Corinium Museum
Discover the treasures of the Cotswolds at the Corinium Museum. Two years and five million pounds in the making, the Corinium Museum has been transformed into the must – see visitor attraction of the Cotswolds.
Roman Britain’s second city
Step through a triumphal arch to arrive in Corinium; second largest city in Roman Britain. Experience life as a Roman. Marvel at the stunning mosaics. Dress as a Roman soldier. Explore their artistry and engineering.
Face to face with the Saxons
Revealed to the world for the first time the Anglo-Saxons of Butlers Field, Lechlade. Re-united with their astonishing treasures. Our ancestors brought to life through forensically re-constructed heads.
Wool, wealth and war
Trace a path from the Iron Age to the English Civil War. A story of war, of wool, of royalty; of dissolved monasteries and of a local worthy’s rise from rags to riches.
Venue Type:
Museum
Whispers of a Landscape
- 12 April — 6 May 2018 *on now
Exhibition by Sarah E Butler
12 April – 06 May
A solo show by artist Sarah E Butler exploring landscapes and the natural world through colour and texture. Flitting between the idyllic Cornish coast and beautiful countryside of Somerset, this collection of work offers an eclectic mix of expressive Drawings and Paintings
Free admission
All art works for sale
Admission
Free admission
The Fire Court’ and the Great Fire of London
- 26 April 2018 7-8:30pm
Evening Lecture with Andrew Taylor
Thursday 26 April, 7-8.30pm
Andrew Taylor releases ‘The Fire Court’, an historical thriller and continuation of ‘The Ashes of London,’ through Harper Collins on 5th April 2018. Andrew will visit the Corinium Museum to talk about his books and the background behind them. Set during and just after the Great Fire of 1666, the books are set in Restoration England. ‘The Ashes of London’ was made Waterstone's thriller of the month in 2017 and was the number one bestseller for eight weeks in The Times/Waterstones chart.
Andrew Taylor is an award winning author of a number of crime novels, including the ground-breaking Roth Trilogy.
In partnership with Waterstones and Harper Collins
Booking recommended
Admission
Cost: £6.75 per adult £5.75 for season ticket holders
Rural Cinema - Paddington 2
- 28 — 29 April 2018 2:15pm
Rural Cinema
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 April, 2.15pm
Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
Booking recommended
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Cost: £5.60 per adult, £4.80 concession
Everyday Life of the Romans
http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/museum
A 45 minute session in which children will be able to find out what life was like in Roman Corinium through a range of exciting hands on activities.
Creator
- Amanda Hart
Publisher
- Corinium Museum
How to obtain
Please contact the Museum for further information.
Investigate the Anglo-Saxons
http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/museum
A one hour session in which children will examine the archaeological evidence from burials, in order to discover who the Anglo-Saxons were and how they lived.
Creator
- Amanda Hart
Publisher
- Corinium Museum
How to obtain
Please contact the Museum for further details.
Investigate the People from Roman Corinium
http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/museum
A one hour session which looks at four different people from Roman Corinium. Using a range of resources including Roman tombstone inscriptions and real and replica Roman objects for a fun investigation of the sort of people who lived in Corinium.
Creator
- Amanda Hart
Publisher
- Corinium Museum
How to obtain
Please contact the Museum for further information.
Through the Roman Keyhole
http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/museum
A one hour session using real and replica Roman objects, children will investigate some of the houses from Roman Corinium and the people who lived in them.
Creator
- Amanda Hart
Publisher
- Corinium Museum
How to obtain
Please contact the Museum for further information.
Tudor Cirencester
http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/go/museum
A one hour session in which children will discover Cirencester’s Tudor past: the people, the objects and the buildings by examining the archaeological evidence from wills, artefacts and architecture.
Creator
- Amanda Hart
Publisher
- Corinium Museum
How to obtain
Please contact the Museum for further details.
Corinium Museum
Park Street
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 2BX
England
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Telephone
01285 655611
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