Well, this really has been an insightful week into life working at a museum! I've learnt so much throughout the week with there being so much going on and never a spare second! With children's summer activities to prepare for, glass to polish, cataloguing pottery and bones, and setting up for the archaeology exhibition there hasn't been a dull moment. Well, maybe with the little, tiny exception of going through hundreds of bags of what seemed the same broken pottery, but once finished, definitely worth it.
As well as all of this, I particularly enjoyed the experience of a group tour with the Nuneaton Anglo-French group - that was interesting! Also, the town walk told me a lot about Evesham's history that I was previously unaware of after thinking of Evesham as a town of just a convenience to locals; however, I was quickly proven wrong with the constant thrive of enthusiastic tourists, some with the most strange questions and queries, that you'd never thought you'd hear!
I have learnt to use many machines during my week here at the Almonry; the photocopier, the laminator, the guillotine and of course the sellotape! As well as, enough cutting out of laminated card, bunny faces, and labels for a lifetime - all for a good cause!
The Almonry is full of gems such as the town Charter signed by Prince Henry and a 15th Century old Bible that was saved from the Abbey, which I was privileged enough to look through, and was fascinated to see it contains monks notes and wood carvings making it really special to Evesham's history. One of my other jobs was to clean out the Roman and Archaeological cases which enabled me to handle some more of the old artefacts.
I was able to take time to look around the museum myself, listening to all the recordings, learning about local history and just being able to sit in the garden in the sun soaking up the tranquil atmosphere and discovering the grave of the 7 year old mongoose!
Now the week's almost over, I can say I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and learnt such a lot, so thank you for having me!
Hannah - Work Experience Student
