Banbury Museum & Gallery

17/06/2026

Meet The Museum: Welcome back to our series about some of the people that bring you Banbury Museum & Gallery.

Say hello to Jane Malloy!

🏛️ Role: Visitor Experience Team
📅 At the Museum since: August 2018 (8 years this summer!)
📚 Museum Motivation: A love of history — and discovering more about Banbury’s fascinating past
🖼️ Dream museum visit: The Louvre, Paris
🔥 Object she'd save from a fire: The Cart from the gallery
🏠 Object she'd take home: The dolls house
🎨 Favourite Pye Gallery exhibition: Revealing the Human Form
💬 Best part of museum life?
Learning something new every day about Banbury’s history and sharing it with visitors.
❓Strangest question ever asked at work?
“Can we have a narrow boat on the bridge?” (We still have questions.)

15/06/2026

We have three weeks left of Glo Babies this term before a break for the summer.

Join Sam from the Glo Babies Team for a fun sensory session designed for 0-3yrs where each week he leads a discovery of different themes using music, poems, stories and familiar nursery rhymes.

Sessions at 10.15am & 11.15am
£7 per child -parents and carers free

Booking Required

https://www.banburymuseum.org/events/glo-babies/

08/06/2026

Check out what our wonderful Reminiscence Team and session participants have been up to with our friends at Bridge Street Garden Banbury😃🌿

02/06/2026

Volunteer Week 2026

The reality is without our amazing 'Volunteer Outfit', Banbury Museum & Gallery wouldn't be open. Without them we wouldn't be able to run exhibitions, whether they are wielding a paintbrush, helping a build or manning a gallery. We couldn't offer schools our learning resources and sessions. From reminiscence sessions and outings, to supporting our school holiday craft sessions, they support us all the way.

So this special week and for every week they turn up rain or shine, thank you from the whole team for sharing your time, experience and expertise with us.

COULD THIS BE YOU!

We are always on the look out for help and support. This summer we have an amazing brick building experience opening at the museum and we are on the hunt for Volunteer Gallery Hosts who would be keen to get stuck in with a bit of LEGO®️ construction and doesn't mind a bit of brick clearing up. Over the summer this might particularly suit older teens, students and school leavers.

If this might be you or someone you know, do get in touch.
[email protected]
https://www.banburymuseum.org/support-us/joinourteam/

28/05/2026

Meet Your Museum: In this new series, we would like to share with you a bit more from behind the scenes at the museum and a little bit about who works here.

First up is Sue!!

🏛️ Role: Front of House Assistant
📅 At the Museum since: June 2015
⭐ Museum Superpower: Has in the past transformed into an elf, reindeer and Mrs Christmas..!
🧩 Favourite Exhibition: LEGO (definitely LEGO!!)
🏠 Dream museum visit: The Weald & Downland Living Museum
👑 Dream historical dinner guest: Anne Boleyn (I want the inside goss on Henry VIII!)
🧸 Object she'd save from a fire: The old doll from the dolls cabinet (She has obviously been through a lot already and I just feel that she deserves to be saved!)
🎁 Object she'd take home: The dolls house (if she could carry it!)

💬 Best part of the job?

“That every day is different. I never quite know what is going to happen next.”

📚 Most niche museum fact:
Damon Albarn was inspired by signs in the Banbury Gallery when writing his album Gun To The Head for The Good, The Bad & The Queen.

❓Strangest question ever asked at work?
Whether we would barter groceries in exchange for exhibition entry…

25/05/2026

What's On this week at Banbury Museum & Gallery

🧙‍♂️ Bank Holiday Monday: The Magic of Middle Earth exhibition is open today and all week

🎪 Tuesday: Make a Circus Tent

🤡 Wednesday: Tumbling Clowns

🎪 Thursday: Clown Creations

🤡 Friday: Clown Dress Up

🤩 Tues-Friday: Brick Madness - Mornings this week excl Bank Holiday Monday.

For more information and to book head to our website

https://www.banburymuseum.org/whats-on/events/

23/05/2026

May Half Term

We throw together our WHOLE Lego collection for a massive free-play session.

Join us every morning Tues 26th May - Fri 29th May 2026
10.30am-12pm

Booking essential - for more information and to book, see our website

https://www.banburymuseum.org/events/brick-madness-2/

22/05/2026

21/05/2026

Friday 29th May 2026
10.30am & 1.30pm
£4 per child
Ages 3+

Get ready for the circus! In this dress-up craft session, children will create their own circus accessories including a performer’s tie, clown mask, and circus ticket.

Booking Essential

https://www.banburymuseum.org/events/clown-dress-up/