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#SummerAtTheMuseums!️ Fun and Affordable activities for the kids this Summer holidays

Join us this #SummerAtTheMuseums!️ We’re joining @CamUnivMuseums…

Festival of Archaeology at Cressing Temple Barns, Thursday 24 July

  Join us at a delightful festival celebrating archaeology,…

Remembering the Gardens in the World Wars, The Gardens of Eastern Lodge. Sunday 20 July

We will be at the Gardens of Easton Lodge on 20 July, helping…

There are Cybermen on the Lawn!

You may have seen some strangely dressed people, more unusual…

Art for Good

In June, the museum hosted a talented group of Art and Design…

Museum and Museum/Castle Grounds closed on Friday 20th June 1-7pm

The Museum, its car park and the Museum/Castle Grounds will be…

Volunteer Thank You Tea Party – National Volunteer Week

The museum has 50 volunteers who give over 2,500 hours of their…

Object of the Month – June 2025

Fossilised vertebra from a pliosaur’s backbone At the museum,…

Object of the Month – May 2025

May’s Object of the Month is the bed displayed in the museum’s…
190th birthday of Saffron Walden Museum

Big Birthday Bash – “Wonders” – 190 Years of Saffron Walden Museum

We're celebrating 190 years of Saffron Walden Museum, as…

Upcoming Events and Exhibitions

Outreach Event: Remembering the Gardens in the World Wars, at The Gardens of Eastern Lodge

July 20 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm£6.00 - Gardens of Easton Lodge

Murder at the Museum

July 22 @ 10:00 am - November 2 @ 5:00 pm£25.00 - Saffron Walden Museum

Outreach Event: Festival of Archaeology at Cressing Temple Barns

July 24 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree - Cressing Temple Barn

Summer of Wonder: Wonderkammer

July 30 @ 10:00 am - July 31 @ 2:30 pm£15.00 - Saffron Walden Museum

Summer of Wonder: Fossil Painting

July 31 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm£2.40 - Saffron Walden Museum

Archaeology finds surgery

August 9 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree - Saffron Walden Museum

Summer of Wonder: Paper Eggs

August 13 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm£2.40 - Saffron Walden Museum

Summer of Wonder: Samurai Helmet

August 14 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm£10.00 - Saffron Walden Museum

Summer of Wonder: Ammonite

August 20 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm£10.00 - Saffron Walden Museum

Summer of Wonder: Masks

August 21 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm£2.40 - Saffron Walden Museum

Summer of Wonder: Plant Stamps

August 27 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm£2.40 - Saffron Walden Museum

Heritage Open Days

September 13 @ 10:00 am - September 14 @ 5:00 pmFree - Saffron Walden Museum

CALF Festival

October 18 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree - Saffron Walden Museum

“Pooch” Exhibition

October 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - April 12, 2026 @ 5:00 pmSaffron Walden Museum

Howling Half Term

October 27 @ 10:00 am - October 31 @ 2:30 pmFree - Saffron Walden Museum

Archaeology finds surgery

November 1 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pmFree - Saffron Walden Museum
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