Happy Birthday Corinium Museum
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.
Tales from the Stores: Kathleen’s dress
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.
Tales from the Stores: Mad as a Hatter
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.
Volunteering as an Education Assistant
Read about Cirencester College student Martin Richardson's experience as a Volunteer Education Assistant at Corinium Museum.
Volunteering 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.
Discovery to Display
On Saturday 21st July a special event organised by the Corinium Museum and Cotswold Archaeology, and funded by the Roman Society, invited Museum and Roman Society Members to board a bus and go on a journey to learn about the process of archaeological discovery to display!
Secrets of a terracotta woman
Discover the secrets of a terracotta figurine from the Corinium Museum collections.
Creating a Pottery Reference Collection: Experience as a volunteer at Corinium Museum
This week’s blog post is written by Nick Jones. He is currently studying for an MA in Archaeology at Cardiff University.
Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2017
As part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2017 a group of students taking part in Corinium Volunteer Makers and Education Developing Gloucestershire’s Employability (EDGE) project have written blogs about their experiences. Edge is a pioneering scheme that aims to improve the employability skills of young people by working with learners, employers and education providers whilst focusing […]
My Favourite Object
This week’s blog post is written by Clare Hall, a professional anthropologist and academic. Think of the Corinum Museum and think of Romans: the name says it all really. But my favourite thing in the collection is one of the youngest objects on display. The Alfred Powell Bowl is an extremely large piece of blue […]
