Special Events
Roman Solider Re-enactment Days
Fri 10 – Sat 11 April
Included within museum admission
A day of re-enactment with the Ermine Street Guard. Watch battle formations in the museum’s Hare Gallery, hear about the soldier’s kit, daily life and weaponry. Children will have the chance to take part in a Soldier School and there will be living history tables for you to meet Roman soldiers and people around the galleries. Get ready to learn more about Roman military and bring a camera to have your picture taken with a Roman soldier! Demonstrations are at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm.
Included in admission
Sponsored by the Friends of Corinium Museum
Roman Soldier Re-enactment Day – Corinium Museum
Walks and Talks
Corinium Afternoons: Prehistory
Thu 2 April, 2pm-3pm
£10 (members & Volunteers use discount code)
The Corinium Museum holds finds from all time periods found in the Cotswolds. The Prehistoric collection has some stand-out objects, with stories coming to us from more than 6,000 years ago. Join us for a highlight tour of the Cotswolds’ best finds from prehistory, from Neolithic chambered tombs, to Bronze Age axes, to Iron Age Hillforts. This talk has it all! Corinium Museum Members and Volunteers can use their discount code for a free ticket.
Corinium Afternoons: Prehistory – Corinium Museum
Imagining Corinium
Thu 2 April, 7pm-8pm
£9-£10
What do we know about the Iron Age Britons who lived in this landscape before the Romans arrived? For the Dobunni, the people of this region, the evidence is fragmentary: archaeology, coins and a few fleeting references in Roman histories. The rest, they say, is imagination.
Linda Proud, well-known author of historical fiction, explores how she brought this largely lost world to life. Although the hero of her Awen trilogy is Togidubnus, king of the Atrebates, she found herself repeatedly drawn to Dobunnic territory—particularly the ancient settlement at Bagendon, known as Kyronion.
Imagining Corinium – Corinium Museum
What might it have been like for the Dobunni as the Roman invasion threatened their culture, beliefs and way of life? In the end, when the sources fall silent, we can only imagine—and this talk invites you to do just that.
There will be two short readings, one set at The Ditches near Bagendon, the other at Seven Springs near Cheltenham, and opportunities for questions.
Biography
Linda Proud is an award-winning novelist best known for her quartet of books set in the Florentine Renaissance. Her first novel A Tabernacle for the Sun, was long-listed for the Booker Prize. In 2013 she turned her attention closer to home and began the Awen series set in first century Britain. She is a stickler for research and has consulted – and been guided by – many archaeologists and experts in the period. She lives in Oxford with her husband.
Corinium Afternoons: Prehistory – Corinium Museum
Roman Cirencester Town Walk
Tue 7 April 11am -12.15pm
£9-£10
The remains of the ancient Roman town of Corinium lie underneath our feet as we walk around Cirencester. Join a member of the museum team as they discuss the Roman archaeology of the town and key discoveries that point to this being one of the most vibrant and wealthy towns in Roman Britain. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat! Meet at the museum. The walk lasts just over an hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places are limited
Roman Cirencester Town Walk – Corinium Museum
Walking Roman Cirencester
Fri 17 April, 10.15am – 1.30pm
£30-£33
Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking!
Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments, Alison will lead a tour of Corinium Museum to discover the treasures revealed on the walk. With each step you will connect with the historic landscape and gain a unique insight as you walk and talk along the way. With 20 years’ experience researching and curating the collection you will be in expert hands as Alison shares her passion and unique knowledge of Roman Corinium.
This half-day event will comprise of a two-hour leisurely walking tour of the town and amphitheatre, entry to the Museum with refreshments, followed by a guided tour of the award-winning Roman galleries.
