Corinium Museum

Two roman military tombstones illuminated by a projector so that a visitor can more easily read the inscriptions.

We've got a similar set up for our Roman military tombstones!

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - Corinium Museum In Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Bridget is alone once again, widowed four years ago, when Mark (Oscar® winner Colin Firth) was killed on a

🎦 The Rural Cinema is back this weekend with a showing of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

After four years widowed, Bridget is juggling single motherhood, returning to work, dating apps—and all the chaos and hilarity that comes with it.

Get your tickets here: coriniummuseum.org/event/bridge...

interactive magnet board showing town map of Cirencester where you can place the location of WW2 installations

A replica 'spy' briefcase with working morse code communicator

Soft, interactive replicas of tanks, tank traps and buildings.

'Scrim' or tape on the gallery window in a criss-cross pattern as could be commonly seen during the blitz.

👀 Come and explore the way that the Cotswolds District dealt with the challenges of WWII.

There are still a couple of weeks to explore our brilliant WWII themed special exhibition. Discover hidden stories of the Home Guard, wartime life, and much much more.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲!

Orpheus Mosaics: What are their significance and differences? - Corinium Museum It’s been 200 years since the Orpheus mosaic, now on display in the Corinium Museum, was discovered at Barton Farm, Cirencester, in 1824/25. To mark this

Read part one of our new blog series on the Orpheus Mosaic by Roman Society Placement student Mia Simpson.

In collaboration with #Orpheus2025, The Barn Theatre Cirencester and New Brewery Arts Centre.

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Mosaics depicting Autumnus - Corinium Museum & Villa Las Tiendas, Merida. Photo of the Callanish Stones with the Autumn light, by Spooky Scotland

Mosaics depicting Autumnus - Corinium Museum & Villa Las Tiendas, Merida. Photo of the Callanish Stones with the Autumn light, by Spooky Scotland

Mosaics depicting Autumnus - Corinium Museum & Villa Las Tiendas, Merida. Photo of the Callanish Stones with the Autumn light, by Spooky Scotland

🍂 Happy #Autumn #Equinox, when day & night stand in balance. #Romans marked the vindemia & honoured Autumnus. Prehistoric Britons aligned monuments like Stonehenge & #Callanish to the sun. Today pagans celebrate Mabon or Alban Elfed. 🌗

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1-2) Autumn mosaics
3) Callanish. Credit: SpookyScotland

If you’re in need of a lift, get your peepers round this thread on some of the weird and wonderful museum exhibits in the UK — featuring yours truly!

Three mother goddesses from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum #Cirencester

A Roman gravestone showing a cavalryman spearing a naked barbarian. The soldier wears a white tunic with red leggings. His brown horse is fitted out with a vivid green and red sadlecloth. A Latin inscription below the scene is picked out with red lettering and a red border. The effect is produced by projecting coloured light onto the bare stone.

On #TombTuesday a coloured reconstruction of Sextus Valerius Genialis' tombstone. He was a tribesman of the Frisii and joined the cavalry regiment of the Thracians. He died aged 40 in Britannia at Corinium ( #Roman Cirencester, Gloucs.)
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Tour of the Stores - Corinium Museum Come and join our collections team for a tour of the stores. There are all sorts of objects behind those doors: from prehistoric to the 1950s, through

👀 Hidden treasures await!

Join the 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 tomorrow at 11am and get access to the stunning artefacts the public rarely gets to see!

More info here: coriniummuseum.org/event/tour-o...

The central part of the 4th century AD ‘Hare Mosaic’ from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). The mosaic was discovered during 1971 at Beeches Road in Cirencester, and is now on display in the fabulous Corinium Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum

What a beauty 😍

It has a large hole made into the base after firing and was perhaps used as a money box, the hole being larger than the neck aperture and made to remove the contents.

The form is one of the less common ones and is thought to date to the latter part of the 4th century. Likely made in Oxfordshire.

✨Friday Finds✨

This flagon was donated from Paternoster School here in Cirencester.

It has a pulley-wheel rim and decorated with white paint comes from pit 115...

And here's a look at the exciting line-up of showings at the museum scheduled all the way through to 2026!

Visit our website for more info: coriniummuseum.org/calendar/cat...

Drama, passion & tragedy — streamed LIVE from the Royal Opera House at the Corinium Museum🎭

Puccini’s Tosca launches the new Royal Opera & Ballet Season.

𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 👉 coriniummuseum.org/event/the-ro...

Haunted Cirencester Town Tour - Corinium Museum A tour around the town exploring some of the haunted stories, urban legends and ghostly happenings associated with some of the historic buildings in

👻 One month to go…

The first Haunted Walk starts 16 Oct! Tours run all October but spaces are limited.

Book now, 𝖎𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖊…

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Sam put on a great show for todays' Corinium Afternoon - which was all about the Cotswolds District in WWII.

Remember, you can get FREE tickets for a years worth of Corinium Afternoon lectures by signing up to be a member!

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Mohawks, Milk Maids and Flying Nightingales: The Cotswold District in the Second World War - Corinium Museum This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. There were 14 airfields within a 12-mile radius of Cirencester, all playing their

Reflect on the courage and resilience of the Cotswolds in WWII — from Land Girls to Flying Nightingales.

📅 Thu 11 Sept, 2–3pm | 🎟️ £9–£10 at Corinium Museum

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Buy Cirencester on the Map: History, Cartography and Sense of Place? Tickets online - Corinium Museum View Cirencester on the Map: History, Cartography and Sense of Place? from Corinium Museum.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰!

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It'll be #BacktoSchool for many across the UK today.

In ancient Rome, what began as an informal, family-run form of education in the early Republic gradually developed into a paid, school-centered system by the late Republic.

Here are some implements that you may use in a Roman School!

Thanks for the heads up!

Stories across the centuries found buried in a mosaic - Corinium Museum Archaeology is done in layers. Sequences of events can be discerned from the physical layers in the ground. These are known as archaeological contexts.

With Orpheus Day fast approaching, why not read our blog by James Harris on how the Corinium’s Orpheus mosaic contains many stories about different periods in English history...

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Cirencester's rare pieces of Roman military equipment go on display The rare swords are thought to be nearly 2,000 years old.

What have the Romans ever done for us? They gave us these amazing swords! @coriniummuseum.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Festival of Archaeology: Cotswold Archaeology Lecture by Peter Busby - Corinium Museum Travel back through time with archaeologist Peter Busby as he uncovers the remains recently excavated in South Cerney. Discover a landscape dotted with

⏳ Just 2 days to go!

For this years #FestivalofArchaeology, Join Peter Busby from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social at Corinium Museum for an eye-opening lecture on the hidden histories beneath the Cotswolds.

🎟️ Book now before it’s too late: coriniummuseum.org/event/festiv...

#MosaicMonday

An engraving shows workmen uncovering a tessellated Roman pavement beneath Cirencesler’s streets circa 1849. Mosaic pavements such as this one can be seen al the town’s Corinium Museum. CORBIS

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Medusa’s head is depicted in the Roman Dyer Street mosaic, reconstructed at the Corinium Museum at Cirencester.

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they're just great aren't they!

I know the moment has passed but our diligent collections team has found out some more about the spoon in our archives.

It's still basically just a spoon but at least we can now determine it's approximate age and where it was found 😅

It's great! Same sort of dimensions as ours so looks likely that it was based on an item from the same era. Very cool!