Cromwell Museum

Grammar School Walk
Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
England

Website

museum's site

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cromwell

joint site with Cromwell Association

www.olivercromwell.org

E-mail

museum's e.mail

cromwellmuseum@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01480 375 830

Fax

01480 459 563

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Located in a fragment of a medieval monastic building and the former town Grammar School attended by Oliver Cromwell. The Museum marks the life and legacy of Oliver Cromwell 1599-1658, who rose to prominence during the English Civil Wars of the mid 17th Century, and became the head of state, the Lord Protector, during England's only experiment with Republicanism.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

1 April- 31 October
Tues-Sun 10.30-12.30 13.30-16.00
1 November - 31 March
Tues - Fri& Sun 13.30-16.00
Sat 10.30-12.30 13.30-16.00

Closed: All day Monday

 Admission charges

Admission free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Research facilities for academics

Grammar School Walk
Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
England

Website

museum's site

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cromwell

joint site with Cromwell Association

www.olivercromwell.org

E-mail

museum's e.mail

cromwellmuseum@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01480 375 830

Fax

01480 459 563

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Portraits, personalia and documents associated with Cromwell, his family and the Parliamentary side of the Civil War. A significant loan collection from Cromwell's descendants is also on display.

Collection details

Coins and Medals, Fine Art, Personalities, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Two portraits by Robert Walker, who was effectively the 'court' painter for the Parliamentary side of the Civil War, along with two cabinets provenanced to Cromwell.

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Grammar School Walk
Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
England

Website

museum's site

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cromwell

joint site with Cromwell Association

www.olivercromwell.org

E-mail

museum's e.mail

cromwellmuseum@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01480 375 830

Fax

01480 459 563

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Tumbledown Dick

12 May — 1 November 2009 *on now

Tumbledown Dick. Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • All ages

When

12:01-12:01am

Admission

Free

Cromwell's Medicine Chest

10 November 2009 — 4 April 2010

Cromwell's Medicine Chest. An in depth look at one of the most fascinating objects within the Museum.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • All ages

When

12:01-12:01am

Admission

Free

Grammar School Walk
Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
England

Website

museum's site

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cromwell

joint site with Cromwell Association

www.olivercromwell.org

E-mail

museum's e.mail

cromwellmuseum@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01480 375 830

Fax

01480 459 563

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Call To Arms

11 July 2009

Call to Arms. A 17th Century soldier, played by a re-enactor, will deomonstrate his equipment and describe life for a Civil War soldier.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Especially for children
  • All ages

When

10:30am-3pm

Admission

Free

Everyday Wares

8 August 2009

Everyday Wares. A 17th Century style potter will show how pots were made and decorated in Cromwell's day.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Especially for children
  • All ages

When

10:30am-3pm

Admission

Free

What did you learn in school, Master Cromwell?

5 September 2009

What did you learn in school Master Cromwell? A school teacher from the 17th Century re-visits his classroom and describes going to school in Oliver Cromwell's time.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Especially for children
  • All ages

When

10:30am-3pm

Admission

Free

Richard Cromwell and his Protectorate

17 October 2009

Richard Cromwell and his Protectorate. A study day in association with the Cromwell Association.

Suitable for

  • Not suitable for children

Where

Huntingdon Library

Admission

Charged event; information from the Cromwell Museum

Cromwell Collection Lecture on the Littlecote Armoury

11 November 2009

Armed for Battle! 2009 Cromwell Collection Lecture on the Littlecote Armoury, will be given by Thomas Richardson. The event will be held at Huntingdon Library.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

7:30-9pm

Where

Huntingdon Library

Admission

£2.50 per person. Tickets from the Cromwell Museum from 3rd September.

Grammar School Walk
Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
England

Website

museum's site

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/cromwell

joint site with Cromwell Association

www.olivercromwell.org

E-mail

museum's e.mail

cromwellmuseum@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01480 375 830

Fax

01480 459 563

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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