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BPMA staff changes
We welcome Garth Stewart, Jenny Karlsson and Richard Wade, and say goodbye to Lucy Shepherd and Rhiannon Looseley
Objects from the BPMA on loan to Dr. Johnson's House
The BPMA is delighted to have been able to loan an addressed envelope and an important handstamp from our collection to Dr Johnson's House. These items will form part of the fascinating exhibition Tea and Coffee in the Age of Dr. Johnson.
Films from the GPO Film Unit released on DVD
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) has, in partnership with the BFI and BT Heritage remastered films from the old GPO Film Unit. Addressing the Nation, the first of three DVDs, has now been released.
The BPMA finds a new home in Swindon
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) is delighted to announce its choice of a site at Churchward Village, Swindon, to create its new museum and archive centre.
Grant awarded for construction of Victorian post office
We are pleased to announce that the BPMA and The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust are to receive a £126k grant for the construction of a replica of a working Victorian post office.
Disability History Archive Day
The British Postal Museum & Archive will be holding an open day called Disability History Archive Day from 10.00am until 5.00pm on Saturday 13 September in our Search Room at Freeling House, Phoenix Place, London. WC1X 0DL.
Wiki update - BPMA Wiki now has limited availability
The BPMA Wiki is now available as much as possible during office hours.
BPMA Wiki temporarily disabled
Due to excessive abuse on 12 July 2008, the BPMA Wiki has been temporarily disabled.
Preservation Microfilming July 2008-August 2008
22 volumes will be going off site for preservation microfilming and will be unavailable from 25 July to 27 August 2008.
BPMA featured in Royal College of Art Degree Show
This year’s Royal College of Art degree show includes not only the future of communication design, but references the postal communications of the past through the work of Communication Art & Design student, Annabel Fraser.
BPMA Exhibitions & Learning Manager post advertised
Apply now for Exhibitions & Learning Manager position.
BPMA successful in four new funding bids
We are delighted to announce that we have recently been successful in bidding for four new streams of funding. This article tells you more about each stream.
Last Post exhibition to take place at the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms from November 2008
In November this year we will be launching a new exhibition at the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms in Westminster.
BPMA announce the winner in contest for Greatest Englishman in Post Office History
To mark St. George's day 2008 three of our curators lead a debate on the greatest Englishman in Post Office history. Here, we will exclusively reveal the winner of the contest.
Screenonline Archive Interactive about GPO Film Unit now online
We have been working with Royal Mail, the British Film Institute, BT and BT Archives to produce an online interactive tour of the films made by the GPO Film Unit. This tour is now available on the Screenonline website.
New records added to online catalogue
We now have 70,083 records on our online catalogue as a result of a recent upload. These include holdings from both the Museum and the Archive Collections.
BPMA at Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE
Disruption to our online catalogue, Thursday 29 May
Our online catalogue will be temporarily unavailable on Thursday 29th May from 9.00am.
Celebrating Sylvia Pankhurst
An exhibition at the Redbridge Museum recently featured an ‘A’ type Edward VII pillar box from the BPMA Collection. The exhibition, entitled ‘Celebrating Sylvia Pankhurst’ opened 7 April 2008 and runs until 21 June 2008.
BPMA staff changes
We welcome Jennifer Flippance and Victoria Heath to the Access & Development Team and say goodbye to Zoë Lewis, Louise Mitton, Jessica Newton and Elizabeth Culver.