• Make Your Mark: A Communal Artwork

    We want you to put your art right onto a gallery wall!

    Make Your Mark is a giant communal artwork made from tape, created by the people of Gloucester, together.

    Join in from 25 Oct 2025

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  • Discovery Centre

    A year-long archaeological project is underway revealing fascinating finds unearthed during city developments. Watch archaeologists at work, explore real discoveries, and take part in hands-on activities and events.

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  • Festive Fun Awaits

    Discover creative workshops, seasonal trails and family activities to make your December magical. Explore everything in one place and start planning your visit now.

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Events
Quiet Mornings
Sep 18
Families
Quiet Mornings
Families

Our weekly Quiet Mornings offer a calmer museum experience, especially suited to visitors who prefer a more relaxed environment.

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Families
Make Your Mark
Oct 25
Art, Community
Make Your Mark
Art, Community

We want you to put your art right onto a gallery wall!

Make Your Mark is a giant communal artwork made from tape, created by the people of Gloucester, together.

More info

Art, Community
The Time is Now
Oct 25
Exhibitions, Community
The Time is Now
Exhibitions, Community

Three brilliant Gloucester residents, three historic communities, three extraordinary portraits by renowned photographer Emilie Sandy.

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Exhibitions, Community
Heritage Careers Workshop
Nov 29
Collections
Heritage Careers Workshop
Collections

Explore careers in archaeology and heritage with Cotswold Archaeology and the Museum of Gloucester. This free, in-person workshop covers job roles, application tips, and ways to gain experience in the sector. Attendees are encouraged to bring a device to access job sites during the session.

Info & Tickets

Collections
Ghosts & Giggles: Family Tour of Haunted Gloucester
Dec 12
Families, Tours, Halloween
Ghosts & Giggles: Family Tour of Haunted Gloucester
Families, Tours, Halloween

Along the way, you’ll hear ghostly tales, explore areas not usually open to the public, and discover the secrets that linger in the shadows of these ancient buildings. 

Info + Tickets

Families, Tours, Halloween
Glorious Glevum Tour
Dec 30
Talks, Tours
Glorious Glevum Tour
Talks, Tours

Join Lucius Sita, our resident auxiliary Roman soldier, for a guided introduction to Roman Glevum and the treasures, visible and hidden in the Museum of Gloucester. Why did the Romans settle here? What was ‘fast food’ for an auxiliary foot soldier? All this and more with Lucius as your guide…

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Talks, Tours
Ghostly Gloucester: Museum to Blackfriars Tour
Jan 23
Tours, Halloween
Ghostly Gloucester: Museum to Blackfriars Tour
Tours, Halloween

A grown-up ghost tour through Gloucester’s hidden history Starts at Museum of Gloucester.

Info + Tickets

Tours, Halloween
Ghosts & Giggles: Family Tour of Haunted Gloucester
Feb 13
Families, Tours, Halloween
Ghosts & Giggles: Family Tour of Haunted Gloucester
Families, Tours, Halloween

Along the way, you’ll hear ghostly tales, explore areas not usually open to the public, and discover the secrets that linger in the shadows of these ancient buildings. 

Info + Tickets

Families, Tours, Halloween

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Spaces for hire, steeped in history. The Museum offers the perfect city centre location for your gathering; with fully equipped facilities and a dedicated team.

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Featured
Discovery Centre Finds - Post-medieval glass bottle with seal
Collections, DiscoveryCentre
Discovery Centre Finds - Post-medieval glass bottle with seal
Collections, DiscoveryCentre

A 17th-century dark green glass wine bottle of the “shaft and globe” type, made in England using the free-blown method. Its seal, marked “I.H,” likely identifies the person who commissioned it rather than the maker—possibly John or similar, as “I” was used for “J” at the time.

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Collections, DiscoveryCentre
Dendrochronology project - Museum of Gloucester / Swansea University
Collections, Research
Dendrochronology project - Museum of Gloucester / Swansea University
Collections, Research

In 2025, the Museum of Gloucester partnered with scientists from Swansea University’s Department of Geography on the Quercus project. This initiative focuses on analysing timber samples from across the UK to uncover insights into history, environment, and heritage through wood science.

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Collections, Research
Discovery Centre Finds - Glass ‘bath flask’ & hexagonal bottle
Collections, DiscoveryCentre
Discovery Centre Finds - Glass ‘bath flask’ & hexagonal bottle
Collections, DiscoveryCentre

A late 1st-century glass bath flask, once used for perfumed oils in Roman baths, was discovered in Gloucester. It retains a copper-alloy ring for suspension, hinting at personal use during the city’s Legionary fortress period. Alongside it, a striking blue hexagonal glass bottle served as a versatile container for liquids like oil or wine.

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Collections, DiscoveryCentre

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