Dates: Saturday 10 February – Sunday 18 February.
‘ This February half term, embark on a journey through time to explore the evolution of health and wellbeing at Black Country Living Museum!’
From Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th February, delve into the realm of historical home remedies, fitness routines, prevalent illnesses, and early medical practices in the Black Country.
Engage with our historic characters and learn how individuals navigated their health and hygiene challenges. Immerse yourself in historic fitness routines, uncover the impact of diet on health, and gain insights into the living conditions of bygone eras, including the ingenious ways people coped without modern plumbing! Discover tips and tricks to maintain fitness and health, ranging from historic first aid techniques to traditional home remedies and unearth the mysteries of potions, tonics, and curious cures from times long past.
Internal information:
This year’s programme is an informative, fun, family-friendly daytime offer for February Half Term, exploring what people have done to look after their health throughout history in the Black Country!
The programme will be looking at common home remedies, healthy eating, living conditions (including how they got rid of toilet waste), fitness and wellbeing activities. Visitors will be able to use the trail to learn about fitness routines, the importance of vaccinations in the 1960s, The Mary Macarthur holiday fun and even what the ‘Night Soil Man’ does for a living.
Download the programme information sheet.
Programming lead: [email protected]
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