Welcome to Abingdon Museum
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Current Exhibitions
Upcoming Events
ATOM FESTIVAL – SCIENCE MARKET DAY
Saturday 14th March – ‘Fossils Treasures’
The Oxfordshire Geology Trust will be at Abingdon Museum from 10:30am to 3pm presenting a huge diversity of fossils and minerals from all over the world!
Visitors will have a chance to handle different specimens and have a go with the Fossil Lucky Dip. Please feel free to bring your own fossils in for identification.
Location: Sessions Gallery
Time: 10:30am to 3pm
FREE drop-in session
All donations welcome
Saturday 14th March
ACAP Introduction
Meet local archaeologist Jeff Wallis and our volunteers and get actively involved in the preservation of our archaeology by signing up your interest and joining the Abingdon Community Archaeology Project.
Location: Arcade – in front of the Museum Entrance
Time – 10:30am to 3pm
Saturday 14th March at 2pm
‘Abingdon Jurassic Fossils’
Geologist and fossil hunter James Etienne will talk about his local finds of giant marine reptiles from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation and will display fragments of a Late Jurassic marine croc jaw from the Museum collection.
Location: Kempster Room – Museum Basement
Booking Essential as places are limited to 20
Please contact the Museum Reception to book.
Museum Crafting sessions
Abingdon Museum’s crafting crew creates live sessions for children to make art & fun objects from recycling and bits and bobs around the house.
The next craft session is on Wednesday 18th February
It’s the Year of the Book so come along and make yourself a notebook and bookmark in wintery colours!
Drop in session, booking not required.
FREE entry (suggested donation £1 per child).
Location: Museum Basement
Exhibitions Coming Soon
