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时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Innovation & Design   来源:TV  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:The National Trust, who manage the property, said: "The artwork was open to contributions for eight months and closed in November when the piece was finished and put on public display."

The National Trust, who manage the property, said: "The artwork was open to contributions for eight months and closed in November when the piece was finished and put on public display."

Visitors to the museum can see a wealth of unusual objects, including mobile stocks from 1774 and an early "boneshaker" bicycle.Other exhibits illustrate traditional aspects of Fenland life and the waterways, the railway boom and the wealth of a prosperous 19th Century market town.

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The museum is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.A city's oldest remaning town house has received nearly £90,000 so it can tell the "hidden stories" of some of the working class people connected to it over the years.The Judges' Lodgings Museum in Lancaster, which is part of Lancashire County Museum Service, has received a £88,969 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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The money will fund a restoration programme, community engagement, and creative interpretation as the historic house celebrates its 400th anniversary and 50 years as a museum.Built in 1625, the Judges' Lodgings is close to the castle and was originally built for Thomas Covell the Keeper of the Castle.

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Museum manager Lynda Jackson said: "This amazing building has been here for 400 years and it has so many stories to tell about the people who once lived and worked here – from the visiting circuit judges to their many servants.

"It's such a familiar sight in Lancaster, so close to the castle, and we want to make sure its history is shared and celebrated."According to the World Bank, the annual domestic income of an average Burundian in 2023 was $193 (£142), the lowest within the East African Community trade bloc.

Faustin Ndikumana, an economist and anti-corruption activist, believes Burundi's situation will not improve any time soon.''Good governance has to be established. We're not there yet,'' he told the BBC.

But the governing party and its leader hold an opposing view.President Ndayishimiye has said residents of Bujumbura, Burundi's largest city, "looked bad in 2005" but now "had money to buy shoes, new clothes and to build a house''.

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