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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 7h

UPDATE: St Albans Museum + Gallery will now be open longer at weekends! We'll be open from 9am-5pm - giving you more time to relax in the Courtroom Cafe, shop, visit exhibitions and explore this historic building (and free entry!) f.mtr.cool/vd6dzldxdw

St Albans Museum + Gallery - St Albans exhibitions, Museum shop, cafe and historic building in the centre of St Albans. Free entry.

Chandeliers in St Albans Museum + Gallery Assembly Room

St Albans Museum + Gallery historic courtroom - now a cafe and coffeeshop in St Albans

historic cells under St Albans Museum + Gallery (now public toilets and exhibition space. Free to enter

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're celebrating International Day of Older Persons in 1 Oct with a special 'Back in the Day Cafe' session! Join us to reminisce about all things St Albans. What year do you think this St Albans photo was taken? f.mtr.cool/e1ow1poq7g

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Ancient History 101 Podcast @ancienthistory101.org · 23/09/2026

Featuring Ben Paites, Senior Curator at @colmuseums.bsky.social, Kate Sumnall, Curator of Archaeology at @londonmuseum.bsky.social and Lexi Diggins, archaeologist and guest curator at @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social... Ancient History 101 presents: BOUDICA Part 1: Prelude to Destruction

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

During Accessories: Wearing Your Story exhibition we'll be showcasing a series of local "Maker of the Month" accessory makers. Our first maker is Cara Josephine Designs, a St Albans based jewellery maker who uses recycled silver and brass to create her designs.

Jewellery maker of the month at the museum shop

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Laura, our Community Engagement Officer, spoke at Samuel Ryder Academy today for the launch of Honouring Our Communities. Inspired by the work of our Black History Research Group, students are being invited to celebrate local people who make a difference through art, poetry, writing and more.

Laura from St Albans Museums, Dr Lionel C Wallace, Mr Colbourn and Miss Wallace at Samuel Ryder Academy, launching the Honouring Our Communities competition, which invites students to celebrate local community heroes through creative work.

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Accessories: Wearing Your Story opened with a celebration - and some fabulous accessories! Thanks to everyone who came to the preview, and our fantastic new and old friends who were part of the exhibition too 😍 📸 Learn Digital Photo 💍https://f.mtr.cool/ghk1xo04g8

Museum visitors in St Albans showing their accessories

Accessories exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery

Museum visitors at Accessories exhibition St Albans

Accessories an exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery - jewellery at the preview

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Are you curious about the people that history has overlooked? Join our Community History Network: f.mtr.cool/razvqp9yk5 📸 Simon Jacobs for St Albans Museums at Mapping an Uneven Path exhibition at Verulamium Museum

Community History Network at St Albans Museums

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This weekend is your very last chance (this year) to go inside the Clock Tower. Meet the fantastic Clockateers who can tell you more about the history of the building and climb the 93 steps to the top (not for the faint-hearted!) for views across St Albans.

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📚 Upcoming Museum Talks this autumn From witchcraft and mermaids to Roman Britain and modern art, discover something new with our upcoming talks at St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum. 🎟️ £10 per talk. Book 4 in-person talks & get your 5th free: f.mtr.cool/5r1b80vfps

St Albans Museums Museum Talks programme for October to December, listing upcoming talks at St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum.

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When you're sipping your coffee in the Courtroom Cafe ...don't forget to look up 👆 #StAlbans #Coffee

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From hairpins and tweezers to bracelets and mirrors, around 600 Roman artefacts from our collections were recently analysed by researchers from the University of Reading as part of the @remade-uor.bsky.social project. We're proud to support research uncovering new insights into Roman Britain.

Researchers from the University of Reading analyse Roman copper alloy artefacts at Verulamium Museum. The images show researchers working with laptops, magnifiers and scientific equipment to record data from objects in the museum's collection. Close-up photographs show a Roman hairpin and a pair of Roman tweezers held in blue conservation gloves. The research forms part of the REMADE project, which investigates how metals were made, recycled and reused in Roman and early medieval Britain.

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You might recognise this St Peter's Street scene...but can you guess the year? Shops shown (left to right): General Accident, Freeman Grieve Ltd Chemist, St Peters Gift Shop, Sally's Inn, Ken Hockett. © St Albans Museums f.mtr.cool/d4v5phzekd

St Albans Museums collection of shop photos

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Remember the filming that was happening in the summer in front of St Albans Museum + Gallery and Boots? The advert is out now, and you might spot some familiar St Albans filming locations!

