Abingdon County Hall Museum

This exhibition will provide some background and context to our many fossil finds in the collection, starting with an introduction to rock strata and how they were discovered by William […]

Eminent fossil collector Dr James Etienne is showcasing for the first time his extraordinary collection of locally found fossils in the Attic Gallery of Abingdon Museum from 17th May to […]

Following on from last year’s Iron Age exhibition, we will continue the story of the Abingdon area and its people, looking at town and country, industry and agriculture, religious and […]

Join our crafting crew to make terracotta pots and Roman pendants, bracelets and gift boxes! TIME: 10.30am to 12:30 & 1.30pm to 3.30pm Drop in session, booking not required. FREE […]

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2, and our exhibition looks back at Abingdon in war and peace in 1945. Learn how the war impacted […]

Step into a space where the familiar holds unexpected depth. Objects of Significance invites you to explore the hidden meanings behind everyday items through a curated collection of single objects, […]

Oswald Jennings Couldrey is Abingdon’s best-known twentieth-century artist. He was born into a local family of seed merchants and agricultural suppliers which for several generations had included musicians, scholars and […]

Pat Russell and Janet Boulton were both acclaimed artists who lived in Abingdon for many years. In 1986, they both attended a paper making workshop at Oxford Polytechnic (later Oxford […]