Loving #LivingLetters? 💌Join us on Tuesday 7 November, 10-11.30am at King's Meadow Campus for a letters handling session, exploring a selection of manuscript letters not on display in the exhibition! To book, email [email protected] or call us at 0115 951 4565! 📨☎️

Our next talk, by Jon McGregor of Nottingham English, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the innovative The Letters Page journal, will be held on Wednesday 22nd November, 1-2pm, at Lakeside Arts - don't miss it! Book your space here➡️ lakesidearts.org.uk/lectures-and-t…

Do you still have the Halloween feeling? Check out the spooky tale of the Rushall Psalter in our most recent blog, 'A Blessing and a Curse'! 👻 Click the link below to read it - if you dare...💀➡️blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscripts/20…

We've just uploaded two new videos all about our 'Living Letters' exhibition to our website! In the first, curator Lynda Pratt provides an introduction to the wonderful world of correspondence, before exploring the vivid voice of Fanny Ellerby's letters ➡️ nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

We've got 4(!) new videos on our '#LivingLetters'💌webpage, including one by our curator, Lynda Pratt, talking all about black bordered mourning letters from the 1850s!😲 Watch it here: nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand… #Victorian #19thCentury

Dr Charlotte May will be exploring 'Creativity, craft and correspondence: Letters as art' in a lunchtime talk here at Lakeside on 16 January, 1-2pm! Book your place today➡️ lakesidearts.org.uk/lectures-and-t…

'The man who made it wants shooting, & the man who passed it hanging!!' - Fanny Ellerby, 1906 Curator Lynda Pratt discusses Fanny's irate #correspondence and much more in the new series of videos on our #LivingLetters exhibition page: nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

#Nottingham architect T.C Hine is best known for his work on iconic buildings such as Nottingham Castle and National Justice Museum, but our new #LivingLetters exhibition video uncovers his other passion; collecting letters! Check all 6 videos out here➡️ nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

In 1912, John Hoyland sent Helen Doncaster a letter giving 4 reasons why she shouldn't marry him, before going on to ask her to do so anyway! 😲 She sent him a very strongly-worded reply... Find out what happened next in our latest #LivingLetters video: nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

Dear Reader, If you are interested in improving your epistolary style, check out our latest #LivingLetters video by Professor Lynda Platt, all about a letter-writing manual for children from the 19th century ➡nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

Can't get enough of #LivingLetters? Check out our latest blog, which explores the unexpected history of the #ValentinesDay card!

Our final #LivingLetters talk, 'Letters and Laughs: Humour in literary correspondence' by Amy Wilcockson, is coming up on 29th February! Book your tickets here ➡️ lakesidearts.org.uk/lectures-and-t…

Join us at Lakeside on Leap Day for some Letters and Laughs: Humour in Literary Correspondence, the final talk for our #LivingLetters exhibition. Thursday 29 February, 1-2pm. Book tickets here: lakesidearts.org.uk/lectures-and-t…

If you missed Professor Lynda Pratt's talk, 'Confessions of a Romantic Letter Hunter' back in October, don't worry - you can now watch it on on our #LivingLetters exhibition page! ➡nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

#LivingLetters has entered its final week! 😮 The exhibition will close on 3rd March - catch it Lakeside Arts while you still can: from noon to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday!

Did you miss Dr Charlotte May's talk, 'Creativity, Craft and Correspondence: Letters as Art'? Don't worry - it's now available on our #LivingLetters webpage, along with 2 other brand-new videos! 🎉➡️ nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsand…

I’m not a gamer but very much enjoyed this evening’s concert. Wonderful to hear about the collaboration between the BBC Concert Orchestra, Nottingham Trent University and Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN and to see the diverse audience who clearly loved this programme. #Music #Education #Culture