An innovative partnership of museums, archives, and higher education organisations, Past Caring has been awarded £27,000 for a festival of all things romantic this coming Valentine’s week.   'Past Caring: A Celebration of Love in History' runs from 6-14 February 2010 and whether you’re straight or gay, happily loved-up or still looking, there’s something for everyone to explore.

From walks exploring Bloomsbury’s romantic past to workshops on Valentine cards and love letters of old, this festival will take place in some of London’s leading museums, archives and historic houses. The primary aim is to encourage new and existing audiences and to engage in our past in imaginative ways. This project will also promote awareness of the innovative adult learning work undertaken at each institution, and give participants the opportunity to find out how to progress into more formal learning. This project is to be the beginning of a long partnership with further history festivals on different themes and other collaborative events.

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The project partners include a wide range of London institutions. A Celebration of Love is only the beginning of collaborative programming that Past Caring intends to coordinate, all drawing attention to heritage and history.

The project is part of the History and Heritage Adult Learning Network. Click here for further details.

The Raphael Samuel History Centre

Birkbeck College

The National Maritime Museum

The London Transport Museum

The London Metropolitan Archives

The Geffrye Museum

The Freud Museum

The Wiener Library

Burgh House

Keats House