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Telling the collective story of the city and people of Gloucester from the Romans to now. We've also got shed-loads of amazing clocks.

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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
⏰ Final days to visit the Discovery Centre! ⏰ The Discovery Centre will close on Sat 3 Oct 2026, so don't miss your chance to see archaeologists at work uncovering incredible finds from Gloucester's past.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
August at the Museum is all about gentle pauses, sketchbooks, Roman routes and hands‑on discoveries. We’ve rounded up everything happening this month over on the blog. 👉 Read the August blog on our website or tap the link in our bio!
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Come and work with us 🧩 Events Specialist wanted to help build Lost in the Past - our heritage‑fuelled, puzzle‑packed Escape Room. If this sounds like your thing, let’s talk. Learn more: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/new-opp...
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The space is ready, the team is in! Everything’s set for visitors in the new Discovery Centre. Open 2 July–10 October, every Thur, Fri and Sat. We couldn't have done it without the help of @cotswoldarch.bsky.social and funding from @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Post‑Cheese‑Rolling treat: WW1 racers used wooden blocks (sometimes iron‑reinforced!) instead of real cheese. By WW2, the fakes looked properly cheesy - and legend says each one held a secret sliver of the real thing. Only in Gloucestershire.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Have a sunny inset day ahead tomorrow? ☀️ Make the most of it with a wander through Gloucester’s Roman past. A perfect little adventure for curious minds (grown‑ups included). 📆Fri 22 May, 10:30am 🔗https://www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/civic-trust-tours-roman-gloucester-walks-2024
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Too hot out there? Cool off in the Museum and explore The Edward Jenner Trail - Jenner, his family, Blossom the cow and all the moments that shaped his work. Sticker reward included ☀️❄️ 📆Sat 23 May - Sat 30 May 🔗https://www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/the-edward-jenner-trail
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Bank Holiday bonus: we’re open this Monday. Come and explore! All bank holiday hours below: Sat 23 May: 10am - 5pm Sun 24 May: Closed Mon 25 May: 11am - 4pm Tue 26 May: Closed Wed 27 May: 10am - 5pm
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
📢 The Museum will be closed from 1pm - 2pm today. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back after 2pm. Thank you for your understanding.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
👀This week at the Museum of Gloucester: ➿ Make Your Mark — until 7 Dec 📷 The Time Is Now — until 4 Jan 🤫 Quiet Mornings — Thursdays, 10am–12pm 🏺 Heritage Careers Workshop — Sat 29 Nov 👉 Full line-up: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
This week at Museum of Gloucester: ➿ Make Your Mark - until 7 Dec 📷 The Time Is Now - until 4 Jan 🤫 Quiet Mornings - Thu, 10am–12pm 👻 Ghostly Gloucester Tour - Fri 21 Nov 🏺 Archaeology Open Day - Sat 22 Nov 👉 Full details on our website!
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This week at the museum: 🎨 Make Your Mark – Open until Sun 7 Dec 🖼️ The Time Is Now – Until 4 Jan 🌿 Quiet Mornings – Thu 13 Nov, 10–12 ⚔️ Civil War Tour – Sat 15 Nov 🛡️ Medieval Mercenary Tour – Sat 15 Nov Explore, reflect, create. 👉 www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🎨 What’s On This Week at the Museum We’ve got something for everyone: 🖌️ Make Your Mark – creative drop-in, every day 🕰️ The Time Is Now – exhibition open daily 🌿 Quiet Morning – Thu 6 Nov, 10am–12pm Come explore, create, and unwind 💫
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🎉Make Your Mark opens Sat 25 Oct at Gloucester Museum! Join a giant tape artwork made by the community. UV light, bold colours, your creativity. Free to take part | Donations welcome Be part of Gloucester’s story!
