Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery - Bringing the heritage of the area to life There are some amazing objects and interactive displays for all ages.
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Located in one of the city's most historic buildings, Peterborough Museum has a wealth of stories to fascinate and enthral all the family. Set in a historic building, you can learn its story: from private house, to hospital and museum, and see inside the original Victorian Operating Theatre to learn about the grisly history of surgery. The collections comprise over 200,000 items of great national

and international importance, and you can find out about the story of Peterborough from prehistory to the present. See which creatures swam in the seas over 150 million years ago, discover the Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon treasures of the city, learn the story of the first prisoner of war camp in the UK, right up to the changes seen over the 20th century in Peterborough.

✏️ FREE Drop-in Drawing Workshop | 20 JuneEver wanted to try portrait or figure drawing? Join us for a relaxed and welco...
28/05/2026

✏️ FREE Drop-in Drawing Workshop | 20 June

Ever wanted to try portrait or figure drawing? Join us for a relaxed and welcoming day of creative drawing led by Jim Tovey.

🎨 Draw from a professional model
🖌 Experiment with pencils, charcoal, pastels and gouache
👩‍🎨 Meet and chat with regular life drawing artists
✨ Perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike

📅 20 June 2026
🕙 10am–4pm
📍 Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
🎟 FREE — just drop in, no booking needed!

All abilities welcome — just come along and draw.

Happy birthday to Vivacity Peterborough Lido - 90 years old today. It's the last few days to come and visit our Life at...
28/05/2026

Happy birthday to Vivacity Peterborough Lido - 90 years old today. It's the last few days to come and visit our Life at the Lido exhibition here at the museum, full of photos and memories of the last 90 years.

✂️ Join in and be part of the story! Get creative at our FREE drop-in My Must Farm activity and help bring our local Bro...
27/05/2026

✂️ Join in and be part of the story!

Get creative at our FREE drop-in My Must Farm activity and help bring our local Bronze Age settlement to life using paper, glue and scissors.

Create your own collage inspired by the incredible Must Farm artefacts (nearly 3,000 years old) and the artwork featured in the Gleanings exhibition by archaeologist and artist Rose Ferraby.

📍 Your artwork could even be displayed in our Collaborative Case in the First People Gallery!

FREE — just drop in and join the story.

Lots of fun to be had this week at our Big Jurassic Fish Hunt. Take part in a trail, interactive activities, storytime s...
26/05/2026

Lots of fun to be had this week at our Big Jurassic Fish Hunt. Take part in a trail, interactive activities, storytime sessions, fishy-themed crafts and a bouncy castle!

Visit our website for dates, times and pre-booking: peterboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/big-jurassic-fish-hunt-may-half-term

🌊 Dive into the Jurassic seas from tomorrow! Join us this May Half Term for the Big Jurassic Fish Hunt (26–28 May) and u...
25/05/2026

🌊 Dive into the Jurassic seas from tomorrow!

Join us this May Half Term for the Big Jurassic Fish Hunt (26–28 May) and uncover the story of the largest fish ever to swim the Earth!

🌊Discover prehistoric sea creatures through fun family activities
✋Get hands-on with fossils
📖Enjoy storytelling sessions
🏰Bouncy castle fun

While you’re here, don’t miss our Jurassic Seas Gallery, where giant marine reptiles and incredible fossils found in Peterborough bring an ancient underwater world back to life!

Find out more and pre-book online: https://peterboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/big-jurassic-fish-hunt-may-half-term

🌈 Opening 4 June in our Community Gallery - This Is Our Pride Created by Peterborough Pride - UK, this exhibition celebr...
22/05/2026

🌈 Opening 4 June in our Community Gallery - This Is Our Pride

Created by Peterborough Pride - UK, this exhibition celebrates the stories, people and history behind Pride in Peterborough ahead of this year’s Peterborough Pride celebrations.

This exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to explore the journey of local Pride in Peterborough while highlighting the growth of Pride within our community.

Visitors will also have the chance to see special items from our museum collection donated by Peterborough Pride, many of which have never been displayed before.

We can’t wait to share this vibrant exhibition with you!

22/05/2026

Perkins 4.236 diesel engine, on display at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery.

Its name comes from its configuration and size: four cylinders and 236 cubic inches of displacement. Millions were produced worldwide, many at Perkins’ historic Peterborough factory, and countless examples remain in daily use today thanks to their rugged construction and ease of maintenance.

20/05/2026

Our final guest talk of Diesel Streets takes place this Friday; 6-8pm with the amazing Katie Scott

Tickets are free and available from the Peterbough Museum site under events.

Funded by Arts Council England, supported by Peterborough Positive and partnered with Gladstone Connect - Allama Iqbal Centre.

Just two more weeks to come and visit the Life at The Lido exhibition at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery as part of t...
19/05/2026

Just two more weeks to come and visit the Life at The Lido exhibition at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery as part of the Lido’s 90th celebrations!

This free exhibition celebrates 90 years of swims, sunshine and stories from Peterborough’s much-loved landmark outdoor pool.

And while the exhibition may soon be ending, the celebrations are far from over… get ready for the Lido’s Big Birthday Weekender (29-31 May)! 🎉

Expect live music, a pool party, family gala, midnight swim and so much more.

Find out everything happening as part of the celebrations on website: https://vivacity.org/things-to-do/big-birthday-weekender/

We had a wonderful evening at this month’s Creative Lates! We began with some sketching in our First People gallery befo...
19/05/2026

We had a wonderful evening at this month’s Creative Lates!

We began with some sketching in our First People gallery before exploring the inspiring work of Rose Ferraby in our Gleanings exhibition and trying our hand at collaging. There was some fantastic creativity on display and, most importantly, everyone came away having had a brilliant time.

Missed this month? Don’t worry!

In June, we’ll be hosting Drag and Draw with the incredible Teddi The Drag Queen and

Book now: https://peterboroughmuseum.org.uk/events/creative-lates

And in July, we’ll be diving into Art Meditation under the Jurassic sea (well… almost!) with Creative Harts Cambs: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580358941062

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Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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