Wear good footwear as mostly flat but some uneven terrain. Walk experience lasts approx. 2 hours, museum visit lasts approx. 1 hour. Booking recommended. Limited to 12 people
Walking Roman Cirencester – Corinium Museum
Cirencester in the Civil War Town Walk
Fri 24 April 11am -12.15pm
£9-£10
Ian Thomas will lead a walk around the town bringing to life the ‘storming of Cirencester’ in 1643. See where events unfolded and consider the significance of Cirencester in the English Civil War. The walk will explore the town centre, the Abbey Grounds and Cirencester Park. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat!
Booking recommended
Limited to 10 people.
Cirencester in the Civil War Walk – Corinium Museum
Walking Roman Cirencester
Sat 25 April Feb, 10.15am – 1.30pm
£30-£33
Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking!
Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments, Alison will lead a tour of Corinium Museum to discover the treasures revealed on the walk. With each step you will connect with the historic landscape and gain a unique insight as you walk and talk along the way. With 20 years’ experience researching and curating the collection you will be in expert hands as Alison shares her passion and unique knowledge of Roman Corinium.
This half-day event will comprise of a two-hour leisurely walking tour of the town and amphitheatre, entry to the Museum with refreshments, followed by a guided tour of the award-winning Roman galleries.
Wear good footwear as mostly flat but some uneven terrain. Walk experience lasts approx. 2 hours, museum visit lasts approx. 1 hour. Booking recommended. Limited to 10 people
Walking Roman Cirencester – Corinium Museum
Tour of the Stores, Northleach
Wed 29 April 11am -12pm
£9-£10
Join our collections team for a tour of the stores. There are all sorts of objects behind those doors: from prehistoric to the 1950s, through stone, costume, pottery, rural life and social history. We have scythes and hoovers, pottery from all ages and Roman mosaics, carved column plinths and stone coffins, medieval tiles and corbels, smocks and horse collars. We will take you round and tell you all about what we have and what we do in the stores; then focus in on some of the Cotswold histories that can be told from some of our objects.
The store is full of surprises.
Tour of the Stores – Corinium Museum
Exhibitions
ANIMALIUM
Thu 19 March – Sun 19 February
Free
Emma Abel presents an exhibition of Fine Art Mosaics featuring critically endangered species. Her focus is to raise awareness of species struggling to survive in today’s climate, whether it be due to deforestation, civil war, hunting or pollution. Wildlife charities around the world are helping local communities protect their native species and Emma donates a percentage of every sale to organisations such as Birdlife International to support their work.
Emma Abel of Abelmosaics is an award-winning Maker of Wildlife Mosaics, largely self-taught and she has been mosaicing for over 25 years. Her focus is critically endangered species, raising awareness through exhibitions and competitions. Abelmosaics has won awards with the Explorers Against Extinction global Art initiative and The Wildlife Arts Society amongst others. Emma’s work is in print and she has exhibited at the Royal Geographical Society and Natural History Museum in London as well as venues around the UK. Commissions have gone to various corners of the world including USA, Italy, Singapore and India, mostly to conservationists and those keen to support critically endangered wildlife. She donates a percentage of original mosaic sales to wildlife charities.
Emma’s mosaics are worked directly onto mesh or board using ceramic, glass, marble, slate and granite. Eyes and beaks are handmade in fused glass to add personality. Each tuft of fur or ruffled feather is cut with precision in order to show the animal in its best light.
Workshops with Abelmosaics take place at weekends in Emma’s Somerset studio, near Wells.
www.abelmosaics.com eebabel@hotmail.com Instagram: @abelmosaics
Tony Meeuwissen: Retrospective 2026
Thu 23 April – Sun 24 May
Free
Corinium Museum is delighted to welcome back the artist Tony Meeuwissen. You will know his work without knowing the artist, as he has illustrated for magazines and books. This is illustration at its most skilful and enchanting. Be ready to be pulled into his magical worlds through this retrospective exhibition.
Tony began his career in a commercial art studio, but moved on to freelance design for companies such as Penguin Books, the Radio Times and the Royal Mail. He is the winner of seven national and international awards, including three books.
