Family Friendly Museum Award 2016
Posted by Will Mason, Category: Events News
"Let's try and win this award to celebrate and honour our SHARED history, so that we can all take part and have a bit of fun." Read more
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Our New Flags
Posted by Will Mason, Category: News
Eyes to the Usher Gallery skies everyone, we've got some fancy new flags Read more
My First Rehang: Joseph Banks
Posted by The Collection, Category: Art
"After seeing the process for the very first time; I was amazed." Read more
Lunchtime Lectures return!
Posted by Antony Lee, Category: Archaeology News
We are delighted to announce that our popular archaeological lunchtime lectures are beginning again Read more
William Tom Warrener and his love of golf ...
Posted by Dawn Heywood, Category: Art News
In this new addition to the collection, Warrener explains his new found passion as he writes to fellow artist Arthur Heseltine Read more
The Collection’s wonderful new Witham shield replica
Posted by Antony Lee, Category: Archaeology News
We are delighted to have had a detailed replica of the Witham shield made for use in our education programme Read more
On the 12th day of Christmas, generous donors gave to us…
Posted by Antony Lee, Category: Archaeology
...parts of a Roman equestrian statue and an Iron Age moustache! Read more
Hassall’s seaplane painting revealed after restoration
Posted by Dawn Heywood, Category: Art News
A painting of a Short 184 seaplane has recently been conserved and is on display in the Usher Gallery 100 years after it was painted. Read more
New Roman phallic carving donated to the museum
Posted by Antony Lee, Category: Archaeology
An important Roman phallic carving has been kindly donated to our archaeological collections Read more
Bringing the bull back to life
Posted by Antony Lee, Category: Archaeology
Following our acquisition of a Roman bull statuette, we have attempted an ambitious reconstruction of how it may originally have looked Read more