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The Museum is FREE to enter. Andover from prehistoric times to the present day. Visit the museum and then relax in our coffee shop. Dioramas, woolly mammoth bones, stone tools and local fossils. Archaeological finds include a Bronze age hoard and Saxon grave goods. Discover the legendary Cockatrice and see a rare Medieval ivory figurine of the Virgin and Child. In the same building, the Museum of the Iron Age tells the story of Danebury hill fort which lies to the south west of Andover. The hill fort is one of the best studied sites of the British Iron Age. We are now part of Hampshire Cultural Trust.
Do you fancy learning a new skill? Maybe one you can use to make gifts for friends & family? We have our popular Willow Angel and Christmas Decorations workshop at Andover Museum on Thurs 21 Nov from 10.30am- 3.30pm, £60 per person which includes the materials and tea/coffees.
Tickets can be booked on line https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/event/willow-angel-and-christmas-decorations-workshop
Or via our gift shop during museum opening hours.
Do you need some inspiration for birthday or Christmas gifts? We have local artists paintings on display in our exhibition until 30 November plus we have craft workshop places, a variety of jewellery, brooches, scarves, local area books, pocket money toys and more in our museum gift shop! 🎁🖼
Treat yourself today at Andover museum! Come and see the fabulous local Artist John Randall do his upside down trick!!
He will also show you how to paint a unicorn if you wish! ALL FOR FREE. Today and Tomorrow 11am to 3pm.
We’ve also got great rocky road or lemon cake .... special offer £3 hot drink and cake!! ☕️🍰🦄
Image below of unicorn is for illustration purposes!!
Hairy Mary is dressed and all ready to spook, I mean welcome our Andover Museum visitors tonight for “Museum by torchlight” from 5-7pm (Weds 30 Oct) £3 per person payable on arrival. Dress in costumes if you wish and please bring your torches!! Don’t forget to try our free witches brew before you leave the museum! 👹👻💀🎃🙀😱
We’ve got some great craft activities this week at the Free entry Andover museum.
Tues 29 Oct, 1.30-4.30pm you can make paper plate witches, £2 per child.
On Thursday 31 Oct, 1.30-4.30pm you can make Halloween hats, £2 per child, payable on arrival.
There’s also some free craft activities in our exhibition gallery.
Do you dare to explore The museum of the Iron Age and Andover museum by torchlight this Weds 30 October, 5-7pm, £3 per person?! - please pay on arrival and bring your torches! Don’t forget to dress up in your spookiest costumes and take your scary selfies in our special frame!
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Our December candle making workshop @AndoverMuseum @HantsCulture is now fully booked but we have various other great #workshops coming up in Nov & Dec with spaces such as ‘Make a willow Angel and Christmas decorations’, beaded jewellery and more! Please check out our booking website for more info hcct.digitickets.co.uk/tickets?branch…
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There have been various studies about how visiting museums can have benefits for your health and well being.
Look after yourself on this #Worldmentalhealthday2019 and treat yourself to some me time or visit us with friends/family. Or take a stroll at Danebury Ring then come and see our Iron Age displays at the museum. Free entry.
It’s the last day today of the Andover photographic club’s free photography exhibition. Some of these great photos are for sale too, making great gifts or treat for yourself!!
Any purchased today will be for collection from Andover Museum from next week.
Come and warm up in our cafe too with a lovely cup of tea or Mossi coffee & cake ☕️🍰
We’re open until 4pm today.
The “Photographic Review” exhibition is on until this Sat 5 October at the Andover museum gallery. Don’t miss this free exhibition by the Andover Photographic Club. Lots of great images, many of which you can purchase and collect after the exhibition has finished.
Great gift idea! 🎁
Our Weyhill room in the Andover museum is open now following our leaking roof incident last week! These soggy days this week are the perfect opportunity to visit us and maybe treat yourselves to tea/coffee and cake in our cafe!! 🍰☕️
The Museum of Iron Age top floor will be closed on Weds 25 Sept from 10am-2pm due to filming and our Weyhill room in the Andover Museum will be closed until further notice for essential maintenance work. The rest of the museum, cafe and gift shop is open as normal.
Museum of Iron Age and Andover museum are CLOSED due to unforeseen circumstances today. We will keep you posted as to when we’re able to re-open.
We are very sorry but due to unforeseen circumstances Museum of Iron Age & Andover museum are CLOSED today Tues 24 Sept. We will let you know when we can re-open.
Exciting news for all those looking for craft workshops this Autumn. The Andover museum workshops can now be found on our ‘What’s on’ page with online booking!
This year we have Candle making, copper foiling, willow angel making and more.
Spaces are limited so book soon!!
https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/andover-museum
Situated on the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, the historic market town of Andover boasts two museums in the same building. Andover Museum, telling the story of the town and surrounding area, opened in 1981, and it was joined in 1986 by the Museum of the Iron Age, which tells the story of nea...
If you've ever thought about volunteering at Andover Museum, now's the time to join us!
