The Museum has been collaborating with local literary organisation Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe to explore its collections through creative language.

In 2023, we were awarded an Arts Council National Lottery Project grant to ‘unlock’ our collections through stories of food and drink. In partnership with Dr Neil Buttery (an award-winning food historian, author, podcaster, and chef), we have created a new Georgian dining table and dessert course cabinet to illuminate the interesting (and often surprising) ways in which Worcester ceramics were used in formal 18th-century dining experiences. These displays have helped bring our collection to life, offering insight into how food has been prepared, shared, and enjoyed over time.

Our collaborative project with Worcestershire LitFest poets, titled ‘The Language of Porcelain and Food’, has allowed local writers to take inspiration from these new food history displays. Their poems showcase creative local talent and offer new literary perspectives on our varied collection.

The Fiery Fury of Flavour

By Jay Rose Ana

Porcelain Dreams

By Jay Rose Ana

Banquet Blues

By Freddie Barker

Best

By Brian Comber

Porcelain Museum

By Brian Comber

The Carving of the Pheasant

By Iona Campbell

My Mum’s Evesham Dinner Service

By Maria T De Stefano

A finger in every pie…

By Martin Driscoll

A Slip Of A Girl

By Martin Driscoll

Translucent Against The Light

By Emily Galvin-Wilson

The Ice Cream Diaries

By Jenny Hope

Before Dinner

By Angela Lanyon

China Tea

By Angela Lanyon

Display Vases

By Angela Lanyon

Illusion

By Nina Lewis

Banquet for Sharon Rose

By Paul Robert

Georgian Dinner Party

By Paul Robert

Savour or Sell

By Polly Stretton

In a Georgian Kitchen

By Polly Stretton

That Final Meal

By Suz Winspear

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