Stories
- Article
Mask, ritual and fertility
Today many of us learn about fertility, conception and pregnancy online. But that wasn’t always the way. Discover how masks and rituals played an important educational role.
- Podcast
The masking tapes
In episode two of his coronavirus podcast, comedian Mark Thomas talks to health workers about PPE, vulnerability and the urge to protect.
- In pictures
A history of medical masks
The now ubiquitous face mask was first used by artists working with toxic substances. See how its design and use has evolved over centuries of plagues and pathogens.
- Article
Cloves to mull, mask and numb
Sweet, pungent, warm, woody: cloves smell and taste like Christmas. But there’s much more to this spice than that.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Masks, Shelters. Droplet Masks in. Bench notes
Date: 1940-1941Reference: PP/JRH/B/103Part of: Hutchinson, James Randal (c. 1880-1955) and Bradley, William Henry (1898-1975)- Books
Masks.
Date: 1980- Archives and manuscripts
Masks
Date: 1980s-1990sReference: PP/KEN/92Part of: Keith Kennedy- Archives and manuscripts
Masks. Development
Date: 1941-1942Reference: PP/JRH/B/104Part of: Hutchinson, James Randal (c. 1880-1955) and Bradley, William Henry (1898-1975)- Digital Images
- Online
Masks and goggles against light and heat