Due to popular demand Martin's photographic exhibition at Abingdon Museum is extended until Sunday 9th January 2022. About the artist: “Originally from Ypres in Belgium, I lived in Abingdon for the last 13 years now and very much consider it as my home. Over the last 13 years I have been capturing the town and […]
The Morland family were involved in many aspects of Abingdon Town life. As prominent solicitors, brewery owners employing many Abingdonians, landlords of a great deal of property and involved in many aspects of civic life, they contributed to the character and development of Britain’s oldest town. The exhibition explores individual members of the family and […]
The 1950s is where our story of the 2nd Elizabethan era starts, and the coronation was certainly celebrated in style, with a programme stretching over almost 2 weeks in June 1953, including an ox roast and of course a Bun Throwing. This exhibition spans the seven decades of the Queen's reign looking at events in […]
Join us for a family fun craft session this June Half-term! Our museum crafting team will be creating shakers to help you celebrate the Platinum Jubilee... we look forward to seeing you! FREE (suggested donation £1 per child). Location: Rye Farm Meadow
Over 150 million years ago, Abingdon was in the middle of a shallow tropical sea full of ammonites, belemnites and other exotic sea creatures. Among them swam huge marine reptiles such as the Ichthyosaur and Pliosaur. Come and learn something about them from new studies made by PhD author Megan Jacobs. Could we have a […]
A talk by leading palaeontology expert Professor Dave Martill of the University of Portsmouth While dinosaurs roamed the Jurassic landscape, Abingdon was submerged beneath a treacherous sea. One denizen of this deep was Pliosaurus, a ferocious marine reptile that truly can be called a prehistoric monster. With a crocodile-like skull and a smile of dagger-like […]
Join local archaeologist Jeff Wallis for a walk and discover the traces of ancient settlements, such as an early Bronze Age barrow cemetery at Barrow Hills in North Abingdon. Jeff is a silversmith with an archaeological and palaeontology background. He focuses on ancient Abingdon and points out key markers in the landscape that give clues […]
