Corinium Museum appoints new Director
Corinium Museum has appointed Emma Stuart as its new Museum Director.
Anglo-Saxon jewellery: from burials to Beowulf
Gazing at the beautiful red garnets glinting in gold at the Corinium Museum’s Anglo-Saxon exhibit, I could imagine the lustre of the dragon’s hoard in ‘Beowulf’, brought to life through archaeology. My love of early medieval artefacts and literature grew through studying Fine Art, English Literature and Medieval History A-Levels, yet this exhibit has inspired me to consider Old English literature with a new light on archaeology, landscape and material culture.
Roman Crossbow Brooches by Henry Boulton
Blog post by recent A-Level work placement Henry Boulton.
A Reflection on Animal History by Geordie Hall
Geordie is an under-graduate student at the University of Exeter. He is undertaking a placement at the Corinium Museum as part of his module on Public History. Geordie contributed this blog as part of his placement experience, A Reflection on Animal History at the Corinium Museum.
Our Work Experience
Isabel Chandanam, Rory Daye, and Jemma Grange - year 10 students from Deerpark School joined the Corinium Museum team for a week of work experience.
It´s all about the journey!
During March and April 2022, we ran an online art psychotherapy group for adults who were under the care of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust mental health recovery teams. I am an Art Psychotherapist and I ran the group with Jessica Goodman, Mental Health Nurse.
In Vino Veritas: the Roman roots of our English wine industry
Local vineyards and winemakers are preparing to celebrate English Wine Week from June 18th. This festival may be very new to the calendar, but the roots of English wine run all the way back to Roman Britain, and perhaps even before.
Coronation Pageant
On 11th- 13th June 1953 at 9pm each night, Cirencester put on a Floodlit pageant in celebration of the Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.
Corinium Musuem Says Goodbye to its Director
Today we’re saying goodbye to our inspirational Museum Director Amanda Hart. Over the past 20 years she has transformed the museum into what it is today! From incredible fundraising efforts, to re-branding, and refurbishment, she has achieved so much for the museum and we are really going to miss her.
