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Selected News Stories from our Archive

Volunteer with us

Published: 28 Jan 22

Would you like to volunteer with us? We’re currently looking for volunteers to help with our children’s club and the old guildhall prison cells. More information about each of these roles can be found below. Read More...

Francis Barber in the Birthplace Collection

Published: 15 Jan 21

Wednesday 13th January marked 220 years since Samuel Johnson’s surrogate son, Francis Barber, passed away at the Staffordshire Royal Infirmary. Read More...

Museum from Home

Published: 4 May 20

In this post we explore what the Birthplace team have been working on while the Museum remains closed. Read More...

L2F at the Museum

Published: 4 Oct 18

Join us as we celebrate the Lichfield Folk Festival on Saturday 20th October. Read More...

Celebrating 309 years of Samuel Johnson

Published: 16 Aug 18

The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is commemorating 309 years of Lichfield’s great wordsmith this September with a fascinating exhibition about the Museum’s past and a programme of activities as part of Lichfield’s city-wide Heritage Weekend. Read More...

Word of the Week: Maffle

Published: 19 Jul 18

Discover our Word of the Week from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary. Read More...

Word of the Week: Philomel

Published: 27 Jun 18

Discover our Word of the Week from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary. Read More...

Who was Richard Greene?

Published: 19 Apr 18

Today marks the start of our new exhibition all about the life of one of Lichfield’s forgotten famous faces, Richard Greene. This exhibition celebrates Greene’s achievements, and explores the legacy left behind by one of Lichfield’s most allusive celebrities. Read More...

Celebrating Staffordshire Day

Published: 19 Apr 18

The third annual Staffordshire Day returns on Tuesday 1st May, and what better way to celebrate this year’s ‘local heroes’ theme than by exploring the life of one of the county’s most famous wordsmiths, Dr Samuel Johnson. Read More...

Samuel Johnson House gets ‘Fired Up’ for Drama

Published: 8 Feb 18

Things are hotting up at the Birthplace Museum as Fired Up Theatre has been announced as our official theatre in residence. Read More...

Bust of Samuel Johnson by Joseph Nollekens RA, 1777

Published: 8 Jan 18

Plaster Cast. Museum number 2000.63, Donated by Mrs EL Browne, 1904 Read More...

Year of celebrations ends with new drama ‘Peg & Davey’

Published: 6 Nov 17

The programme of celebrations to commemorate the 300th Birthday of David Garrick comes to an end this month with a fascinating finale exploring the Lichfield-bred actor’s relationship with Peg Woffington Read More...

Join Johnson's 308th Birthday Party

Published: 11 Sep 17

Saturday 23rd September sees Lichfield come together to celebrate the Birthday of two famous sons at this year's Heritage Weekend event Read More...

Amazing Museums and Young Writers this Half Term

Published: 25 May 17

Johnson’s Birthplace set to inspire young visitors this month Read More...

Celebrating David Garrick’s 300th Birthday

Published: 1 Feb 17

2017 marks the 300th Birthday of David Garrick, superstar of the Georgian Stage and one of the most famous celebrities of his day. The Johnson Birthplace Museum has teamed up with Lichfield Garrick, Erasmus Darwin House and partners across the city to throw a party fit for the flamboyant figure. Read More...

Explore travel in Lichfield’s past at Birthplace Museum Workshop

Published: 1 Nov 16

We will be delving into the archives this week for the next in the Museum’s popular history workshop series. Read More...

Sonnets in the City Saturday

Published: 9 Jul 16

Intimate Theatre and the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum have joined forces to bring Will’s words to the street with sonnets performed in surprising places across the city. Read More...

Celebrating the women in Johnson’s world

Published: 5 Mar 16

The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is marking International Women’s Day Read More...

Get involved with Lichfield’s history

Published: 24 Feb 16

Get involved with Lichfield’s history in the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum’s ‘Team Clean’! Read More...

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