Museum of Gloucester

📢 The Museum will be closed from 1pm - 2pm today.

We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back after 2pm.

Thank you for your understanding.

👀This week at the Museum of Gloucester:

➿ Make Your Mark — until 7 Dec
📷 The Time Is Now — until 4 Jan
🤫 Quiet Mornings — Thursdays, 10am–12pm
🏺 Heritage Careers Workshop — Sat 29 Nov

👉 Full line-up: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on

This week at Museum of Gloucester:

➿ Make Your Mark - until 7 Dec
📷 The Time Is Now - until 4 Jan
🤫 Quiet Mornings - Thu, 10am–12pm
👻 Ghostly Gloucester Tour - Fri 21 Nov
🏺 Archaeology Open Day - Sat 22 Nov

👉 Full details on our website!

This week at the museum:

🎨 Make Your Mark – Open until Sun 7 Dec
🖼️ The Time Is Now – Until 4 Jan
🌿 Quiet Mornings – Thu 13 Nov, 10–12
⚔️ Civil War Tour – Sat 15 Nov
🛡️ Medieval Mercenary Tour – Sat 15 Nov

Explore, reflect, create.
👉 www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on

🎨 What’s On This Week at the Museum

We’ve got something for everyone:

🖌️ Make Your Mark – creative drop-in, every day
🕰️ The Time Is Now – exhibition open daily
🌿 Quiet Morning – Thu 6 Nov, 10am–12pm

Come explore, create, and unwind 💫

🎉Make Your Mark opens Sat 25 Oct at Gloucester Museum!

Join a giant tape artwork made by the community.
UV light, bold colours, your creativity.

Free to take part | Donations welcome
Be part of Gloucester’s story!

🗓️ What’s on this week at Museum of Gloucester:

🧙‍♀️ Potion Trail – until 2 Nov
🤫 Quiet Mornings – Thu 23 Oct
🎨 The Time is Now – from Sat 25 Oct
🛡️ Civil War Tour – Sat 25 Oct

Tickets & Info: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on

📣 The Time Is Now is coming to the Museum of Gloucester!

Portraits by Emilie Sandy and films by Katherine Glynne-Jones celebrate Gloucester’s community heroes.

🗓️ Fri 24 Oct 2025 - Sun 4 Jan 2026
📍 Community Gallery

⭐This Week at the Museum⭐

🧙‍♀️ Potion Trail (Tue 14 Oct – Sun 2 Nov)
Help Tessy the witch find her ingredients & win a prize!
🎃 museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/tessy-tumblepots-potion-trail

🤫 Quiet Morning (Thu 16 Oct)
Low-sensory, peaceful visit.
🔗 museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/quiet-mornings

🕰️ Explore Gloucester’s Hidden Histories!
Join us for expert-led tours through Civil War battlegrounds, medieval chambers, Roman ruins & behind-the-scenes museum secrets.
📅 Tours run Oct–Dec.
🎟️ Book now: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/museumtours

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

The Museum of Gloucester has been awarded over £360,000 from Arts Council England's Museum Renewal Fund 2025–26!

Read the full press release 👉 www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/museum-...

@dcmsgovuk.bsky.social #ArtsCouncilEngland

🔔 New Tour Alert! 🔔

Siege of Gloucester Civil War Tour

👉Book now and see Gloucester in a whole new light!
🗓️ Sat 25 Oct & Sat 15 Nov | 10:30am
🎟 museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/.../1173670874

Past events – South West Fed We would like to release recordings of past events, however we have yet to edit them to be more accessible. If you have skills that could help us, please email info@swfed.org.uk

Behind the scenes at the Museum of Gloucester 👀
SWFed, @museumofgloucester.bsky.social + @cotswoldarch.bsky.social explored the museum's history and future. Volunteers are tackling 3,000 boxes of archaeology at the new Discovery Centre 🏺Read about our recent event ➡️

Some great talks coming up as part of the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social 'Store to Store' project with @cotswoldarch.bsky.social . Including this one on the 10th with the excellent Buzz Busby. #Archaeology #Romans

Another talk for the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social 'Store to Store' Project with @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on the 22nd with Kurt Adams the Gloucestershire and Bristol Finds Liaison Officer #Archaeology #Romans

We think so too!

