Festival of Archaeology 2025
Join us this July as the Museum of Gloucester takes part in the city-wide Festival of Archaeology. Discover Gloucester’s past through interactive workshops, guided tours, and family-friendly activities celebrating our rich heritage.
Join us for an in insightful and unique tour of the museum galleries and storage areas seldom seen at the Museum of Gloucester with the Collections Team.
Come and meet Kurt Adams, Finds Liaison Officer, to record your finds with the national database and receive expert information about its material, date and significance.
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Join auxiliary Roman soldier Lucius for a fascinating visit underground to the Eastgate chamber to see how and why the original City walls were built and what happened to them through the centuries.
Meet Elsie Clifford and learn about her life as a trailblazer as a female archaeologist in the early 20th century - hear her story and stories of other female trailblazers.
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Join Lizzie, Collections Officer at the Museum of Gloucester on a walking tour of Roman Gloucester.
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Hey there, young explorers! Get ready for an amazing journey through time at Doc Saurus: Festival of Archaeology!
Step into a world of dinosaurs and fossils as you marvel at real-life dinosaur bones and fossils from Gloucestershire and beyond. Who knows? You might even discover a new species!
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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…