Visitors flock to Warner Archive to help tell a History of the World

Warner Textile Archive was bustling with almost 250 visitors at a special event to celebrate Warner & Sons and its role in the BBC’s flagship project: A History of the World.

Crowning glory as Warner Textile Archive helps tell a History of the World

Artefacts from the Warner Textile Archive in Braintree will represent the county in the BBC’s flagship project: A History of the World - a unique partnership between the BBC, the British Museum and 350 museums and institutions across the country.

New Collections Manager Appointed

Claire Willetts, 31, begins her new job as Collections Manager at Braintree District Museum Service on 24th August, joining the museum’s seven-strong team.

Crittall Windows: An Artist's View
Braintree District Museum participates in window-themed Art Trail.

A new exhibition featuring specially commissioned art works inspired by the industrial heritage of Crittall Windows is now open at Braintree District Museum.

Ariel Crittall's Autobiography Launch
Celebration of Mrs Crittall's colourful memoirs to be held at Braintree District Museum.

In her humorous and personal autobiography, Ariel Crittall, the wife of the late John Crittall, Chairman of the country’s largest metal window manufacturer, unravels memoirs of her long life. The book is to be launched at Braintree District Museum on 1st August 2009.