

Sharing the story of Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, a leader of the Women's Social and Political Union whose home in South Holmwood became a weekend base for the campaign and convalescence home for women recovering from force-feeding injuries sustained in prison.

Elmbridge Museum

Esher, Surrey

Examining the history of the Diggers 1648 commune at St George's Hill and political radicalism during the English Civil War. The Diggers were a radical group that advocated the communal ownership of land.

Guildford Museum

Guildford, Surrey

Examining the story of one of the longest student sit-ins in British history, that at the Guildford School of Art in 1968. Working with a photographer who was a student at the time the story of the sit in will be told through a new pop-up exhibition.

The Guildhall Museum

Sandwich, Kent

Sharing the story of the 1217 Battle of Sandwich, a decisive naval battle toward the end of the Second Barons' War between an armada of French ships aiming to reinforce Prince Louis and forces loyal to the young Henry III.

Museum of Oxford

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Exploring the impact of the Civil War on Oxford and the role the town played in the conflict, drawing upon objects from the museum's collection such as the Siege of Oxford painting by Jan Wyck (1645-1700).

Reading Museum

Reading, Berkshire

Exploring the story of the 1957 Wolfenden Report that recommended the decriminalisation of homosexuality and one other topic to be decided by presentations and a vote to be organised by the museum.

Sussex Past

Lewes, Sussex

Sharing the story of the 1264 Battle of Lewes, Simon de Montfort and the origins of Parliament, in part through an animation inspired by the community tapestry created to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the battle in 2014.

Women's Pioneer Housing Project

Shepherd's Bush, London

While not a museum, the Women's Pioneer Housing organisation holds a fascinating archive detailing its establishment in the 1920s, featuring some well known names in the women's suffrage campaign.

"It is very exciting to be offered the opportunity to work with an organisation that can bring one of the people we are so very proud of to a much larger audience."

Erica Chambers, Dorking Museum

"We look forward to working with Royal Holloway. The difference partnering with such an institution will make will be the added reach, visibility and expertise on offer."

David Juler, Museum of Oxford

"An exciting and interesting way to develop learning and embed skills within our sector workforce, as well as providing new ways for museum audiences to enjoy their history.

Sarah Corn, South East Museum Development Programme