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Abingdon County Hall Museum

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A modern museum in a historic setting, detailing the history of one of the UK's oldest continually inhabited towns #Abingdon. Tweets by museum assistants.

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Head over to Abingdon Museum and make your own bookmark using different colourful mixed media! These lovely examples were made by our youngest visitors ☺️ Feel free to tag us in your photos showing your creations! #abingdon #kidscraft #halfterm #oxfordshire

Head over to Abingdon Museum and make your own bookmark using different colourful mixed media!
These lovely examples were made by our youngest visitors ☺️
Feel free to tag us in your photos showing your creations!
#abingdon #kidscraft #halfterm #oxfordshire
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Come & meet 'Abby' the Pliosaur in our Attic Gallery! Discovered in #Abingdon in 2023, Abby represents one of the most complete Tithonian #pliosaurs discovered from the #KimmeridgeClay. The Etienne Fossil Collection is on view at the Museum until September 2025. #FossilFriday

Come & meet 'Abby' the Pliosaur in our Attic Gallery!
Discovered in #Abingdon in 2023, Abby represents one of the most complete Tithonian #pliosaurs discovered from the #KimmeridgeClay. 

The Etienne Fossil Collection is on view at the Museum until September 2025. 
#FossilFriday
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The oldest known fossil of a singing cicada reveals that these insects were making music during the Eocene epoch — long before humans existed. sciencenews.org/article/cicada…

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🏰 From 675 AD to today—Abingdon Abbey’s story continues! Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s £4m grant, we’re: 🔹 Saving these medieval treasures 🔹 Adding accessible facilities 🔸 Bringing 1,300 years of history to life 📰: cstu.io/27167c #NationalLottery #HeritageFund

🏰 From 675 AD to today—Abingdon Abbey’s story continues!

Thanks to <a href="/HeritageFundUK/">The National Lottery Heritage Fund</a>’s £4m grant, we’re:

🔹 Saving these medieval treasures
🔹 Adding accessible facilities
🔸 Bringing 1,300 years of history to life

📰: cstu.io/27167c 

#NationalLottery #HeritageFund
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Travel back to the Jurassic and discover some of the giant creatures that once dominated the land and sea around Abingdon! The Etienne fossil collection is on display in our Attic Gallery until September 2025. #FossilFriday #dinosaur #marinereptile #jurassic #abingdon 🦖

Travel back to the Jurassic and discover some of the giant creatures that once dominated the land and sea around Abingdon!
The Etienne fossil collection is on display in our Attic Gallery until September 2025.
#FossilFriday #dinosaur #marinereptile #jurassic #abingdon 🦖
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The longest day and shortest night of the year. Paul Nash's Landscape of the Summer Solstice, 1943, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

The longest day and shortest night of the year. Paul Nash's Landscape of the Summer Solstice, 1943, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
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Join local archaeologist Jeff Wallis on Sunday 13th July at 2 pm for a guided walk following the traces of Abingdon’s Oppidum and to know more about the the #archaeology of #Abingdon. Sign up to book your free place at the Museum reception or contact us at 01235 523703

Join local archaeologist Jeff Wallis on Sunday 13th July at 2 pm for a guided walk following the traces of Abingdon’s Oppidum and to know more about the the #archaeology of #Abingdon.
Sign up to book your free place at the Museum reception or contact us at 01235 523703
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Join us Abingdon Museum on Wednesday 16 July to get actively involved in the preservation of our #archaeology! Our guest Carl Champness presents: A Tale of Two Channels – Ancient River Systems and Palaeolithic Activity in the Thames Valley. …4palaeolithicfindstalk.eventbrite.com

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This is the last weekend to see our #Geology of #Abingdon exhibition! It provides some background and context to our many #fossil finds in the collection, starting with an introduction to rock strata and how they were discovered by William Smith over 200 years ago.

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Only 4 places left for the #Abingdon #Oppidum guided walk with local archaeologist Jeff Wallis! Starting at 2pm next Sunday, 13th July, Jeff will guide you through the #archaeological #history of the town centre. If you're interested to join him, please contact the Museum.

Only 4 places left for the #Abingdon #Oppidum guided walk with local archaeologist Jeff Wallis!
Starting at 2pm next Sunday, 13th July, Jeff will guide you through the #archaeological #history of the town centre. If you're interested to join him, please contact the Museum.
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Join us on Wed 16 July for an insightful evening on the fascinating discoveries unearthed at the A34 Lodge Hill interchange presented by Carl Champness from Oxford Archaeology. FREE EVENT - EVERYONE WELCOME! Book your tickets on Eventbrite here: …4palaeolithicfindstalk.eventbrite.com

Join us on Wed 16 July for an insightful evening on the fascinating discoveries unearthed at the A34 Lodge Hill interchange presented by Carl Champness from Oxford Archaeology.
FREE EVENT - EVERYONE WELCOME!
Book your tickets on Eventbrite here: …4palaeolithicfindstalk.eventbrite.com
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Visit our current Roman exhibition at Abingdon Museum and see some examples of Roman metalworking like this bronze bowl, found at a Roman cemetery near Sutton Courtney, Abingdon. #Abingdon #Roman #Archaeology #FridayFinds

Visit our current Roman exhibition at Abingdon Museum and see some examples of Roman metalworking like this bronze bowl, found at a Roman cemetery near Sutton Courtney, Abingdon.
#Abingdon #Roman #Archaeology #FridayFinds
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Our volunteer-run family activities are a great way to spend a bit of time learning a new skill. To accompany our Roman exhibition, the next Museum craft session will be 'Pots of Evidence' on Wednesday 20th August from 10:30am.

Our volunteer-run family activities are a great way to spend a bit of time learning a new skill. To accompany our Roman exhibition, the next Museum craft session will be 'Pots of Evidence' on Wednesday 20th August from 10:30am.
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If you're looking for some fun and friendly actvities for the children these summer holidays please join our volunteers tomorrow 20th August for the Museum Roman Craft! Free drop-in session from 10:30-12:30 and 13:30 3:30

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The #Romans are coming to #Abingdon! Step back in time and experience the life of a Roman settlement on Saturday 13th September Heritage Open Days. Join us for a great living history show at the Abingdon Abbey Buildings Buildings from 10am to 4pm and meet 'The Vicus' re-enactment group.

The #Romans are coming to #Abingdon!
Step back in time and experience the life of a Roman settlement on Saturday 13th September <a href="/heritageopenday/">Heritage Open Days</a>.
Join us for a great living history show at the <a href="/Abingdon_Abbey/">Abingdon Abbey Buildings</a> Buildings from 10am to 4pm and meet 'The Vicus' re-enactment group.
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Two fine pots found at 30 East St Helen Street. Excavations there revealed archaeological remains dating back to the 1st century AD. Our current Roman exhibition is on view until 28th September. #Abingdon #Roman #Archaeology

Two fine pots found at 30 East St Helen Street.
Excavations there revealed archaeological remains dating back to the 1st century AD. 
Our current Roman exhibition is on view until 28th September. 
#Abingdon #Roman #Archaeology