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🗓️ What’s on this week at Museum of Gloucester: 🧙‍♀️ Potion Trail – until 2 Nov 🤫 Quiet Mornings – Thu 23 Oct 🎨 The Time is Now – from Sat 25 Oct 🛡️ Civil War Tour – Sat 25 Oct Tickets & Info: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
📣 The Time Is Now is coming to the Museum of Gloucester! Portraits by Emilie Sandy and films by Katherine Glynne-Jones celebrate Gloucester’s community heroes. 🗓️ Fri 24 Oct 2025 - Sun 4 Jan 2026 📍 Community Gallery
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
⭐This Week at the Museum⭐ 🧙‍♀️ Potion Trail (Tue 14 Oct – Sun 2 Nov) Help Tessy the witch find her ingredients & win a prize! 🎃 museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/tessy-tumblepots-potion-trail 🤫 Quiet Morning (Thu 16 Oct) Low-sensory, peaceful visit. 🔗 museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/quiet-mornings
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🕰️ Explore Gloucester’s Hidden Histories! Join us for expert-led tours through Civil War battlegrounds, medieval chambers, Roman ruins & behind-the-scenes museum secrets. 📅 Tours run Oct–Dec. 🎟️ Book now: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/museumtours
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 The Museum of Gloucester has been awarded over £360,000 from Arts Council England's Museum Renewal Fund 2025–26! Read the full press release 👉 www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/museum-... @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social #ArtsCouncilEngland
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🔔 New Tour Alert! 🔔 Siege of Gloucester Civil War Tour 👉Book now and see Gloucester in a whole new light! 🗓️ Sat 25 Oct & Sat 15 Nov | 10:30am 🎟 museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/.../1173670874
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South West Fed @swfed.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Behind the scenes at the Museum of Gloucester 👀 SWFed, @museumofgloucester.bsky.social + @cotswoldarch.bsky.social explored the museum's history and future. Volunteers are tackling 3,000 boxes of archaeology at the new Discovery Centre 🏺Read about our recent event ➡️
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Past events – South West Fed
We would like to release recordings of past events, however we have yet to edit them to be more accessible. If you have skills that could help us, please email info@swfed.org.uk
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Andrew Armstrong @andyrpglevum.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Some great talks coming up as part of the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social 'Store to Store' project with @cotswoldarch.bsky.social . Including this one on the 10th with the excellent Buzz Busby. #Archaeology #Romans
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Andrew Armstrong @andyrpglevum.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Another talk for the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social 'Store to Store' Project with @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on the 22nd with Kurt Adams the Gloucestershire and Bristol Finds Liaison Officer #Archaeology #Romans
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We think so too! Our giant chalkboard has spoken and we’re loving the museum pride! 💛 Whether you're here for the exhibitions, the events, or just to leave a little chalkboard magic, there's always something to celebrate! Come add your own flair to the board! 🎨🖍️
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Tickets now on sale for Poppy Fields at @gloucestercathedral.org.uk (Fri 17–Sat 25 Oct). A powerful light & sound experience by Luxmuralis, creators of 2023’s Light Eternal. Step into a journey of remembrance, reflection & hope. 🎟️ From £9.50 → gloucestercathedral.org.uk/whats-on/pop... 📷Luxmuralis
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Andrew Armstrong @andyrpglevum.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Some wonderful Roman glass work being repacked by volunteers at the @museumofgloucester.bsky.social Store to Store project #Archaeology
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🦴 A big shoutout to our amazing museum volunteers who joined the Beyond the Bones session at the Discovery Centre yesterday! Thanks to Museum Development South West for a brilliant day! @heritagefunduk.bsky.social @universityofexeter.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🧋 Summer’s here — and so is the bubble tea! Snorkmaiden Strawberry, Little My Mango, Snufkin Peach — just £4.95 at the café. 📸 Tag @museumofgloucester and use #MoominTeaTime
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🏺 Dig into history this summer — for FREE! The Discovery Centre is open all summer holidays with archaeology-themed fun for all ages. No booking needed — just drop in and explore the past! @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
👑 Who was the “uncrowned Queen of Gloucestershire Archaeology”? Find out in our latest blog post spotlighting Elsie Margaret Clifford—a pioneering woman who reshaped British archaeology from the ground up. 👉 Read her story now: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/unearth...
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Big thanks to all who joined our Llanthony Priory Reformation talk! More talks here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../the-roma.... Explore hands-on archaeology at the Discovery Centre in Eastgate this summer! @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We're spotlighting the often-overlooked stories of disabled people in our collection for Disability Pride Month. 🔗 Read the blog: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/t0yn9pw...
