The Story of Children’s Television Exhibition has been nominated in two categories, ‘Culture Award’ and ‘Event of the Year’, in the Coventry and Warwickshire Tourism and Culture Awards.We wish them good luck in the awards ceremony which is happening tonight.

The exhibition 'The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today', a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley and the Herbert Gallery, has been nominated in two categories by the Coventry and Warwickshire Culture and Tourism Awards: 'The Culture Award' and 'Best Tourism Event of the Year'.

More information here: http://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-and-warwickshire-culture-and-tourism-awards-shortlist-7767/

The exhbition is free, situated in the Herbert Gallery, Coventry, and runs until 13 September. Find out more about it here: http://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/events-exhibitions/story-children%E2%80%99s-television-1946-today

The exhibition 'The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today', a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley and the Herbert Gallery, has had record attendance. The organisers have reported that more than 30,000 people have visited so far, making it the Herbert's most successful show ever.

Click Here for a BBC News story covering the show's success so far: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33591074

The exhibtiion runs until September 13. More information here: http://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/events-exhibitions/story-children%E2%80%99s-television-1946-today

Friday 22nd of May sees the opening of the exhibition The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today​ at the Herbert Gallery and Museum in Coventry. This exhibition is the result of a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley of the Department of Film and Television and the Centre for Television History, Heritage and Memory Research and colleagues at the Herbert and traces a fascinating history of children’s television, bringing together seven decades of iconic objects, memorabilia, merchandise, clips and images. From puppetry to CGI and live shows to dramas and fantasy, the exhibition looks at the programmes of our childhood and how children's television has helped to shape the way we view the world around us. The exhibition runs until the 15th of September in Coventry and then will tour museums in the UK until the end of 2017.

For more information: http://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/events-exhibitions/story-children’s-television-1946-today 

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