Please note, this event is now sold out An Evening at the Museum: Craft Beer Edition Friday 27 March, 7-9pm Tickets £20* Join us for an Evening at the Museum for a chance to explore our galleries and brewing exhibition after dark, try some new beers and chat with the brewers who make them. An […]
Crazy Croquet: Easter Weekend at Ely Museum Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April 10.30am - 4pm Come have some fun in the museum galleries this Easter with our indoor Crazy Croquet. See who in your family is the most skilled at getting their ball around all the obstacles - mind out for the bunnies! Drop […]
Make a Silver Ring - Lost Wax Casting Saturday 25th April 1pm-4pm Create your own sterling silver ring! Learn about the lost wax casting process with Nathan Frazer of imadeacoolthing, then design and make a wax ring ready for casting. In a small group of no more than 6 people we will be making our […]
Willow Swallow Decorations Saturday 9th May 12pm-4pm Join local Master Basketmaker, Nadine Anderson, to weave Swallow and Swift decorations in locally grown willows using basic frame basketmaking techniques. The swallows are 18cm x 25cm and the swifts 25cm x 25cm. There should be time in the workshop to complete 1 of each. Delicate fine willows will […]
Farming on the Medieval Fen A talk by Professor Susan Oosthuizen Tuesday 12th May 7pm This talk offers a new perspective on Cambridgeshire's medieval peat fenlands, well-known to have been dominated since time immemorial by extensive commons including pastures and meadows, marshes and meres. It shows how essential the rich ecology of different kinds of […]
Calligraphy Workshop Saturday 16th May 10am-4pm Join Gaynor Goffe, well known calligrapher, for this workshop where you choose between three different scripts: modern pointed pen, uncial or italic. Your chosen script will then be learned with pointed or square nib. All levels welcome, including beginners. Scripts will be used in words and short text. Tools […]
Living by the Rule: Contemporary Art and the Medieval Monastery A talk by Dr Jessica Barker and Dr Ed Krčma Tuesday 2nd June 7pm This talk will be given by the two curators of a major new exhibition, Living by the Rule: Contemporary Meets Medieval, on view at the Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, 16 May - 4 […]
Rush and Willow Bark Pocket Saturday 26th September 12pm-4pm A workshop with Nadine Anderson, back by popular demand! Weave locally harvested Rush & Willow bark to create a pocket or slip case for a mobile phone. Using basic basketry techniques to make a unique textured basket around a simple mould. Local Master Basketmaker Nadine Anderson […]
Crochet Workshop - Make an Autumn Bookmark Saturday 10th October 2026 10.30am - 1pm Get cosy and crochet an autumnal bookmark! This is a workshop aimed at keen beginners or people who have started to crochet but would like to improve. You will make an autumn-themed bookmark to take home with you. We will use […]
Autumnal Hand Embroidery Workshop Saturday 10th October 2026 2pm - 4.30pm Celebrate autumn with some beautiful hand embroidery! This is a workshop aimed at keen beginners or people who can already embroider but would like to improve. You will make an autumn-themed decoration to take home with you. We will use different decorative stitches, and […]
King Stephen: England's Anarchy A talk by Professor Carl Watkins Tuesday 20th October 7pm Known as 'the anarchy', the reign of Stephen (1135-1141) saw England plunged into a civil war that illuminated the fatal flaw in the powerful Norman monarchy, that without clear rules ordering succession, conflict between members of William the Conqueror's family were […]
Empress Matilda A talk by Professor Elisabeth van Houts Tuesday 3rd November 7pm Empress Matilda (1102-67) and Ely during the civil war (1135-54). In this lecture, Professor van Houts will discuss Matilda’s unique position as the first uncrowned queen regnant of England, her struggle against her cousin King Stephen (1135-1154), and her ultimate support for […]
