See inside buildings not normally open to the public at Heritage Open Days 2018

Hundreds of buildings around England will open their doors to the public for Heritage Open Days on 6-9 and 13-16 September 2018.

For the first time in its 24-year history, the festival will run for two weekends and this year year, in recognition of the centenary of the Universal Suffract Act, there will be hundreds of events taking place on the theme of Extraordinary Women - focusing on both well-known and lesser-known women.

In addition, Heritage Open Days is launching a second Unsung Stories project, following on from the critically acclaimed LGBTQ events last year. 

'put her forward', a ground-breaking artistic collaboration, will see the creation of up to 25 new 3-D modelled figurines of present day ‘Extraordinary Women’.  Interactive theatre makers non zero one will source nominations for community heroines in towns and cities, as well as online; selected candidates will be permanently commemorated with statues unveiled over the HODs weekend.

Unsung stories

“Every year, Heritage Open Days becomes a more diverse and fascinating festival,” says patron, Loyd Grossman.  “It’s wonderful that, thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, we are able to continue the Unsung Stories project, which actively sources and shares stories of individuals and events that conventional histories may have overlooked.  And, of course, we continue to celebrate all aspects of local heritage, with thousands of other walks, talks, openings and events – all of them FREE!”

Visit the Heritage Open Days Festival website.

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