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Collections Assistant role

February 26, 2024

Saffron Walden Museum is seeking to recruit a Collections Assistant…

The Art of Pargeting

September 7, 2023

Pargeting (or sometimes it is spelt pargetting) is a decorative…

Object of the Month – August 2023

August 1, 2023

In April, university students Eleanor, Elizabeth and Katie joined…

Object of the Month – June 2023

June 9, 2023

This is the cast skin / exoskeleton (exuvia) of a dragonfly larva,…

Valentines in our collections

February 14, 2023

A bit of Valentine’s related history for February from our…

Object of the Month – February 2023

January 31, 2023

This month we’re celebrating the Lost Language of Nature project,…

Object of the Month – December 2022

November 30, 2022

Beaded ‘Love Letter’ Panels from South Africa Chosen by…

Museum Shop Sunday

November 9, 2022

Sunday 27 November, 2 - 4.30pm Saffron Walden Museum will…

Museum Tours in November

November 9, 2022

Saturday 12 November & Wednesday 16 November 11am-12.30noon Introductory…

Object of the Month – October 2022 – Alpine Swift

October 1, 2022

This month we’re celebrating the Lost Language of Nature project,…

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(During the winter months we close earlier at 4.30pm November – February)

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