Royston Museum

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  Over May half term, we’re holding two days of springtime arts and crafts. Make bird feeders, bug hotels, pinwheels, mobiles and more! Learn about your local flora and fauna and what you can do to protect it. Thurs 1st & Fri 2nd June. Drop in […]

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  Spring is in the air! And over the May half term, we’re holding two days of springtime arts and crafts. Join us to learn about your local flora and fauna and what you can do to protect it! Thurs 1st & Fri 2nd June 2023.

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  We’ve just launched our new exhibition, ‘Back to School’, exploring Royston’s schools throughout the 20th century. Through objects, photographs and interviews with real students, find out what life was like for pupils at Queen’s Road School, Market Hill School and St Mary’s. Learn about their

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  It’s your final chance to see our exhibition: Pickle for Victory! Discover Royston’s fundraising efforts during the Wars, like the lady who pickled 68,000 eggs and the rose-sellers who took the town hostage. We also have some of Royston-lad Jack Halstead’s sketches on display, illustrating

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  The museum is now reopen having been closed over Christmas to work on our Collection. From it, we were able to repackage objects with more suitable materials, so they are greater protected, reorganise their storage so that they are easier to access, and gain a

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  As a new year begins, we’re incredibly excited by the challenges and opportunities that 2023 will bring. As a relatively new operation under the Royston Museum Trust, we’re still very much at the beginning of our journey, experimenting, editing and refining the visitor experience and

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  ’Tis the season to be jolly! On 10th December, we’re wrapping up the year with a Dickensian Christmas bonanza! Play festive Victorian games, make yuletide decorations, listen to carols, drink mulled wine and meet Father Christmas in our winter Grotto! Drop in 10 – 4.

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  This November marks the 100th anniversary since the unveiling of Royston’s war memorial. To mark the event, Royston Museum is launching a brand new exhibition about Royston’s fundraising efforts during the Wars. Discover the lady who pickled 3000 eggs and the rose-sellers who took the

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  Open until 17th October, come and see over 35 stunning images at Royston Photographic Society’s Annual Exhibition! We’ve reopened the museum’s balcony for the first time since our redevelopment too, so you can now experience our updated Exhibition Hall from new heights as we continue

Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum  We’ve had a fantastic first summer back, with weekly kids’ activities and our inaugural summer fete, and it’s been great to feel the museum buzzing again! We’re now looking ahead to our next round of events for Royston Arts Festival, including; a talk about the