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Disability Pride Month: Highlighting Hidden Histories at the Museum of Gloucester — Museum of Gloucester
Highlighting Hidden Histories at the Museum of Gloucester.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
One week since the Discovery Centre’s grand opening! Huge thanks to everyone who’s stopped by already. 📬 Want updates + behind-the-scenes stories? Sign up here: www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/newsletter Here’s to more weeks of wonder!
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Moomin magic in Gloucester this Saturday! Join us for Moominmamma’s Jam of Kindness – a story & craft workshop at the Museum (10:30–12). Parents go free! Then head to King’s Square for a relaxed Moomin picnic. 🎟️https://museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173661604 #Moomin80
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Refugee Week (16–22 Jun) at Museum of Gloucester celebrates belonging with Moominmamma’s Jam of Kindness 🧵 + a Roman Soldier tour 🛡️ on 21 Jun. Don’t miss the ✨ Moomin ABC exhibition (on till 5 Oct)! 🔗 www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/whats-on
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The Discovery Centre is now open! 🎉 Free entry | Thurs–Sat, 10–5 📍 1–3 Bell Walk, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Gloucester Opened by Time Team’s Prof Mark Horton! 🏛️ @heritagefunduk.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
📣 Bookings now open for Archaeology in Gloucestershire 2025! Hosted by our friends at BGAS at Corinium Museum. 📅 5 July 🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeology-in-gloucestershire-2025-tickets-1363959963969?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
🚨Visitor Notice🚨 Please be aware that our lift is currently out of service. This may affect access to the Moomin ABC Exhibition, particularly for those requiring step-free access. We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and our team is on hand to assist - Thank you.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The Discovery Centre opens tomorrow at 1pm at Eastgate Shopping Centre. Join us for live archaeology, real-time discoveries, hands-on fun, and a special appearance by Time Team’s Professor Mark Horton. Come be part of history in the making. @cotswoldarch.bsky.social @heritagefunduk.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🗓️ Wed 28 May ✨ Moomin Tales & Adventure: storytelling + calm, crowd-free exhibition time. 🎟️ museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🚨Visitor Notice🚨 Please be aware that our lift is currently out of service. This may affect access to the Moomin ABC Exhibition, particularly for those requiring step-free access. We’re working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and our team is on hand to assist - Thank you.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🌟 Half Term Fun is Here! 🌟 Looking for exciting adventures this half term? We’ve got a magical line-up for the whole family! From Moomins to Mysteries, check out the fill line up at:https://www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/halftermfun
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Cotswold Archaeology @cotswoldarch.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
(1/2) 🏺🔥 We've uncovered this stonking great 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗻 in 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 – meticulously built from stone blocks, beautifully preserved, and really quite rare!... #Roman #Archaeology #CASiteTeam #Gloucester @andyrpglevum.bsky.social @museumofgloucester.bsky.social
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Searching for a delightful way to wrap up the half term? Treat yourself and your family to the enchanting Moomins ABC Exhibition at the Museum of Gloucester! 🌼✨ Open now until 5 October! Book your tickets now: museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Only 3 days to go! The letters are lining up, the details are in place… we can’t wait to share Moomins ABC with you this Saturday. Who’s coming? #MoominABC
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚨Important Update🚨 Please note that the Museum will be closing at 3:30pm today (Thursday 27 March) for a private event. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🎉 Farewell RPS, Welcome Moomin ABC! 🎉 We're excited to announce that the incredible RPS photos are coming down to make way for the enchanting Moomin ABC Exhibition, opening on Saturday, March 29th! ✨ Don't miss out on the fun! Pre-book now: museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🌸 Spring Clean Scene! 🌸 Our Roman Pillar got a scrub, Now it shines without a smudge! 🧼✨ Come and see it, looking grand, The cleanest pillar in the land!
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Join us this Saturday 8 March, from 12pm - 4pm at the Museum of Gloucester's Wheatstone Hall for International Women’s Day 2025 – A Celebration of Strength, Legacy & Belonging. Enjoy poetry, exhibitions, panel discussions, and community conversations. #InternationalWomensDay2025
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Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We are THRILLED to announce our next exhibition Moomin ABC. An Interactive Adventure inspired by Moominvalley! From 29 March, join the Moomin 80 celebrations in Gloucester with Moomin ABC! 🎟 Pre-book now: museumofgloucester.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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