It’s been another busy month at the Museum. We have a busy April ahead of us at the Museum! We’re starting the month off by exploring what helps to make a house a home in our family activities for the Easter holidays. We’re open Thursday to Sunday from Friday 29th March to Sunday 14th April […]
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It’s been another busy month at the Museum. Sophie has been creating the first of two temporary exhibitions celebrating Royston Museum’s 40th Anniversary this year. This first exhibition explores the Royston Institute Museum, which opened 168 years before the current museum. Rhian has spent a day in London discovering how to create immersive experiences using
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The last few months have seen some exciting changes at Royston Museum. In December we welcomed Emma, our new Museum Manager. Emma has worked for a range of different museums and heritage sites, primarily in learning and engagement. She loves nothing more than chatting to visitors and creating fun activities and events for everyone to
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Discover over 2000 years of Royston’s story… by Royston Museum On Saturday 8th July, get your plaid rags on, grab your scarecrows and join us for our Summer Carnival! With stalls, refreshments, fete games, free arts and crafts, face painting and more! It’s a right country knees up. Yee-haw! Drop in, 10am – 4pm. Free
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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