A relaxed morning for children with additional needs and their families to enjoy West Berkshire Museum when there is less hustle and bustle (as we are closed to the public on Tuesdays). The downstairs museum galleries will be open, and there is an opportunity to take part in a craft. Book one place for each […]
Wondrous Dragons! We love dragons at the Museum, and we even have one on our weathervane! Given that it is also Chinese New Year (Year of the Horse) when dragon puppets are a part of the festivities, in this craft session we are making and decorating a dragon puppet from card, plastic straws and other […]
Held over five consecutive Wednesday mornings is our NEW art and craft session, Mini Messy Museum, for 2 to 5 years. At each session, you and your child will take part in a fun and simple art and craft themed around a museum object, and then you’ll have the opportunity to do a self-led gallery […]
In early 2021, 5000 objects found in West Berkshire had been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. Under 5 years later, the milestone of 10,000 finds was reached. This talk by Berkshire’s Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) presents new finds from the past 5 years and how they have added to our knowledge of West […]
Join Beth Asbury, West Berkshire Council’s Assistant Archaeologist, for a guided tour of the Museum’s permanent exhibition. We will dig deeper into some of the stories behind the archaeological artefacts on display in rooms 1 and 2 of the permanent exhibition, Lives and Landscape. Before joining the Council’s Archaeology team in 2018, Beth worked for […]
Medieval knights who fought for the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; a Chaucer connection, a French Queen, visits by King Henry VIII and other monarchs, and a Civil War siege all feature in this talk about the history of Donnington Castle, just outside Newbury, by local historian David Peacock. David Peacock has been researching, […]
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