From prehistoric owl brooches to 1940s bird hats the Museum's collections are full of our feathered friends. Through this series of blogs we will explore the different depictions of birds in the museum. Why they were so important in history and what they can tell us about life in the past.
This week’s blog post is written by Nick Jones. He volunteered at Corinium Museum whilst studying for an MA in Archaeology at Cardiff University.
Novelist Cindy Jefferies was born and brought up in Cirencester. Writing as Cynthia Jefferies she already has one book out, The Outrageous Fortune of Abel Morgan and her follow up to that will be another novel set in the C17th. On the 6th December she came to research the storming of Cirencester in 1643.
This guest blog is written by Mary Oliver. Mary visited the Corinium Museum Collection as a researcher and has kindly written this post about Funeral Helms from the Cotswold area.
Cirencester College Student Sam has been volunteering at the Museum as part of an internship for an Employment Skills course. Read about what he got up to during his time with the collections team.
This year Corinium Museum celebrates being 80 years old! Customer Advisor Tania Boulton takes a look at the history of the museum from its opening in 1938 to the present day.
Journey through the Corinum Museum Resource Centre with Collections Assistant Caroline Morris as she gathers objects for a talk about the museum’s costume collection.
Journey through the Corinum Museum Resource Centre with Collections Assistant Caroline Morris as she gathers objects for a talk about the museum’s costume collection.
Read about Cirencester College student Martin Richardson's experience as a Volunteer Education Assistant at Corinium Museum.
Emily has been volunteering with various projects at the museum for about two years, while studying Classics and English at university. These are her eloquent and fascinating thoughts on her time here at Corinium Museum.
