Welcome to the Elstree & Borehamwood Museum blog.
This blog is about all those happenings inside and outside the Museum that have caught our attention.
From events and exhibitions, to new discoveries in the collections, to news and views.
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Our new Exhibition featuring the long-running BBCTV series Holby City is open at last. Bob Barrett, who has been in the series for 10 years, performed the honours with Dave Armitage, Museum Manager, last night. Local dignitaries joined Museum Trustees and volunteers to explore the prosthetics, props and back-stage features of the series filmed in Borehamwood. Plenty to read and examine, including NHS files, star profiles and the full story of Holby City from inception to today's storylines. There's even a chance for visitors to dress up and play doctors and nurses as we can see :
See you at 10 am when we open our new Exhibition!
We're nearly there!
More details of the build are filled in as the Exhibition takes shape. Our Museum desk even becomes a hospital work station!
More spare parts arrive – heads, knees and full bodies. What is going on?
The BBC and their hospital equipment arrive on Day Two of the new Exhibition build to create a Holby City operating theatre in our little space. So far we have a scrub sink, and a foot – that looks hopping mad. Watch this big space for more fun photos!
Here are some shots of the Exhibition team stripping out Good Vibrations, on Day One as we head toward Holby City. Look out for more fun in the days ahead….
Only 4 more days of our Good Vibrations 60s Exhibition, before we close on Saturday for a couple of weeks and prepare for our next. In association with the BBC in Elstree we will be showcasing Holby City At 20. Yes Holby has been running for 20 years and has been filmed in the BBC Elstree Studios in Borehamwood all that time. The Museum will become an operating theatre, and you'll be able to get fully acquainted with what goes on behind the scenes as the show is made.
More details to follow - watch this blog!
BBC Three Counties’ Treasure Quest ended up in our new Exhibition yesterday, and because we were the final answer Danny only just made it before midday. Here he is at 11.55 am in the lift with Elaine who was the ‘Treasure’ when he got to us on the top floor. Didn’t take long for him to try on one of the Beatle wigs and mustaches and play the guitar on the Lynx stage. Not sure why he didn’t wear a Sgt Pepper costume. You can if you come down to Good Vibrations.
Museum volunteers dressed up in their best 60s gear on Friday night to celebrate the Launch of our new Exhibition Good Vibrations – A Look Back At The 60s. From Hippy Matt, via Mary Quant Helen to three odd-looking Sergeant Peppers Dave, Rodney and John, to Ruth’s immaculate 60s dress the Exhibition was truly opened. Later joined by two local, but world-class musicians, Alan Warner and Alan Skidmore, the 60s were celebrated in style. Get on down to 96 Shenley Road to see if you remember the 60s as well!
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Elstree & Borehamwood Museum
96 Shenley Road
Borehamwood
Herts
WD6 1EB
Tel: 01442 454888
Admission: Free
Opening times:
Opening times:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
12pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Registered Charity No.1157770
