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Book on to our Behind the Scenes tour – Monday 29th July

  • 18th July 2013

Have you ever wanted to

Read a letter sent from the Titanic…    

See William Shakespeare’s Marriage Bond…

Watch our Conservator at work…

Handle archaeological finds including Roman pottery?

 

Join us on a ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of Worcestershire Archives and Archaeology Service on

Monday 29th July at 2pm

£4 per person, tours last approx 1½ hrs.

Book your place at the ‘Explore the Past’ desk on level 2 at The Hive, phone 01905 766352, or e-mail explorethepast@worcestershire.gov.uk

One response to “Book on to our Behind the Scenes tour – Monday 29th July”

  1. Hugh says:

    Gorgeous!

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