Being a woman in ancient Pompeii
An exhibition at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii explores what life was like for Roman women.
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Myth and Reality: military art in the age of Queen Victoria
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Peter Popham.
Jewry Wall Museum: A real Roman experience, Leicester
Closed since 2017 for a major refurbishment, Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum has recently reopened with new interactive displays shedding vivid light on the city’s Roman past. Carly Hilts reports.
Norwich Castle & Art Gallery
Norwich’s imposing Norman keep has reopened after a five-year transformation project, boasting an interior restored to 12th-century finery and an atmospheric new medieval gallery. Carly Hilts reports.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum and Gladiators of Britain
Exhibitions currently running at the Royal Armouries in Leeds and at Northampton Museum & Art Gallery focus on ancient Rome’s famous arena fighters, separating fact from fiction and exploring the latest archaeological research. Carly Hilts visited both to learn more.
The World of King James VI & I at National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait
Gunpowder, treason, and plot; witch trials and sexual scandals; political, cultural, and religious innovations – James VI & I’s reign was undeniably eventful. Carly Hilts visited an exhibition investigating the man behind the monarch.
Above ground level
A new exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden explores the highlights of the last 25 years of Dutch archaeology.
Life after Liberation
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Simon Coppock.
Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery, Truro
Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery in Truro is undergoing a major transformation. Carly Hilts visited the recently refurbished ‘Heart of Cornwall’ archaeology displays.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Ancient India: living traditions
An elegantly designed new exhibition at the British Museum traces the artistic traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. Carly Hilts visited to learn more.
In the grip of gold
A unique exhibition at the Wereldmuseum Leiden in the Netherlands explores how gold has inspired humankind throughout history. Gillis Kersting visited to find out more.
Newhaven Fort
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Carly Jones.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
The Viking Sorceress
A major exhibition at the National Museum of Denmark is exploring the mysterious Viking Age Völva.
Gladiators of Britain
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with MHM.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Bronze Age – Fires of change
A major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden explores a period of massive transformation in the Netherlands and beyond. Amy Brunskill spoke to curator Luc Amkreutz to find out more.
War and the Mind
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with MHM.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Echoes of ancient Dacia
A new exhibition at the Drents Museum tells the story of the Dacians through their spectacular treasures. Gillis Kersting visited to find out more.
Old Fort Erie
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Christopher Warner.
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The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Unique coin hoard acquired for the nation
A collection of over 2,500 silver pennies, hidden in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, is to go on display at the British Museum later this month, before finding a permanent home close to where it was found.
A New Roman Landscape in Sussex at Worthing Museum & Art Gallery
The Culver Archaeological Project has been running for almost 20 years. Carly Hilts reviews a new exhibition exploring its discoveries at two major Roman sites in Sussex’s Upper Ouse Valley.
Ancient Egypt October listings
EGYPT: JOURNEY TO IMMORTALITY An exhibition telling the story of the journey to the afterlife through 110 masterpieces from the Egyptian Museum of Florence (National Museum of Archaeology). Highlights include the mummy and sarcophagus of Padimut, a ‘pseudo-mummy’ of a…
Museum news
The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions.
Knaresborough Heritage Centre
A new museum, created and funded by the local community, has opened in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Leon Corneille-Cowell explains how the space came to be, and highlights some of its latest work and upcoming projects.
The Hidden Länd
A new exhibition takes visitors on a journey through 1,000 years of life in south-west Germany.
Cold War Scotland
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Calum Henderson.