Our giant chalkboard has spoken and we’re loving the museum pride! 💛

Whether you're here for the exhibitions, the events, or just to leave a little chalkboard magic, there's always something to celebrate!

Come add your own flair to the board! 🎨🖍️

Tickets now on sale for Poppy Fields at @gloucestercathedral.org.uk (Fri 17–Sat 25 Oct).
A powerful light & sound experience by Luxmuralis, creators of 2023’s Light Eternal.
Step into a journey of remembrance, reflection & hope.
🎟️ From £9.50 → gloucestercathedral.org.uk/whats-on/pop...

📷Luxmuralis

Some wonderful Roman glass work being repacked by volunteers at the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social Store to Store project #Archaeology

🦴 A big shoutout to our amazing museum volunteers who joined the Beyond the Bones session at the Discovery Centre yesterday!

Thanks to Museum Development South West for a brilliant day!

@heritagefunduk.bsky.social @universityofexeter.bsky.social

🧋 Summer’s here — and so is the bubble tea!
Snorkmaiden Strawberry, Little My Mango, Snufkin Peach — just £4.95 at the café.

📸 Tag @museumofgloucester and use #MoominTeaTime

🏺 Dig into history this summer — for FREE!
The Discovery Centre is open all summer holidays with archaeology-themed fun for all ages.

No booking needed — just drop in and explore the past!

@cotswoldarch.bsky.social

👑 Who was the “uncrowned Queen of Gloucestershire Archaeology”?
Find out in our latest blog post spotlighting Elsie Margaret Clifford—a pioneering woman who reshaped British archaeology from the ground up.

👉 Read her story now: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/unearth...

Big thanks to all who joined our Llanthony Priory Reformation talk!
More talks here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-roma....
Explore hands-on archaeology at the Discovery Centre in Eastgate this summer!

@cotswoldarch.bsky.social

Disability Pride Month: Highlighting Hidden Histories at the Museum of Gloucester — Museum of Gloucester Highlighting Hidden Histories at the Museum of Gloucester.

We're spotlighting the often-overlooked stories of disabled people in our collection for Disability Pride Month.

🔗 Read the blog: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/t0yn9pw...

One week since the Discovery Centre’s grand opening!

Huge thanks to everyone who’s stopped by already.

📬 Want updates + behind-the-scenes stories? Sign up here: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/newsletter

Here’s to more weeks of wonder!

Moomin magic in Gloucester this Saturday!
Join us for Moominmamma’s Jam of Kindness – a story & craft workshop at the Museum (10:30–12). Parents go free!
Then head to King’s Square for a relaxed Moomin picnic.

🎟️https://museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173661604

#Moomin80

Refugee Week (16–22 Jun) at Museum of Gloucester celebrates belonging with Moominmamma’s Jam of Kindness 🧵 + a Roman Soldier tour 🛡️ on 21 Jun. Don’t miss the ✨ Moomin ABC exhibition (on till 5 Oct)!

🔗 www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on

The Discovery Centre is now open! 🎉

Free entry | Thurs–Sat, 10–5
📍 1–3 Bell Walk, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Gloucester
Opened by Time Team’s Prof Mark Horton! 🏛️

@heritagefunduk.bsky.social

📣 Bookings now open for Archaeology in Gloucestershire 2025!

Hosted by our friends at BGAS at Corinium Museum.

📅 5 July
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeology-in-gloucestershire-2025-tickets-1363959963969?aff=oddtdtcreator

🚨Visitor Notice🚨

Please be aware that our lift is currently out of service. This may affect access to the Moomin ABC Exhibition, particularly for those requiring step-free access. We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and our team is on hand to assist - Thank you.