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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 the lives of local people through food shortages, the threat of air raids, war work in the industries, and the influx of evacuees and armed […]
Join us for informal discussions about a different climate/sustainability topic each week. Hear about about how individuals moved to a more sustainable way of living and work towards a transition to net zero. Join in the conversation over coffee and cake and share ideas so that we can work together and help each other. Drop […]
Join us for informal discussions about a different climate/sustainability topic each week. Hear about about how individuals moved to a more sustainable way of living and work towards a transition to net zero. Join in the conversation over coffee and cake and share ideas so that we can work together and help each other. Drop […]
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, each contributed by a local resident. From worn-out clothes to cherished heirlooms, these items reveal emotional layers and personal histories that transcend their ordinary appearance. […]
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 teachers, especially at Abingdon School, then Roysse’s School. Oswald went up to Pembroke College, Oxford as an Abingdon Scholar, then gained a teaching qualification and […]
This six-week course inspired by Oswald Couldrey - arguably Abingdon's most famous artist and poet of the 20th century - offers a journey through drawing, poetry, photography and contemporary painting techniques. Running every Friday from 20 February to 27 March, 10am to 12pm in the Museum Kempster Room, there are 10 places available for this […]
This six-week course inspired by Oswald Couldrey - arguably Abingdon's most famous artist and poet of the 20th century - offers a journey through drawing, poetry, photography and contemporary painting techniques. Running every Friday from 20 February to 27 March, 10am to 12pm in the Museum Kempster Room, there are 10 places available for this […]
This six-week course inspired by Oswald Couldrey - arguably Abingdon's most famous artist and poet of the 20th century - offers a journey through drawing, poetry, photography and contemporary painting techniques. Running every Friday from 20 February to 27 March, 10am to 12pm in the Museum Kempster Room, there are 10 places available for this […]
This six-week course inspired by Oswald Couldrey - arguably Abingdon's most famous artist and poet of the 20th century - offers a journey through drawing, poetry, photography and contemporary painting techniques. Running every Friday from 20 February to 27 March, 10am to 12pm in the Museum Kempster Room, there are 10 places available for this […]
This six-week course inspired by Oswald Couldrey - arguably Abingdon's most famous artist and poet of the 20th century - offers a journey through drawing, poetry, photography and contemporary painting techniques. Running every Friday from 20 February to 27 March, 10am to 12pm in the Museum Kempster Room, there are 10 places available for this […]
This six-week course inspired by Oswald Couldrey - arguably Abingdon's most famous artist and poet of the 20th century - offers a journey through drawing, poetry, photography and contemporary painting techniques. Running every Friday from 20 February to 27 March, 10am to 12pm in the Museum Kempster Room, there are 10 places available for this […]