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Find out about the recent excavations and ongoing research at one of Verulamium's closest urban neighbours - Silchester (Hampshire). 8 October at 7pm Verulamium Museum 🎟️Book tickets: f.mtr.cool/xz8b8qzx26

Silchester talk at Verulamium Museum, St Albans, archaeology

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum were featured in the Why Play Matters report from Hertfordshire's Director of Public Health. Family Activities in our Museums: f.mtr.cool/hj18byg0qm

Why Play Matters, Museum and family activities in St Albans Museums

Family activities at St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We need your help to reunite this beautiful photo album with its owners. It was handed into the Museum recently after being found on House Lane (near Sandringham Crescent). The names inside are Dorothy Keltham and Clifford Newell. Any leads let us know by DM or in the comments below 👇

St Albans historic photo album - St Albans Museums

St Albans historic photo album cover 1915-1940 - St Albans Museums

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

✏️ LAST CHANCE: Draw with Rob St Albans Museum + Gallery open 10am-4pm, free entry. It's the very last weekend of Draw with Rob, so as Rob says: "go through the exhibition doors and discover the power of the pencil!" f.mtr.cool/il0l5wn4nu

Draw with Rob exhibition St Albans doors

Rob Biddulph exhibition Draw with Rob St Albans

Draw with Rob St Albans - visitors drawing

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's Heritage Open Days this weekend at Verulamium Museum - free entry on Saturday and Sunday (19-20 September). We're open 10am-4pm and can't wait to see you!

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Doorstep Elves are coming to St Albans for a festive event this year! 19 Dec at St Albans Museum + Gallery. Help the Elves and Mrs Claus save Christmas with singing, dancing, MAGIC, lots of silliness and a surprise guest... f.mtr.cool/fq9pte7lh5

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There's still a few spaces left on our popular Glass Suncatcher Workshop on Saturday 26 September. Lead by local glass artist Gavin from Heartwood Glass you'll be making your own fused glass artwork to take home! 👉https://f.mtr.cool/hn61xh9573

Fused glass workshop at St Albans Museum + Gallery

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Work with us! We're looking for new casual team members to join us at St Albans Museums (St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum). Find out more and apply online: f.mtr.cool/jkp03ip3sl #StAlbans #StAlbansJobs #StAlbansMuseums

St Albans Museums - St Albans Museum + Gallery and Verulamium Museum team

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You take the team out of St Albans Museums for the day...and they head straight to @topdrawerlondon. Great to catch up with some of our favourite shop suppliers and get inspiration for lots of new Museum shop goodies coming to a St Albans Museums' shop near you soon!

St Albans Museums team at Top Drawer in London

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Discover the secrets of Verulamium Museum's archives! Curator David Thorold will be leading this very special tour covering the collection highlights and heading behind the scenes to the Museum's archives. f.mtr.cool/6cia01orjl

Verulamium Museum archives tour with curator

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Clock Tower Heritage Open Days Climb the 93 steps for fantastic views from the top, meet the Clockateers and discover the story of this medieval symbol of resistance! Free to visit for Heritage Open Days 12-13 September 2026 f.mtr.cool/ki71rmnn1k

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

💍NEW EXHIBITION: Accessories: Wearing Your Story A new exhibition that includes some of the incredible accessories in our collection (from badges to watches...and beyond), and discover stories from our local community. Open daily, 10am-4pm. St Albans Museum + Gallery Free entry

Accessories: Wearing Your Story new exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎉We're celebrating Sir Mortimer Wheeler's birthday! Sir Mortimer Wheeler worked alongside his wife Tessa Wheeler on the excavation of Verulamium in the 1930s. 📸 Sir Mortimer is in the centre of the photo setting up a camera on tea chests to photograph the Verulamium dig.

Sir Mortimer Wheeler on Verulamium dig site in 1930s

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our amazing Community in Residence MacIntyre have created the current railings display outside St Albans Museum + Gallery called 'Our Voice...Through a Lens'. The photos and stories reflect the spirit and interests of each person from Wheathampstead or St Albans who draws on support from MacIntyre.

MacIntyre Community in Residence St Albans Museum + Gallery

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did you know you can request objects from our collection to go on display? Choose from over 65,000 objects: f.mtr.cool/lys7tnoaib #ObjectsOnDemand #StAlbans #StAlbansMuseums

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Did you know you can book our Courtroom or Assembly Room (or the whole Museum!) for your Christmas Party? 🎄We've still got availability for 2026 Christmas parties! More info: f.mtr.cool/fca0pjre83

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

From the glittering galas and balls in the Assembly Room to the Cells below where prisoners were held, come and discover the hidden stories of this local landmark with St Albans Tour Guides. Tickets are free but book your space in advance: f.mtr.cool/qmwlqxw1jr

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Why do mermaids fascinate us? Diane Purkiss (Professor of English Literature at Keble College, Oxford) dives into the myth and folklore of the mermaid, from the world of Homer to the present. Talk on 15 Oct, 7pm Tickets: f.mtr.cool/25qp1qfejd

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎨Herts Open Studios - this weekend! Meet and chat to local artists, see their work and watch them create their next artwork in the Assembly Room. Free! f.mtr.cool/hu3fyrpa6u With Herts Visual Arts

