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Museum of Gloucester Telling the collective story of the city and people of Gloucester from the Romans to now. We've also got shed-loads of amazing clocks.

Museum of Gloucester is here to tell the collective story of the place and people of the city of Gloucester. Housed in a fine Victorian building on Brunswick Road, the Museum is home to a collection of over 750,000 objects of international importance. There's a small portion of our fascinating collection on display in our exhibition spaces. We start our story with Gloucester’s origins as a Roman settlement and its development through the Dark Ages and Medieval period. The Archaeology collection includes the world-famous Birdlip Mirror, impressive Roman tombstones and the Gloucester Tables Set, the oldest complete backgammon set in the world, as well as the Sword of Richard III and countless other fascinating objects. We've also got notable objects from the history of the city from the Civil War right through to the 21st Century. Oh, and we have lots of taxidermy. And who could forget the enormous number of clocks! The museum hosts two major visiting exhibitions per year in our upstairs gallery, in addition to our permanent displays on the ground floor. Highlights include a Roman kitchen playhouse and medieval street and part of the original Roman wall can also be viewed within the museum. Also visit our café, serving a range of tea, coffee and cakes, crisps and biscuits as well as our gift shop full of both history-inspired gifts and local products. We can't wait to welcome you!

Have you seen our latest exhibition in the Community Gallery? “People, Places & Story Spaces” displays a small number of...
15/10/2026

Have you seen our latest exhibition in the Community Gallery?

“People, Places & Story Spaces” displays a small number of our artwork inspired by Gloucester’s buildings and streetscapes!

How many different faces have you seen in our collection while walking through our museum? Tag us the next time you see ...
13/10/2026

How many different faces have you seen in our collection while walking through our museum?

Tag us the next time you see one!

Museum Shop Monday!🛍️Do you have a budding archaeologist in your life? Our dig kits are currently on offer 2 for £6! Get...
12/10/2026

Museum Shop Monday!🛍️

Do you have a budding archaeologist in your life? Our dig kits are currently on offer 2 for £6!

Get these from our gift shop during our opening hours Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm.

Don’t forget to look up!⬆️Did you know we have giant deer antlers in the museum that are 12,000 years old? Although thes...
11/10/2026

Don’t forget to look up!⬆️

Did you know we have giant deer antlers in the museum that are 12,000 years old? Although these ones were found in Ireland, the display cases in this area also show giant deer remains from Gloucester!

Our Object of the Month for October is Rufus Sita's tombstone! Rufus Sita was stationed in Gloucester as an auxilliary c...
09/10/2026

Our Object of the Month for October is Rufus Sita's tombstone!

Rufus Sita was stationed in Gloucester as an auxilliary cavalryman and died after 22 years of service - just three years away from retirement age.

This tombstone, on display in the museum, depicts him on horseback trampling a Celtic enemy. The inscription at the bottom of the tombstone reads: "Rufus Sita, trooper of the Sixth Cohort of Thracians, aged 40, of 22 years of service, lies buried here. His heirs had this erected according to the terms of his will."

It was discovered in the 1800s not far from London Road, and dates from the first century during the military occupation of the legionary base that was established at Gloucester.

What do you think our Object of the Month should be in November? Comment your suggestions below!

What an incredibly sweet find by the team! Don't forget that the Discovery Centre will be closing on Sat 3 Oct!
24/09/2026

What an incredibly sweet find by the team!

Don't forget that the Discovery Centre will be closing on Sat 3 Oct!

⏰ Final days to visit the Discovery Centre! ⏰The Discovery Centre will close on Sat 3 Oct 2026, so don't miss your chanc...
24/09/2026

⏰ Final days to visit the Discovery Centre! ⏰

The Discovery Centre will close on Sat 3 Oct 2026, so don't miss your chance to see archaeologists at work uncovering incredible finds from Gloucester's past.

Watch discoveries unfold, explore fascinating artefacts and get involved with family-friendly activities before it's gone!

🏺 Closes Sat 3 Oct 2026

How do tree rings help us understand the past?Join Dr Darren Davies (Swansea University) for a friendly, hands‑on talk a...
16/09/2026

How do tree rings help us understand the past?

Join Dr Darren Davies (Swansea University) for a friendly, hands‑on talk about how scientists read the stories hidden in wood, from dating old buildings to learning what the climate was like thousands of years ago.

You’ll also get to see and handle real ancient timbers, including pieces from The Museum of Gloucester.

📆Sat 21 Nov, 2pm
🎟 £5 per person
Book now 👉 https://www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/events/reading-the-rings-how-trees-reveal-the-past

05/09/2026

Gloucester Day celebrates the moment our city held its ground in 1643 and this month's featured object comes straight from that chapter.

This Civil War breastplate, worn by a mounted soldier, still bears the impact of a musket ball on its right-hand side. It didn't pe*****te, but it left a heavy dent: a striking reminder of the danger, resilience and close-range fighting thay shaped Gloucester's Civil War story.

A fitting object for a day rooted in the city's past.

More info on this object can be found in our blog 👉 https://www.museumofgloucester.co.uk/blog/our-september-object-of-the-month-is-battleready

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Brunswick Road
Gloucester
GL11HP

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Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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