Explore prehistoric life through handling objects and discovering how our ancestors lived in the past.
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Find out what it was like to be a Roman Soldier and handle replica armour. Learn about life within the Roman Empire.
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Travel though Anglo Saxon history to the time of the Normans. Explore real and replica objects and weapons, including Aedwen’s mysterious silver brooch.
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Learn about a local river first-hand. Be a detective at the River Ouse or the River Lark with river-dipping, sketching and surveying, you can even take your class for a short boat ride on the River Ouse.
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Discover what life was like here in the Fens 200 years ago. What jobs did people do? What did people eat? Handle real farming tools and reenact children’s farming jobs.
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Drama and re-enactment bring the Littleport and Ely Riots to life at the Old Gaol (Museum) and the Ely Courthouse next door. Children take part in a staged trial and visit a rioter in his cell to understand the impact these nationally important local events had on local people.
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Open the museum’s toy chest to explore toys our parents and grandparents played with. How are they different from our toys today? What are they made of and how do they work? Play with old toys and join in old-fashioned games. Finish with a magical toy theatre show.
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Come dressed up and spend a wartime day at the museum. Meet Mr Goff the ARP warden, take part in an air raid, make a WW2 toy and weigh out your sweet ration. Become an evacuee from the Jews’ Free School in London’s East End to join us in recreating a special Ely evacuee story. A whole or a half-day workshop.
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