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎫How to get your Verulamium Annual Pass 1. Buy your entry ticket online or at the till 2. Register your Pass with your email address 3. Visit Verulamium Museum Coming back? 1. Show your Pass at the front desk and register your visit f.mtr.cool/ds45dhjgmt

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Anyone remember renting a TV from Radio Rentals? French Row, St Albans. 1986 See more historic photos of St Albans: f.mtr.cool/pxwxpzluj6 #StAlbans #RadioRentals #StAlbansShops #StAlbansHistory

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Join Herts Visual Arts for a weekend of creativity, as the Assembly Room becomes a giant studio where members of the local arts organisation create their artworks live. Herts Open Studios 5-6 September f.mtr.cool/7odv7iln4d

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Roman Britain in Twenty Towns: A Visitor's Guide Richard Hingley (Professor of Roman Archaeology) offers a handy guide to exploring Roman towns, from how to see surviving traces of Roman buildings to visiting museums. 🎟️https://f.mtr.cool/uz9hxbs45m

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Bank Holiday Plans? 🕰️ Climb the Clock Tower and meet the Clockateers Open 10:30am-5pm, Adults £2 🏛️ St Albans Museum + Gallery Open 10am-4pm, Free entry. 🏺Verulamium Museum Open 10am-4pm, entry fees apply.

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Bank Holiday Monday is your very last chance to visit 'A Growing City' 🌺 Uncover the horticultural secrets of St Albans and kids can create their own magnet flowers and garden or develop their perfect plant! f.mtr.cool/waficn78zw

St Albans horticulture locations for nursery and plant growing from a A Growing City exhibition map

A Growing City Gardening exhibition kids activity

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Did you know Rob Biddulph is in the Guiness Book of Records for the largest online art lesson (45,611 participants in May 2020)? Draw with Rob is open every day (including Bank Holiday!) 10am-4pm. Free entry. f.mtr.cool/wott78ukix

Rob Biddulph Guiness Book of Records Draw with Rob St Albans

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This clay bunny needs some friends... Take the mess out of your house and into the Museum + Gallery for Play with Clay on 1 September! 🐰Book your space: f.mtr.cool/23ykjpl2ri ❤️Summer programming sponsored by Taylor Walton Solicitors

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Want to find out what's happening in September? Exhibitions, events, community activities and much more... ✉️ Sign up for our email newsletter and you'll be the first to know: f.mtr.cool/7s7fje8wvg 📸Postcard of St Peter's Street, St Albans c. 1925

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚨 Due to the rain, today's Heritage Crime Awareness Session has moved to Verulamium Museum! Come and meet Hertfordshire Constabulary's Heritage Crime Team, the St Albans Team & the Friends of Verulamium Park, and discover how we work together to protect St Albans' incredible heritage. ⏰ on until 1pm

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🌱LAST CHANCE: A Growing City 🌺 Did you know that the "Orchid King" Frederick Sander lived in St Albans on George Street? Discover more about our local horticultural history: f.mtr.cool/dfb6n5f3je 📸 Portrait of Frederick Sander by local graffiti artist Ant Steel

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

An early 3rd century floor mosaic from Roman St. Albans (Verulamium). The mosaic comes from a large town house, and is on display within Verulamium Park, close to Verulamium Roman Museum in St. Albans. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #StAlbans

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

TIP: Our regular visitors already know this... ...if you head upstairs between the Keeper's Galleries and Assembly Room you'll find a map of St Albans showing some very familiar St Albans locations through history. Open 10am-4pm every day, free entry!

St Albans Museum + Gallery St Albans map

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🚨 Heritage Crime Awareness Session Meet Hertfordshire Constabulary's Heritage Crime Team, St Albans Museums team, local partners and discover how Verulamium Park’s heritage as a Scheduled Ancient Monument is protected. Verulamium Park on 27 August 10am-1pm, near the Inn on the Park. Free!

Verulamium Park Heritage Awareness Event with Herts Constabulary

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🤔Want to get your accessories on our shop shelves? We've had some fantastic local accessory makers get in touch already - but there's still time to apply. 👉 Find out more and apply: f.mtr.cool/zoylwuqofm

St Albans Museum + Gallery shop shelves - Accessory maker call out

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🚨Just 1 month left of 'Draw with Rob' exhibition🚨 Step through the doors and enter the wonderful world of Rob Biddulph! ✏️ learn to draw 🖼️ add your post-it to the Visitor Gallery Open every day 10am-4pm. Free entry. f.mtr.cool/amxcwqoqxr

Rob Biddulph at St Albans Museum + Gallery

Draw with Rob at St Albans Museum + Gallery

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St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

☀️ If you enter the Hypocaust by the lower door just as the sun is moves onto the mosaic... You almost imagine how the Roman family who once lived here might have felt when they looked across the same mosaic floor 1800 years go (minus the railings!) Free entry and open every day 10am-4pm.

Hypocaust Roman mosaic in Verulamium Park St Albans

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