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Mummy Hermione among revelatory treasures as Girton College Museum opens its doors
Anglo-Saxon, Egyptian and Mediterranean gems star in the reopened Lawrence Room at Girton College, Cambridge.
Shark teeth and Victorian parlour make Chichester District Museum a hidden surprise
Culture24 stumbles upon secrets of Roman and Victorian England during a trip to Chichester District Museum.
Figurine of Roman God found in Devon goes on show at Plymouth Museum
A tiny figurine of a Roman God discovered in Devon, which experts believe could have been part of a ceremony to ask for divine help to cure medical problems, has been put on display at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge re-opens Greek and Roman Gallery after 18-month redesign
Experts from the Fitzwilliam Museum and Cambridge University have revealed a raft of ancient treasures and secrets after the institution's Greek and Roman Gallery re-opened following an 18-month...
Skeleton found in shallow grave at Yorkshire Museum
A skeleton believed to date from a Christian burial ceremony in the Roman era has been discovered in a shallow grave by builders working on the £2 million renovation of the Yorkshire Museum in York.
Heritage Lottery Fund give £300,000 towards Roman Villa excavation in Folkestone
A project to help Folkestone rediscover its roots that includes an archaeological dig for treasures at an internationally important Roman Villa has received a boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
V&A Museum reveals new £31.8 million Medieval and Renaissance galleries
The 11-suite Medieval and Renaissance galleries open to the public at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London tomorrow following an eight-year, £31.8 million rebuild marking the final stage of the...
Segontium Fort Museum faces closure as five-year funding ends
A Welsh museum at one of the best preserved Roman forts in the world is facing closure within the next fortnight following funding cuts.
Hadrian's Wall plans expansion works and regains tablets with £4 million Lottery windfall
Hadrian's Wall, England's largest World Heritage Site, will house a set of ancient Roman tablets and develop an education centre, gallery space and museum liaisons after winning a £4 million...
Yorkshire Museum calls on Roman sun god to bring out the sunshine
The Yorkshire Museum in York is inviting people to pay homage to Sol, a Romano British sun god, in an attempt to make the sun shine on the county.
Teeth tests show victims from mass war grave in Weymouth pit could have been Swedish
Tests on skeletons found in a quarry in Weymouth last year suggest the bodies may have belonged to Swedish Vikings.
Mass city protest forces council backtrack on Canterbury museum closures
Angry local residents have forced councillors to postpone a final decision on "Draconian" plans to close Canterbury Roman Museum, Westgate Towers Museum and Herne Bay Museum.
Campaign to save Colchester Roman Circus chariot course edges towards hard-fought victory
A last-gasp £750,000 public appeal to save the site of a Colchester circus where Ben Hur-style chariot races were held in Roman times has won high-profile support and a £30,000 pledge from local...
Archaeologists say Leicestershire silver gem is Britain's oldest Roman coin
A silver coin found in a vast hoard at Hallaton in Leicestershire last year has been declared the oldest Roman coin ever found in Britain and put on display in a special gallery at Harborough Museum.
Victoria and Albert Museum Renaissance and Medieval galleries break down barriers of time
The Victoria and Albert's £32 million Renaissance and Medieval galleries have drawn the crowds to the popular Museum since opening in December 2009. Melanie Abrams takes a tour of the suites.