Tony Meeuwissen: Retrospective 2026 – Corinium Museum
Families
Prehistoric Pottery Workshop
Wed 1 April, 10.30am -12.30pm
£10-£12.50
Explore ancient craft techniques by shaping and decorating clay pots inspired by prehistoric designs. Children will learn traditional methods and create their own small pot. All materials and guidance provided. Booking essential. Suitable for ages 7 and above. Please enquire about younger children.
Prehistoric Pottery Workshop – Corinium Museum
Prehistoric Printing Workshop
Thu 2 April, 10.30am -12.30pm
£10-£12.50
Learn printing techniques to create your own prehistoric scenes. You will be amazed by the real prehistoric artefacts on show to inspire your work.
Booking essential
Suitable for ages 8 and above. Please enquire about younger children
Prehistoric Printing – Corinium Museum
Roman Swords and Shields Workshop
Tue 7 April, 10.30am -12.30pm
£10-£12.50
During this workshop you will create a Roman shield and sword so that you feel as ready as a real Roman soldier to venture into the world to do battle. This creative workshop is inspired by archaeology from the Roman fort and from tombstones of Roman cavalrymen. Make your equipment and take it home after you have made it all in this creative workshop. Booking essential. Suitable for ages 6 and above.
Roman Swords and Shields – Corinium Museum
Roman Games Workshop
Wed 8 April, 10.30am -12.30pm
£12-£15
Join us for a morning creating a game from the Roman period. We will take a little time learning about entertainment in the Roman world before making this exciting game. During this morning workshop you will create a unique game board with counters to take home. All materials and instruction provided. Booking essential Suitable for ages 7 and above.
Roman Games Workshop – Corinium Museum
Mini Mosaics Workshop
Thu 9 April, 10.30am -12.30pm
£12-£15
Join us for a morning creating a game from the Roman period. We will take a little time learning about entertainment in the Roman world before making this exciting game. During this morning workshop you will create a unique game board with counters to take home. All materials and instruction provided. Booking essential Suitable for ages 7 and above.
Roman Games Workshop – Corinium Museum
Mammoth Rider Author Workshop with S.J. Poyton
Sun 12 April, 10.30am -11.30pm
£3
Step into the frozen world of Mammoth Rider in this immersive event with author S.J. Poyton. Come and be introduced to Ash Grimes and her enormous, extraordinary companions – the newly returned mammoths – and discover how this thrilling adventure blends bold science, brave characters and big ideas about climate, conservation and courage. Packed with interactive storytelling, mammoth facts, cloning and de-extinction insights, and behind-the-book secrets – this event invites you to think about how STEM and imagination can shape a better future. You’ll get to see a real-life baby mammoth tooth, ask questions about writing and research, and uncover what it really takes to protect a baby mammoth in S.J. Poyton’s tundra suitcase.
8+
Roman Games Workshop – Corinium Museum
Cirencester Young Archaeologists Club
Sat 25 April, 10.30am -12.30pm
£5
Corinium Museum is starting an archaeology club for 8 to 16-year-olds. Get hands-on with history with activities that cover the Stone Age up to the present day. £5 per session. Booking essential and spaces limited to 16. The Club is now full but please email either: Michaela Lennox at Michaela.lennox@freedom-leisure.co.uk or Phillip Brant-Simmons at Phillip.brantsimmons@freedom-leisure.co.uk to be put on the waiting list.
You can also call us on 01285 655611
Cirencester Young Archaeologists’ Club – Corinium Museum
Cinema
Royal Ballet and Opera
The Magic Flute
Tue 21 April 6.45pm -11pm
£15-£17
Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.
The Royal Opera: THE MAGIC FLUTE – Corinium Museum
Corinium Cinema: A Big, Bold Beautiful Journey
Sat 25 April 2pm – 4.15pm
£8-£9
What if you could open a doorway and walk through it to re-live a defining moment from your past? Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at the mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present…and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.
Cert: 15
A Big. Bold Beautiful Journey – Corinium Museum
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