Join us for a Free Open Weekend this Saturday & Sunday. Pop in to explore our hands-on galleries, enjoy our exhibitions which tell the story of the unique Fenland landscape and of the people who shaped it, and visit our well stocked museum shop. Whether you’re new to the area, or you’re born and bred […]
Join Ely Museum this February half-term for a 'Myths & Monsters' themed craft session! There is no need to book, just drop into the museum any time between 11am – 3pm to enjoy the activities and explore the museum. Normal museum tickets or an annual pass are required and craft tickets are an additional £3 […]
Eco-Creative Crafts “Turn waste things into great things - without costing the Earth” Join us for eco-creative craft sessions led by Re-Imagine at Ely Museum this Easter Break. Create fun and purposeful garden crafts to welcome in the Spring including amazing colourful wind chimes and an outdoor seat cushion using coffee bean sacks. Re-Imagine is […]
Join Ely Museum this Easter Holiday for a fun 'Chirping Chicks' themed craft session! There is no need to book, just drop into the museum any time between 11am – 3pm to enjoy the activities and explore the museum. Normal museum tickets or an annual pass are required and craft tickets are an additional £3 […]
Coptic Book Binding Workshop with Helen Handmade Books The historic and beautiful 'coptic' binding allows the book to lie perfectly flat, making it popular amongst other things as a journal, travel book or artist sketch book. The exposed spine stitching has enormous visual appeal. During this one day class you will learn about the importance of […]
Prehistoric Jaws A temporary exhibition with support from the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. Millions of years ago the land where Ely is now was covered by a shallow sunlit sea. The waters teamed with creatures, some related to animals that live today. Alongside sharks and squid and fish lived large reptiles […]
Inspired by the large marine reptiles that once swam in the seas that covered our region, join us at the award-winning Ely Museum for a fun, drop in day and make some great dinosaur themed crafts to take home. Also on your visit, explore our hands on galleries and see our brand new 'Prehistoric Jaws' […]
Join us this October half term holiday at Ely Museum for a spooky Halloween Crafts day. Tickets are £3 per child plus your usual admission ticket or annual pass. Tickets are sold on the door and the session runs from 10.30am – 1pm, so drop in a time that suits you
The Cambridgeshire Witchcraft Trials THIS TALK IS FULLY BOOKED A talk by Dr Tabitha Stanmore In the mid-1640s, Britain was wracked by brutal and bloody wars that left thousands dead. In Cambridgeshire, a second battle was raging as communities tried to rout out a supposed spiritual evil: witches. Join Tabitha Stanmore as she explores how […]
