Ask any fire service in Britain what their busiest nights of the year are, and along with 31st December - New Year’s Eve- 5th November...

October is Black History Month in the UK and the history of the emergency services is not short of pioneering personnel from BAME...

On Monday, many millions of us sat down to watch the state funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Having seen Royal funerals before I thought...

This day 356 years ago saw the outbreak of a fire that would change the world. How we build property, the layouts of towns and cities and...

This week's blog is especially for Downton Abbey fans, as we explore the fascinating story of stately home fire brigades, where butlers,...

On Friday 1 July 2022 we joined in on our first digital takeover day with Kids in Museums. It was a chance for young people to takeover...

We were able to share some VERY exciting news earlier this week (and not before time...keeping it to ourselves has not been easy!) On...

Our amazing curator, Holly Gosling, left NESM this week for pastures new (leaving lots of sobbing colleagues in her wake)...But before...

Although it goes without saying that NESM is a brilliant place to visit, we don't rely on people coming into our building to share the...

Our collection is vast and over the years we've collected some items that are 'fake' or replicas. But what does that really mean and how...

One of the tasks I'm often entrusted with at the museum, and one of the jobs I enjoy the most, is digging into the history of objects...

Meeting new people and having a chat is probably one of the main things I missed because of the pandemic. I am a big talker and I love...

Grab a cuppa and find a comfy spot because this tale is an intriguing one. It’s a story of shipwrecks, Victorian drama, mysterious...

The pioneering Scotland Yard detective Donald Swanson - whose personal archive is in the care of NESM - helped bring to a conclusion one...

Last weekend we opened our fifth - yes, our fifth! - new gallery in less than 18 months. How have we managed that, I hear you all cry? We...

Well, 2021 has been another strange year for everyone, NESM included (not least because the museum was closed for the first...

This week, members of #TeamNESM took part in an event at Sheffield Cathedral to mark the anniversary of the Sheffield Blitz. We took some...

Things have been pretty hectic here at NESM in the seven months since we reopened after the coronavirus lockdown. We launched a new...

2021 has been a 'different' year but for us, as it has for all of us. It's also been a special one that sadly we've not really been able...

If you’re a NESM fan or just an avid follower of our blog and social media you’ll know that in the last 18 months our team have pulled...