Harborough Museum, Leicestershire, UK

02/09/2026

We love You're Dead to Me anyway but we love it EVEN more when they talk about the history fashion and mention the Pretty Housemaid corset!

The corset was developed and manufactured in Market Harborough by R & WH Symington and Co Ltd. You can read more about the corset on the Leicestershire Collections website and see more of Symington's products at Harborough Museum https://leicestershirecollections.org.uk/gallery/symington-collection/P9

The Frock Box Visit Harborough District Leicestershire Libraries

26/08/2026

We love this! It was such a great session, thank you to everyone who came along 😃

As part of the Festival of Archaeology 2026 celebrations at Market Harborough Museum, CLS (and Ken the archaeologist) delivered a sensory version of the story of finding the Hallaton treasure for SEND and Early Years children and their families. Great fun was had by everyone! 😊

18/08/2026

Fancy learning some new skills to save your clothes from landfill or give them some TLC? Then come and join us at Melton Carnegie Museum for our Care and Repair Workshops on Sat 29 August.

Make your own Needle Case 9.30am –12noon     £5
Focusing on some essential techniques to make your clothing last longer. From sewing on a button, repairing a hem to patching a hole. Using your new skills, you will create a needle case to take with you at the end of the workshop.

Creative Darning 1pm – 3.30pm      £10
How to use a mini darning loom for essential mending or creative embellishment of any type of clothing. Price includes darning loom complete with threads and needles to takeaway.
 
Suitable for 12 years plus. All equipment included. Booking essential. Please pay in full at the museum or call 0116 305 3860.

You can also see our home sewing exhibition Cut and Create while you are there!

17/08/2026

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/

16/08/2026

Have you been to see the Walking Through Time exhibition yet? This photo gives you an idea of the incredible things that have been discovered all around Leicestershire over the last 50 years, including the outstanding Hallaton Helmet.

There are satellite displays around the county and loads of great places to Visit Harborough District like Foxton Canal Museum and Hallaton Museum Don't forget you can join the when you visit us as we share space with Market Harborough Library!

Visit our website to find out more https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/walking-through-time/

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11/08/2026

We're excited about the and if you'd like to see a sun you don't need glasses to look at, the museum has just what you need: https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/displays/historical-society-case/?slide=16 -modal

Visit the museum and you can also read about Revd Pearson who set up an observatory in South Kilworth including a beautiful Swithland slate sundial.

Loving cups are shared drinking vessels, traditionally used at weddings or banquets. They have two handles and are often made of silver. Loving cups are also, at times, used as presentation trophies.

10/08/2026

You'll get to be involved in some really exciting projects with this great opportunity.

📣 Calling Freelance Filmmakers.

Culture Leicestershire is building a network of freelance filmmakers to work on future projects across museums, libraries and communities.

Whether you specialise in documentaries, events, social media or creative storytelling, we’d love to hear from you.

📅 Applications close: 24 August 2026
🔗 Apply now: www.cultureleicestershire.co.uk/get-involved/jobs or via the Linktree

29/07/2026

Are you going to Operation Market Harborough this weekend? It's going to be a brilliant event!

You can read about Market Harborough during the Second World War on the Harborough Museum website with our new volunteer-written blog. Make sure to come into the museum to see the Sounds of Battle case for even more information and fascinating objects

https://www.harboroughmuseum.org.uk/blog/over-here-americans-italians-germans-and-evacuees-in-market-harborough-in-wwii/

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American forces based around Market Harborough Papillon Hall, Lubenham, was requisitioned by the army and used as a billet for the 319th Airborne Artillery Glider Group of the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. On the evening of June 6, 1944, 16 Officers and 321 enlisted men of the...