Harborough Museum, Leicestershire, UK

26/05/2026

Last chance to see this our exhibition Straitlaced and Stitched Up, FREE entry until Saturday 30th May.

Visit our website for details of the exhibition and our half-term events: https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/straight-laced-and-stitched-up/

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Artworks from the Second Turning Textile group inspired by the Symington fashion collection.

21/05/2026

Our object of the month for May is this canal jug decorated in the ‘roses and castles’ style.

Find out more on our website: https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/blog/canal-jug/

You can find out all about life on the canal at Foxton Canal Museum

18/05/2026

On this we are so proud of our work with Culture Leicestershire to bring communities together at Harborough Museum and Market Harborough Library.

Read about the wonderful We Are Harborough, We Are Our Home project and exhibition which invited people to explore their connections to Harborough and local people.

We are so grateful for the support of our museum partners Harborough District Council and Market Harborough Historical Society.

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Over summer 2023 the people of Harborough created a Cloth House with Danielle Vaughan, our new Artist in Residence at Harborough Museum.

12/05/2026

Wow, what an amazing discovery - needless to say we can't wait for the exhibition to come to Harborough Museum and Market Harborough Library

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08/05/2026

Come and enjoy our latest exhibition at Harborough Museum by Drawn2Stitch celebrating 100 years of the great Sir David Attenborough! FREE to enjoy, find the exhibition in display cases by Large Print books and the Local Studies area Harborough FM Foxton Canal Museum The Harborough Mail

Find out more on our website: https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/the-natural-world-by-drawn2stitch/

29/04/2026

We are closed as usual on the Monday, so why not visit one of the other fantastic museums in Harborough? Hallaton Museum and Foxton Canal Museum are open and you can get a nice bit of tea and cake from lovely local establishments in both places!

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26/04/2026

Have you discovered Marston Trussell's forgotten photographer? Learn all about William Law and his pioneering efforts in our local studies display, researched and written by one of our brilliant volunteers.

Find out more on our website https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/marston-trussell/

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Learn about a local pioneer in early photography.

13/04/2026

We are delighted to be hosting this exhibition featuring beautiful textile creations inspired by our own collections.

It's an unmissable exhibition, see it for FREE until the end of May.

A little reminder that our exhibition Strait Laced and Stitched Up at Harborough Museum is still on until the end of May if you haven’t been able to get there yet.

04/04/2026

This month’s Object of the Month is our Bottle Kicking Dummy. Find out more about it and the wonderful local tradition of "Bottle Kicking" in our blog: https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/blog/hallaton-bottle-kicking-dummy/

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This bottle kicking dummy comes from the nearby village of Hallaton. It had a very important role in the wonderfully bizarre Leicestershire custom – the bottle kicking. This annual competition between the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne, usually held on Easter Monday, involves a team from each ...