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The Museum's Collections

We have over 200,000 fascinating objects in our collections...

You can see many of these in our fascinating exhibitions and events. They range from the most amazing Napoleonic bone palace to the largest fossil fish, not forgetting the mesmerizing mummified rat! Some of these have remarkable stories behind them, such as that behind our stolen Iron Age sword.

The collection covers a great range of objects of national and international importance, such as the Norman Cross prisoner of war craft work, the Jurassic marine reptiles, finds from Roman Peterborough and the original manuscripts of the famous poet John Clare. You can also find out about the everyday life of Peterborough's people, past and present through the Social History collection.

 

Archaeology Archives Art
Geology John Clare Natural History
Norman Cross Social History Identifications & Enquiries

 

Many of Peterborough’s most popular cultural and sporting facilities are now part of something new. Vivacity.

Find out more about the new trust on the Vivacity website.