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Take Away the Walls

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

An exhibition for health, happiness and wildlife.

From Death Masks to Diaries

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

An exhibition exploring the many faces of portraiture.  Visitors discovered how portraits have been used through the centuries, from paintings and busts to photos, diaries, death masks and finger prints.  The exhibition brought together new objects to create a portrait of Uttlesford now, reflecting the diverse lives of local people in the 21st century.

Man & Beast

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

An exhibition exploring the many faces of portraiture.  Visitors discovered how portraits have been used through the centuries, from paintings and busts to photos, diaries, death masks and finger prints.  The exhibition brought together new objects to create a portrait of Uttlesford now, reflecting the diverse lives of local people in the 21st century. Please note: […]

Fossilisation: a slice of the Anthropocene

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

Fossilisation featured original bronze and mixed media sculpture by acclaimed artist Kabir Hussain. Drawing on the concepts of fossilisation and preservation and accompanied by objects from across the museum collection, […]

Lost Language of Nature

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

Bringing stories of animals and nature from around the world to Saffron Walden Museum.  Part of a year-long project to begin to recognise and discuss the global origins of the […]

Bone Black : a Brief History of Colours

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

An exhibition exploring the making, meaning and use of colours from prehistory to the present day.

The Uttlesford Open 2023

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

Saturday 22 July – Sunday 29 October 2023 The Uttlesford Open 2023 is Saffron Walden Museum’s first, open call, judged art exhibition. Artists, aged over 18 who are living, working, […]

Evacuee : A Wartime Childhood

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

Sat 11th November 2023 until 17 March 2024 The museum will exhibit the original artwork of artist and author Brian Sanders. His career spans decades working on books, magazines, stamp […]

Plants: The Struggle for Survival

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

Explore our relationship with plants that heal or harm, feed us or frustrate us, and uncover secrets of their survival over hundreds of millions of years.

Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer. 20th July 2024

Saffron Walden Museum Museum Street, Saffron Walden

As the Sun sits high in the sky come and explore the history of the British Summer Holiday from its beginnings to its waterlogged sunsoaked seaside best. How has how we holiday changed? From suits to swimsuits, trains to planes, soggy sandwiches to instant BBQs. The history of the holiday with plenty of fun for […]

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