Kingston Heritage Service

Muybridge in Kingston

Eadweard Muybridge, a Kingston-born photographer, is best known for his instantaneous sequential photography of animals and humans in motion, as well as his moving image projection. His pioneering work has not only influenced film, animation and the visual arts, but has also made a lasting impact on many other aspects of our culture. In 1904, Muybridge bequeathed an extensive collection of his life’s work to Kingston Museum. The museum holds one of the largest and most significant Muybridge collections in the world.

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Bloomberg connects

Kingston Museum has opened up its collections by launching a new, free digital guide featuring four community-led trails, created in conjunction with the borough’s Hong Kong, Korean, Tamil and Ukrainian communities. The free guide joins more than 350 cultural institutions around the globe on the Bloomberg Connects app. On the app you will find maps, audio, videos and more!

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Heritage hunt

A mysterious rhyming riddle on your mobile starts your on-foot adventure.

As you solve each clue, another appears…

Where will it take you next?

Our magical Quest is a roller-coaster through history. Discover where the first King of England was crowned and so much more as your journey through church, and town to our unique Museum.

Every player wins - a special prize surprise awaits you!

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Digital preservation in Kingston

The Kingston Heritage Service mission is to preserve all documents and records of Kingston Upon Thames and local residents in the borough. Kingston History Centre is using a digital preservation software called Preservica, to manage and preserve born digital records. We are aiming to, through the use of Preservica, to collect digital records, including from community organisations, as much as possible.

We want to hear your views about what you think should be prioritised first and foremost!

We would be grateful if you could complete the following survey to help inform our born-digital collecting going forward. We are always open to suggestions for future collecting.