SAS Duty Before Glory - The True WWII Story of SAS Original Reg Seekings Tuesday 13th May 7pm A talk by Tony Rushmer Reg Seekings’ rise to become one of the most highly-decorated Special Forces soldiers of the Second World War is a story of gallantry and leadership. A farm labourer’s son from the East […]
Rush Basketry Weaving Saturday 31st May 1pm-4pm A workshop with Nadine Anderson Spend 3 slow mindful hours weaving a small fine Rush basket on or off a mould. A simple check or spider start base will then travel vertically to form a small round or square basket. Pairing and waling weaves will create a beautiful […]
Tea and Talk Summer Special: Fur, Fin and Feather folk - the founding of the RSPB Have an interest in history and the local area? Then join us at Ely Museum for a summer special of our Tea and Talks programme. The history of the RSPB is fascinating. Its origins date back to the 1890s […]
Tales from Edwardian Britain Tuesday 12th August 7pm A talk by Alwyn Turner. Alwyn Turner will talk about a world not so very different to our own, dominated by tariffs and terrorists, with disputes over immigration and fears that children were glued to their screens. Expect plenty of Suffragettes, Peaky Blinders and the Music Hall. […]
Sketchbook Diaries Saturday 27th Sept 10am-4pm This workshop comes from Chrissie of Inkpot and Pen, the author of ‘The Diary of an Artist in Lockdown’. Learn ways, and some tricks, to document your life visually, using collage, hand lettering illustration, maps and so much more. This packed workshop will give you the confidence […]
Curating Curious Cures Tuesday 14th October 7pm A talk by Dr James Freeman. Medieval medicine has a bad reputation. It conjures up images of people blighted by disease and ignorance, living a degraded existence in squalid villages and pestilence-ridden towns, and subject to the misguided ministrations of physicians or the bizarre remedies of folk healers […]
Rush Basketry Weaving Saturday 18th October 1pm-4pm A workshop with Nadine Anderson, back by popular demand! Spend 3 slow mindful hours weaving a small fine Rush basket on or off a mould. A simple check or spider start base will then travel vertically to form a small round or square basket. Pairing and waling weaves […]
Disease in the Drowned Lands: Health and medicine in the pre-drainage Fens Tuesday 4th November 7pm A talk by Dr Tabitha Stanmore. In the 1600s, the Fens had a reputation for being an unhealthy place. If you believed the pamphlets written from that time, the 'noisome' air could cause fevers, and all manner of demons […]
Christmas Felt Robins Saturday 8th November 10.30am-1.30pm Dry Felting Workshop This workshop is suitable for beginners who want to learn about the tools, materials and basic techniques of dry felting in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It is an opportunity to gain confidence by learning a new craft and in doing so create your own […]
Tea and Talk Fenland Nature - stories behind the book Have an interest in history and the local area? Then join us at Ely Museum for the first of our 2026 Tea and Talks. Wednesday 14th January , 2pm - 3.30pm Tea and Talk Fenland Nature - stories behind the book Tickets £3.50 with museum admission […]
Banish the Winter Blues: See Ely Museum in a new light! Tuesday 20th January - Friday 23rd January 3pm - 5pm We will be dimming the gallery lights at dusk and illuminating the museum to banish the winter blues. Pop in to see the museum in a different light, using torches for a scavenger hunt or […]
The Quirky History of Medical Intervention in Archaeology Tuesday 17th February 7pm Dr Trish Biers, Curator of the Duckworth Collections in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, will speak about the fascinating and often quirky ways that people in the past dealt with medical maladies. How ancient is surgery? When did people […]
