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Eel inspired sculpture installed at Ely Museum
Highfields Ely Academy works with local artist to create sculpture for the museum. During the summer term, pupils from the 2023 Upper Class at Highfield Ely Academy have been working […]
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Theft at Ely Museum
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Burial of a Princess: Treasures from a Saxon Cemetery in Ely
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Ely Museum Selected as Regional Finalist for Civic Trust Award
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Story Sacks at Ely Museum
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The stories behind Ely’s two war memorials
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Fascinated by fascinators? Mad about hats?
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Summer of fun at Ely Museum
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Ely Museum shortlisted for national Family Friendly Museum Award
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A year of the new Ely Museum
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Ely Museum wins two RIBA East Awards
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British Museum objects on display at Ely Museum
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#CelebrateTheFens day with Ely Museum
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Ely Museum’s new website & branding
Our new logo
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#MuseumFromHome: Christmas!
MuseumFromHome: Christmas! Merry Christmas from all at Ely Museum! We hope you are all excited for Christmas in just a few weeks time, whilst we know Christmas this year might […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Halloween
MuseumFromHome: Halloween Halloween is at the end of the October half-term & we hope you will enjoy trying some of these Halloween themed crafts & activities during the school holidays! […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Apple Day
MuseumFromHome: Apple Day Apple Day is an annual tradition, enjoyed each autumn in Ely. This year, Apple Day is taking place online, and despite Covid-19, the fun can still continue! […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Dragons
MuseumFromHome: Dragons Dragons are monsters which appear in stories and tales across the world and across all periods of history. Dragon tales are known in many cultures, from the Americas […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Fenland Animals
MuseumFromHome: Fenland Animals The unique landscape of the fens makes it an excellent home to a wide variety of animals! Some fly high in the wide open sky and others […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Pirates
MuseumFromHome: Pirates Ahoy mateys! Welcome to this weeks #MuseumFromHome with Ely Museum – this week, we’re learning all about pirates! Joins us over on Facebook as we have fun with […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Ancient Egyptians
MuseumFromHome: Ancient Egyptians Today’s #MuseumFromHome with Ely Museum is all about ancient Egypt! Egypt was one of the greatest civilizations of the past and the ancient Egyptian era, which began […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Around The World
MuseumFromHome: Around The World In this weeks #MuseumFromHome with Ely Museum, we’re leaving Ely in England and virtually visiting all the other Elys around the world! Did you know there […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Make A Museum
MuseumFromHome: Make A Museum This weeks #MuseumFromHome at Ely Museum is all about museums themselves! As museums across the country begin to open their doors again, and of course with […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Victorians
MuseumFromHome: Victorians The Victorians lived over 150 years ago during the reign of Queen Victoria, who ruled for 64 years from 1837 to 1901. At this time, Britain became the […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Coins
#MuseumFromHome: Coins The history of money can be traced back over 4,000 years. During this time,currency has taken many different forms, including things we use as money today like coins […]
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#MuseumFromHome: RAF Hospital
MuseumFromHome: RAF Hospital In the late 1930s, with the threat of War once again looming, the Royal Air Force was looking for more sites to build new airfields. In 1936, […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Vikings
MuseumFromHome: Vikings The name ‘Viking’ comes from a language called ‘Old Norse’ and means ‘a pirate raid’. Vikings traveled all over the world in their big ships and discovered lots […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Ely Castle
MuseumFromHome: Ely Castle If you visited Ely around 950 years ago, you would find a castle built to defend the Isle of Ely. The castle was probably built by King […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Drainage In The Fens
MuseumFromHome: Drainage In The Fens Like the Romans 1600 years before him, King Charles I believed that draining the Fens could increase the value of the land, and therefore the […]
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#MuseumFromHome: The Old Gaol
MuseumFromHome: The Old Gaol Today’s #MuseumFromHome post is all about the building where you can find Ely Museum today, the old gaol! Did you know that over 300 years ago […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Sports Day
MuseumFromHome: Sports Day In today’s #MuseumFromHome post, Ely Museum is setting you a challenge to try over half term! Did you know that each year between 1893 – 1964 Ely […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Prehistoric Creatures
MuseumFromHome: Prehistoric Creatures This week we’re travelling back in time over 200 million years to the times when plesiosaurs swam in the warm Jurassic seas that covered this region! We […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Bronze Age
MuseumFromHome: Bronze Age This week we’re heading back about 4000 years to the Bronze Age to learn more about how people lived and the things they did! We know people […]
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#MuseumFromHome: VE Day
MuseumFromHome: VE Day This Friday, the 8th May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day. It was on this day in 1945 that, after 6 long years of war, […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Eels
MuseumFromHome: Eels As so many of you enjoyed last week’s #MuseumFromHome post all about the Fens we’re carrying on the theme this week with something that makes Ely famous – […]
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#MuseumFromHome: The Fens
MuseumFromHome: The Fens Now we are back to term-time scheduling, we hope you will enjoy this weeks #MuseumFromHome post which focuses on the beautiful landscape that surrounds us here in […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Spring
MuseumFromHome: Spring We hope you enjoyed the lovely weather over the Easter Weekend! As the Easter holidays continue, we hope you’ll join us at Ely Museum as we #MuseumFromHome with […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Easter
MuseumFromHome: Easter As we enjoy the school Easter holidays, this week’s #MuseumFromHome is Easter themed! Although, due to our National Lottery Heritage Fund redevelopment of the Old Gaol, our doors […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Anglo Saxons
MuseumFromHome: Anglo Saxons As the covid-19 situation continues & we continue to learn and work from home, our #MuseumFromHome series is back for another week! We’ll be bringing short lessons […]
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#MuseumFromHome: Romans
MuseumFromHome: Romans Whilst Ely Museum closed its doors back in September when our National Lottery Heritage Fund redevelopment project began, the current COVID-19 situation brings a new set of challenges […]
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