We're currently looking for volunteers to help on our welcome desk on Saturday afternoons from 1pm - 4pm.
It's a great way to meet people and learn new skills, or share your existing skills with us.
If you're aged 16yrs+ and interested in joining our wonderful team of volunteers please email us on [email protected] or call us on 01264 366283
We had a great time celebrating the 'Asking Andover' exhibition last Saturday! Thank you to all who joined us.
There's still time to come and see the FREE exhibition as it's here until Sat 31 August 2019.
Thank you so much to all those who have been involved and supported us with our co-curated community exhibition, displaying the living memories, images and items shared by Andover residents.
Some families just stayed and played all day! There is always something to do at the Museum.
Don't forget to come for your Cream Tea on Sunday we are especially OPEN for the Shilling Fair. The Lofties will be singing here just after 2pm and see us in the Square for fun things to do!
Andover Museum will be open this Sunday 11 August from 10am - 4pm to co-incide with the Shilling Fair taking place in Andover High Street. Pick up a voucher from our stall at the Shilling Fair event for our Cream tea special offer, just £4.00 for a scone, clotted cream, locally made jam and free cup of tea (Mozzo coffee is extra) and present your voucher at the museum where we will be serving the cream teas in our museum cafe between 11am - 3.30pm on Sunday 11 Aug.
All subject to availability. No need to pre-book.
Planning days out with family and friends during August? We've got some great Roman themed activities on the following days and times:
Weds 21 Aug - Roman object handling 2-3.30pm
Thurs 22 Aug - Roman crafts - make a cardboard Roman Soldiers helmet. £2 per child. 2- 4pm
Fri 23 Aug - Roman object handling 2-3.30pm
All subject to availability and change.
FREE entry to the Museum of the Iron Age and Andover Museum!
If your children/ grandchildren/ nieces/ nephews are climbing the walls this afternoon, take a visit to Andover Museum until 4pm, where they can make a 'Celtic' themed sun catcher! It costs just £2 per child for the celtic crafts. FREE entry to museum, plus we have a free car park next to the museum.
Tomorrow you now have a special opportunity to do a 'mini make' craft from 10.30 to 12.30 with Megan. We need little ones to colour some bunting too for the Shilling Fair while you are here (Yes! the Museum will be open this Sunday...more about this later) Have great fun!
Tomorrow! Learn to draw and have good colouring techniques with local artist John Randall for free! FROM 11AM
Afternoon craft will be with Sue following our Celtic theme.....just £2 (all children must be accompanied by an adult) See you there!
Tomorrow! Wednesday from 2pm- 5pm, you can come and handle real objects from the Museum. Learn more about the Iron Age and the Celts. Add your memory to Asking Andover exhibition or draw for our celebration bunting...or just come in for an ice cream! Watch this space for lots more to see and do each day of your holidays. Have fun!
Looking for interesting activities to do with your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends this summer?
Check out our poster below for some of our free 'Asking Andover' workshops at Andover Museum on 8 and 15 August........ places are limited to please book via Helen by email to [email protected]
It's flashback Thursday again today at Andover Museum and we'd love to hear from anyone who has memories from the Andover Carnival. Perhaps you've helped organise them, have some great photos or memories of participating in the carnivals?
Please share your memories/ images in the comments below.
Our Co-curated Asking Andover exhibition is now complete and will be on display in our exhibition space in Andover Museum until Sat 31 August 2019. Please do come along and have a look! FREE entry to museum.
Loving this great article about our Asking Andover project written by Andover Radio! Check out the article
https://loveandover.com/news/local-news/asking-andover-needs-you/
A place to share your memories on Andover.
The Museum of Iron age will be appearing on the Smithsonian Channel (UK) tonight at 8pm featuring on their series 'Mystic Britain'. http://www.smithsonianchannel.co.uk/ ☺️
Awe-inspiring stories, powerful documentaries and amazing factual entertainment that explore air and space, history, science, nature and pop culture. Now available in the UK and Ireland.
Dear friends of the Museum
Due to staff illness and annual leave this is to tell you the Museum will be closing at 3pm today. Can we just add a huge thank you for all your support this week and we will be open as normal tomorrow...10am to 4pm choose from Maypole making to Hairy Bugs on a plate! special White Chocolate Tiffin cake too!
Thanks to all the children who made it so much fun so far this week with all their BUGS!!!! And all this still to come.......make a MayPole with Sue tomorrow afternoon, handle some real Celtic and Roman artefacts with Sarah tomorrow morning also on Friday with Nigel and Brian. Always having great time at your Museum!
Make a Bug or two today from 10am with Jenny or come and hear Sarah tfrom 2pm tell you about the Romans and handle some of their everyday objects...............do you know what the Roman's used for toilet papaer?!!
We have some great FREE 'Asking Andover' workshops coming up soon. Our workshops in July/ Aug are suitable for accompanied children too if you'd like to join us as a family/ friendship group!
Please check out our posters below.
