Leicester Castle opens on Heritage Sunday for the first time

Posted on 31/05/2017 by Katharine Short

The Special Collections team are often called on to assist with Heritage Sundays. A joint event run by Visit Leicester and DMU’s Heritage Centre, Heritage Sundays allow members of the public to access the medieval history of the campus site. The May event was the first Heritage Sunday where Leicester Castle was open to the public since its restoration by DMU. Everything looked beautiful sparkling in the sunshine and we welcomed many visitors of all ages to our heritage sites.

Please join us at a Heritage Sunday this year – they are held on the last Sunday of the month between March and November.

Katharine

About Katharine Short

When I was 13 every careers questionnaire I did at school suggested I become an archivist. In rebellion I studied History of Art at Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute before giving in to the inevitable and undertaking a qualification in Archives Administration at Aberystwyth University. I worked at King’s College London Archives and the London Metropolitan Archives before becoming the Archivist here at DMU in January 2013. My role is hugely varied: answering enquiries and assisting researchers, sorting, cataloguing, cleaning and packaging archival material, managing our environmentally controlled storage areas, giving seminars, talks and tours, researching aspects of University history, liaising with potential donors and advocating for the importance of archives within the organisation. I am one of those incredibly fortunate people who can say ‘I love my job’ and really mean it.
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