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 […]
The Tombstone of Sextus Valerius Genialis
Upon entering Corinium Museum you will be struck by this superb example of a Roman cavalry tombstone. This find dates from the late 1st or beginning of the 2nd century (c.60 CE), and was unearthed in Watermoor, Cirencester in 1836. Particularly fascinating is its imposing scale and the breadth of detail present. The intricate craftsmanship […]
An Exciting Discovery by Kelly Daye
Kelly Daye is a student from Deer Park school who has spent the week with us here at the Corinium Museum on work experience. He has taken part in a variety of tasks throughout the week, one of which was to spend the day Resource Centre in Northleach, cataloguing and helping to identify pre-historic artefacts. […]
Making Old Pots Do New Tricks
This month’s blog entry coincides with a new display at the Corinium Museum which looks at agriculture and food production. Caitlin Greenwood is a current PhD student at the University of Bristol. She is working on extracting food residues from Roman pottery stored at Corinium Museum. Why Food? Brilliant historical food writer, Jean Anthelme Brillart-Savarin […]
