The Mappa Marches project brings together 6 artists, 2 poets and an aerial film-maker to celebrate the solace and magic of our landscape, history and culture. Based in the Marches counties, Herefordshire and Shropshire (on the border with South Wales), their mission is to share creativity across the region. The exhibition will be available to […]

The medieval Marcher Lordships were a region between England and Wales that, politically and administratively, didn't belong fully to either. Within each of the 50 lordships, the Marcher Lord had unique regal-like powers with their own laws, judicial powers, and access to resources and armies. This talk by Philip Hume explores the origins and development […]

The Rural Media Company worked with young people from Whitecross High School on a project to explore how valued young Polish people feel in British Society. This exhibition - at HARC until July 1st - provides narrative of the Polish involvement in World War Two.

Jonathan Hopkinson discusses Herefordshire's support for hundreds of Belgians displaced by The First World War. Proceeds from this talk will go to Herefordshire City of Sanctuary.

A 2 part talk by Stuart Dove. Firstly, the life of a local WW1 refugee, and then the mystery of a lost artefact given to Hereford in 1915. Proceeds from this talk will go to Herefordshire City of Sanctuary.  

Free to view in the HARC foyer - the photographs of local farmer Richard Jenkins - wonderful images of a rural community at the beginning of the 20th century.

Local artists explore the union of technical data and artistry represented by maps in this exhibition. The group has focused on mapped landscapes in areas that coincide with the folds of maps.

Ruth Richardson will be exploring the significance of this extraordinary Herefordshire artefact - recently transferred to global fame at Hampton Court Palace. There will be an opportunity to inspect relevant archives. This event is sponsored by the Friends of Herefordshire Archives and is free to members - £6 otherwise.

Local film maker Ian Lewis presents his portrait of Hope Mansell, filmed between 2017 and 2020, capturing the village at a time of change. This is a free event, sponsored by the Friends of Herefordshire Archives.

Kit Byatt reflects on the 350th anniversary of the Society of Friends in Almeley, Quakers' local presence in the 17th century, their persecution and their involvement with the establishment of the colony of Pennsylvania.