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Sapphire Battersea, by Jacqueline Wilson
Enjoy Jacqueline Wilson writing at her very best in this moving sequel to the hugely acclaimed Hetty Feather.
The Foundling by Terry Smith
The Foundling was a multi-discipline, video and sound installation by the artist Terry Smith, which opened at the Foundling Museum in 2009. It was a major new work which was commissioned by Gill Hedley for the Foundling Museum’s contemporary art programme. This related publication contains new texts by writer Mel Gooding and photographs by Terry Smith.
The Secret Staircase by Caroline Isgar & Michelle Roberts
A collaboration between artist Caroline Isgar and writer Michèle Roberts, inspired by objects in the Foundling Museum collection, exploring mother/child separation.
Thomas Coram, the Man who Saved Children
Thomas Coram, the Man who Saved Children is a must for all children! A publication produced by the Foundling Museum as a guide to the Museum for its younger visitors. Packed full of pictures, paintings, photographs and fun facts – it is a great way for children to learn about the Foundling Hospital’s history and the contribution of one man in helping to save children.
Threads of Feeling, The London Foundling Hospital's Textile Tokens, 1740-1770 by John Styles
John Styles, curator of the exhibition and author of this book, examines the history of the Foundling Hospital and its collection of textile tokens. The book specifically explores the range of textiles in the collection; eighteenth century working womens' fashion; the importance and meaning of ribbons and cockades; baby clothes of the period; needlework; and the numerous expressions of maternal love, hope, yearning and remorse revealed by some of the textiles and their accompanying notes.
Tokens for the Foundlings
A groundbreaking anthology of poetry, produced in support of the Museum, exploring themes of childhood and parenthood by leading poets including Seamus Heaney Helen Dunmore and Carol Ann Duffy.
