Made in Derbyshire is working with Creative Leicestershire on Webinart, a programme of professional development for artists, makers and creatives.

As the Big Book Weekend approaches, Derby is getting a real appetite for reading following a huge rise in the number of people accessing eBooks for free from the city's online library services.

Although the city's libraries remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, members are still able to access eBooks, eMagazines, eAudiobooks and the eReference library. New members can join online and receive a temporary ticket which gives them access to online services too.

I have 2 phyical exhibitions on on Derbyshire now on 3d online airarts and 1 online ARTCORE

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3D  TOUR: OPENED 1ST MAY  AT DERBY HOSPITALS TILL OCTOBER

Image - The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett, 1857 © National Portrait Gallery, London

With its Florence Nightingale exhibition closed to the public due to the current coronavirus lockdown, Derby Museums is making a special collection of content available online to commemorate the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth this year.

Oddsocks are back online this Friday, 8th May at 7.30pm 
when they will be holding a live Q&A about their forthcoming Stay Home Shakespeare production of
Macbeth

Time capsules, colouring books, puppets, isolation selfie-frames and a thank you letter to key workers are just some of the things winding their way to homes in Ashfield, Mansfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire as part of the jam-packed Everybody’s Home Kits being sent out from today.

A scrapbook showing how Florence Nightingale became a cultural phenomenon is going on display online in time for the 200^th anniversary of the birth of the pioneer of modern nursing.

The Derbyshire-born nurse's work during the Crimean War revolutionised hospital sanitisation, and she led the way in collecting and displaying data to show the impact of care. Her influence can still be felt today, especially as the world tackles Covid-19.

As part of the European Regional Development Fund project Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire has two great webinars for you to book onto next week.

On Tuesday 12 May at 2.30pm join Jo Dilley, Managing Director or Lindsay Rae for the Covid-19 Visitor Economy Recovery Planning Webinar.

The full recovery of the sector will take time, but in preparation of a potential phased reopening we have been asked by government to consider the following three questions:

Step into Chatsworth virtually from the comfort of your home, and explore our award-winning multimedia guide, now available online for the first time. It features stories and personal insights from our experts, plus facts and figures about the house and works of art.

EXPLORE CHATSWORTH

Treasures from Chatsworth

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