To book your FREE places, please email [email protected]
It's Throwback Thursday #TBT again and this week at Andover Museum and we'd like to find out if you know any information or knew friends/ family who are in this image of the last passenger train from Andover to Swindon on Sept 11, 1961? We know that the Mayor of Andover Clr B P E Machin, graces the buffer beam of the ex GWR 2-6-0 no 6395 steam loco but it would be great to learn of any memories surrounding this day or perhaps do you remember using the railway or working on the railway at Andover in the 1960s/70s and beyond! Please comment below or private message us, we'd love to hear from you for our Asking Andover living memory Exhibition.
📚 Story telling, 🏺 object handling, 🐸 pond dipping and much more! Pack your half term with great fun, in and out of doors, for all the family wherever you are around Hampshire.
Take a trip to our museums, arts centres and galleries across Hampshire for great family days out, to find out more about our history and heritage, discover world-class art or enjoy some of the very best in music, theatre and comedy that the county has to offer.
Thanks to Sarah L one of our dedicated and brilliant volunteers.....we have these 'Object of the Month' gems for you! Why don't you come in this Saturday or the children bring this half term and find....
THE ROMSEY IVORY!
The Romsey Ivory was dug up from the site of Romsey Abbey in 1922. This small relief shows an image of the Virgin with a now headless Christ child standing on her knee. She has a flower in her right hand, while Christ holds an apple in his left. Traces of red paint remain on the folds of the Virgin’s robe. The carving was produced in France between 1250 and 1350 AD.
Welcome to our new Andover Museum Throwback Thursday #TBT feature.
We'd love to hear your memories about the Walled Meadow in Andover. It features in our museum, but through our volunteers and visitors sharing their memories via our recent 'Asking Andover' workshops, we'd like to discover more!
If you have any information, images, artefacts or documents you'd like to share about the Walled Meadow please message us at Andover Museum, comment below or email the Asking Andover team [email protected]
Welcome to our new Andover Museum Throwback Thursday #TBT feature.
We'd love to hear your memories about the Walled Meadow in Andover. It features in our museum, but through our volunteers and visitors sharing their memories via our recent 'Asking Andover' workshops, we'd like to discover more!
If you have any information, images, artefacts or documents you'd like to share about the Walled Meadow please message us at Andover Museum, comment below or email the Asking Andover team [email protected]
Ever wanted to find out more about how to collect Oral History from friends, relatives etc?
We have a FREE 'Asking Andover' workshop tomorrow Thurs 9 May, 10am - 12noon at Andover Museum where you'll learn about the importance of Oral history, how to record memories and how materials can be used to share this heritage of the local community.
To register for the FREE workshop please email Helen via [email protected]
We've got some great FREE 'Asking Andover' workshops coming soon May - August!
Check out our events listings and the posters below for more info on workshops such as Behind the Scenes Collection tours, Andover Heritage trail walk, Museum interpretation and more!
To book your FREE places please email Helen at [email protected]
Help us solve the mystery of Woodhouse Bakery!
Does anyone have any information about Mr A F Loveridge and his Woodhouse Bakery, Woodhouse, Smannell?
Hampshire Cultural Trust have a series of images of the bakery after it had closed down but there is no history file for them or any information to date the images.
The photos almost look as though someone has gone out and taken a whole load of record shots sometime after it closed and before it was either converted to something else or demolished.
We are Asking Andover if you can shed any light on these fascinating images? Any information provided would really enhance this archive and help us to solve the mystery of Woodhouse Bakery!
If you have any information, please email [email protected]
Asking Andover Project this summer
Make your bunny ears ready for the Easter weekend, this Thurs 18 April, £2 per child at Andover Museum!
Entry to the museum is FREE!
We also look forward to seeing you this Good Friday when we'll be open 10am - 5pm and Easter Saturday from 10am - 4pm.
On Saturday 20 April, you can get involved in the 'Asking Andover' Favourite places craft for £2 per child.
On all these days you can also try our free trails, colouring, enter the Asking Andover art competition and draw your Andover house for the 'Asking Andover' project bunting we're making!
We'll be closed on Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
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Our second performance of Merciful Grace starts at 2:30, free performance but donations are greatly appreciated. Steampunk creation Merciful Grace the mechanical maid invites you into a secret part of her life. Meet her lifelong companion Bob the 'not evil' manbot, and watch as he sets in motion a very cunning plan... Includes a cast of steampunk inspired 'Bobs', sing-a-long ukulele songs and robot humour. No robots will be harmed... but we can't vouch for the ukuleles. We hope you like puns! This performance is child and grandparent-friendly and suitable for children 6 and up - and yes you can bring younger brothers and sisters #andover #hampshire #wiltshire #surrey #berkshire #steampunk
We are in full swing here, with Cotswold Archaeology, a quick break for lunch, but we will be starting again at 2.
A little preview of what you can do in our Celtic Knot make-and-take session tomorrow! #makeandtake #celticknots #hampshire #hampshireculturaltrust #andover
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