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🔬 Museum Under the Microscope starts tomorrow! Join us for a close-up look at fascinating objects from our collection. Tuesday is already sold out, and tickets are going fast, so be sure to book your free spot before they’re gone! Find out more and book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/museum-under…

🔎 Get up close with history at our Object Handling! Stop by tomorrow (Wednesday) from 10.30am to 12.30pm or Friday from 2pm to 4pm to get hands-on with museum objects and enjoy a unique sensory treat with our “smell me jars".

#OnThisDay in 1955, J.A. Baker penned a vivid description of the autumnal woods: “Edney Wood was quiet, but frighteningly beautiful. The sodden glow of the millions of leaves, burnt my eyes. But after sunset it was just a desolate, deserted autumn slum of trees.”

@ChelmsMuseum Nathans Lane, Highwood (08.10.2017, early morning) #IngatestonePedallers

As the days get shorter, our hours are changing too! Starting tomorrow, Monday 4 November, Chelmsford Museum will be open daily from 10am to 4pm. Whether you’re looking to dive into Chelmsford’s history or explore our latest exhibitions, we’ll be here to welcome you!

This Friday, join us on a guided 7 km walk through the landscapes that inspired J.A. Baker’s acclaimed book, The Peregrine. Led by David Simmonds, you'll explore sites featured in Baker’s diaries and soak in the beautiful Essex countryside. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-walk-in-ja…

We’re joining The National Lottery Heritage Fund to celebrate Crossed Finger Selfie Day! Its an opportunity for us to say a big thank you to National Lottery players for helping fund projects like our redisplay which was completed five years ago this year! #ThanksToYou #NationalLottery

📷 Spaces are available but limited for next weeks Artist Talk with Nathalie Guinamard, creator of our current Gallery Wall exhibition, 'An Untamed Line'. Book your space now for Monday 25 November at 2pm: chelmsford.gov.uk/museums/whats-…

There's just one week to go until we start our Christmas events! To get us in the spirit Visitor Host, Rachel, has written an insightful blog on how the Victorians popularised elements of Christmas and what this would have looked like at Oaklands House: chelmsford.gov.uk/museums/news/m…

Our J A Baker archive has been selected by The National Archives for ‘A Year In Archives 2024’. The John Alec Baker archive from Special Collections at Uni of Essex Library, is currently on display at @ChelmsMuseum as part of the Restless Brilliance exhibition. nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-secto…

Weds 18th, 7pm, ARU Join us to hear Emilie Hertig as she tells us about her research into "Echoes Of The Big Bang" All Welcome and IT'S FREE! Refreshments too. cses.org.uk/events Chelmsford City Council Chelmsford CVS @ChelmsMuseum Please Re-Tweet to help.

Happy #HeritageTreasures Day! 🌟 Meet our Roman figurine from Roxwell dating back to 43- 410 AD, wearing a Birrus Britannicus – a woollen cloak that might just be the Roman version of a hoodie! A little piece of Roman Britain, on display in our Roman Gallery. The National Lottery Heritage Fund

🖼️ A new exhibition @ChelmsMuseum will explore art from the point of view of people living with #dementia and their companions. In partnership with UK dementia charity Alzheimer's Society, the museum ran workshops for people affected by dementia to explore and discuss art. 💬

There's a great review of the Restless Brilliance - The Story of J A Baker and The Peregrine exhibition @ChelmsMuseum until 23 February by Matt Merritt in the January 2025 edition Bird Watching . It's well worth reading and, of course, going to the Exhibition.

Restless Brilliance - the Story of J A Baker and The Peregrine runs @ChelmsMuseum until Sunday 23 February. Make sure you go (or go again) before it closes!

Restless Brilliance - the Story of J A Baker and The Peregrine runs @ChelmsMuseum until Sunday 23 February. Make sure you go (or go again) before it closes!

🖼️ Museum of Chelmsford latest exhibition explores the Slow Art movement from the point of view of people living with dementia. Created in partnership with Alzheimer's Society, 'Shifting Perspectives' opens this Sat 22 Mar. 🎨 Find out more: citylife.chelmsford.gov.uk/posts/museum-o…

It's #SlowArtDay 🖼️ Museum of Chelmsford Shifting Perspectives explores the Slow Art movement from the view of people living with dementia. Explore some of the artworks and their insights 👉 artuk.org/discover/curat… 🧑‍🎨 Rosalind Cuthbert (b.1951) © the artist. 📷 Chelmsford Museums

A magnificent Iron Age hoard of 933 gold coins has been acquired for the Museum of Chelmsford thanks to @heritagefunduk and other funders! The Great Baddow Hoard is thought to be the largest recorded Iron Age gold coin hoard ever uncovered in Britain.