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Hold on to your hat!

Fun for the whole family at Ely Museum this summer, with the Hold On To Your Hat! Exhibition running from 16 July to 18 September 2022. Alongside a fantastic range of historic hats from work and play, there are fun hats to try on and pose with, fascinating hat facts to learn, and glimpses of […]

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Parlour Games and Petticoats

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Visit Ely Museum on Saturday 13th August and learn about life in the Victorian period. Have your portrait photograph taken, talk to the wealthy lady and her maid, learn about games and toys and have a go at washing laundry the way the Victorians did. This event is included with an admission ticket to the […]

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Summer Holiday Crafts: Craft Your Own Cap

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Join Ely Museum this summer for a fun bookable workshop & Craft Your Own Caps! Inspired by our new temporary exhibition 'Hold On To Your Hats' you'll make and design two fantastic hats to take home! Let your imagination run wild as you design and decorate a baseball cap & build and decorate a fantastic […]

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Little Explorers at Ely Museum

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Little Explorer mornings are a fun drop in session for our youngest visitors and their grown ups each month at the museum.  It involves activities, crafts, stories, songs & more! Inspired by the museum collection, each month has a special theme from dinosaurs to farming, and each session is filled with activities to enrich your […]

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Summer Holiday Crafts: Marvellous Mosaics

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Join Ely Museum this summer for a fun bookable workshop & make your own Marvellous Mosaic! Inspired by our Roman gallery at the museum, let your imagination run wild as you design and make your own mosaic coaster using special stone tiles to take home. Tickets must be pre-booked online, priced at £9.50 per child.  […]

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Hands On Saturdays

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Hold history in your hands at Ely Museum during our Hands On Saturday sessions! Suitable for all ages, find our volunteers with a range of real and replica objects from our collections for you to see. Find out more about the objects, ask questions, and enjoy exploring Ely Museum. This is included with your normal […]

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Make a Vintage Style Felt Fascinator

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Make a Vintage Style Felt Fascinator Join Susan Widlake of Mill House Millinery to design and create your very own fascinator. Whether you prefer a vintage vibe from the 1950’s or a 1920’s Art Deco style, you can make a fascinator to suit you! If high street hats don’t fit you, either too big or […]

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Hats and How I Make Them

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Hats and How I Make Them: A talk by Susan Widlake of Mill House Millinery  Ever been interested in how hats are made?   Susan Widlake had a passion for hats from a young age, dressing up in fancy hats belonging to her grandmother and aunts. A taster course at the V&A Museum got her […]

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Little Explorers at Ely Museum

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Little Explorer mornings are a fun drop in session for our youngest visitors and their grown ups each month at the museum.  It involves activities, crafts, stories, songs & more! Inspired by the museum collection, each month has a special theme from dinosaurs to farming, and each session is filled with activities to enrich your […]

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Hands On Saturdays

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Hold history in your hands at Ely Museum during our Hands On Saturday sessions! Suitable for all ages, find our volunteers with a range of real and replica objects from our collections for you to see. Find out more about the objects, ask questions, and enjoy exploring Ely Museum. This is included with your normal […]

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A Pause to Reflect

A Pause to Reflect: the 1922 unveiling of the war memorials in Ely. 100 years after the official unveiling of both the Ely War Memorial on the Market Square and the County War Memorial in Ely Cathedral, Ely Museum explores the stories behind these silent reminders of the Great War. Through a combination of objects […]

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Little Explorers at Ely Museum

Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS

Little Explorer mornings are a fun drop in session for our youngest visitors and their grown ups each month at the museum.  It involves activities, crafts, stories, songs & more! Inspired by the museum collection, each month has a special theme from dinosaurs to farming, and each session is filled with activities to enrich your […]

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