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Museum of Gloucester
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Telling the collective story of the city and people of Gloucester from the Romans to now. We've also got shed-loads of amazing clocks.
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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! 🏛️

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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!
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🎨 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 💫
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🎉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!
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🗓️ 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
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📣 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
October 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
⭐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
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🕰️ 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
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🎉 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-...

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October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🔔 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
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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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 ➡️
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
swfed.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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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
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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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
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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! 🎨🖍️
September 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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
September 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Some wonderful Roman glass work being repacked by volunteers at the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social Store to Store project #Archaeology
August 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🦴 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!

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July 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🧋 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
July 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🏺 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
July 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
👑 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...
July 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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
July 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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...
Disability Pride Month: Highlighting Hidden Histories at the Museum of Gloucester — Museum of Gloucester
Highlighting Hidden Histories at the Museum of Gloucester.
www.museumofgloucester.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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!
June 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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
June 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM