4+ week, 1+ day ago   (320+ words) An exhibition showing the devastation wreaked by the RAF's Dambusters during Word War Two opens in Lincoln this autumn. It was one of three dams in the Ruhr Valley - Germany's industrial heartland - attacked by 617 Squadron's Lancaster bombers using Barnes Wallis's…...

1+ day, 40+ min ago   (566+ words) The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts to respect "the wishes of the dead", curators have said. Layers of linen were carefully…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (403+ words) A museum has been forced to close "until further notice" after a burst pipe in a flat above it caused a flood. The George Müller Museum in Ashley Down, Bristol, celebrates the history of a Victorian era orphanage and contains…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago   (303+ words) In 1985, reports of a moving statue of the Virgin Mary drew thousands of people to the village of Ballinspittle in County Cork, Ireland. Helen Ledwick speaks to Ita Dungan, who travelled there as a teenager and remembers the crowds gathering…...

6+ day, 45+ min ago   (295+ words) In 1935, tens of thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March across China struggled to survive. They were fleeing Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces during the country's civil war. Zhong Ming was one of them. In 2014, a year before…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (288+ words) A unique hoard of artefacts depicting prehistoric life has received one of the highest honours available to museums in England. The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's prehistoric exhibits were among nine collections recently awarded designated status by Arts Council England....

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (567+ words) Two Royal Navy veterans who served during World War Two have met for the first time to share memories of the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Ronald Hendrey, of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, was a gunner during D-Day, while Henry Rice, from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (209+ words) Heritage sites across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire will open their doors to visitors for free, as part of a festival to celebrate history and culture. The events, which have been organised as part of Heritage Open Days, will take place…...

1+ day, 55+ min ago   (604+ words) "It's really humbling just to be there and think of all those huge decisions being made, but then you've got the reality of the people participating on the front lines losing their lives." The fate of the world hinged on…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (415+ words) A "sponsor a brick" scheme to help buy and turn a former Victorian railway goods shed into a community hub has been started by a group of residents. They hope to transform the privately owned shed, which used to sit…...