Resources

Links

This page contains links to other sites of interest. If you find a broken link, or wish to be added to this list please email info@theherbert.org

Coventry

Coventry City Council

Visit Coventry
The essential online guide to Coventry and Warwickshire.

For tourist information on Coventry please visit the Tourist Information Centre at 4 Priory Row, Coventry, CV1 5EX or email tic@cvone.co.uk

Historic Coventry
A look at aspects of Coventry's history from one of its local residents. Contains a detailed list of links to other sites in Coventry.

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

Triangle Theatre

St Mary's Guildhall

Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Project

Museums

Coventry Transport Museum
The worlds largest display of British road transport under one roof.

Midland Air Museum
Exhibits range from the magnificent Avro Vulcan bomber, historic aircraft, aero engines and other artefacts, to a wide range of memorabilia. Heritage centre dedicated to material relating to Sir Frank Whittle, the Coventry-born engineer who designed the jet engine.

Planes Tools and Automobiles
A site where you can find out about Coventry's 20th Century industrial heritage. You can look at exhibitions created by people from Coventry, or create your own virtual exhibition.

Our partners in the Renaissance in the Regions West Midlands hub also have websites to visit:

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust
Stoke-on-Trent Museums Service
Wolverhampton Arts and Museum Service

For more information on museums around the country visit the 24 Hour Museum

International Museums

Museums in other countries with which The Herbert is working

Pushkinskiye Gory
The Herbert's link with Pushkinskiye Gory has been brokered by the British Council in Moscow and there have now been three exchange visits, two from Pushkinskiye Gory to Coventry and one in the other direction. The Herbert and Pushkinskiye Gory are exchanging information about each other's museums and are exploring the possibilities of working together in other ways.

Gernika
Gernika Peace Museum
City of Gernika

Volgograd
Battle of Stalingrad Museum
City of Volgograd

Warsaw
Historical Museum of Warsaw
City of Warsaw:

Dresden
City of Dresden

Caen
Le Memorial de Caen
City of Caen

Lidice
Lidice Memorial
City of Lidice

Arts

Arts Council England
Arts + Media Training
Coventry Black Arts Forum
Collide

Collections

Warwickshire RINGs Newsletter Go to www.warwickshire.gov.uk then search for RINGs

An indispensable listing of wildlife events in Warwickshire containing a list of 55 local groups to join, key experts to contact, local publications and websites to visit.

Conservation

United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Conservation Register

The Institute of Paper Conservation

Supporters

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives and advising government on policy and priorities for the sector. It is through them that we receive the Renaissance in the Regions funding.

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage.

Advantage West Midlands
The Regional Development Agency for the West Midlands.

Partners

Triangle Theatre

Triangle have been the theatre company in residence at The Herbert since 2001 and have worked on a range of different projects with us, including the Little Herberts group, Coventry Kids in the Blitz and many others.

Coventry Cathedral & International Centre for Reconciliation (ICR)

Coventry Peace House:

Coventry University Peace Course - Centre for the Study of Forgiveness and Reconciliation:

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