The Museum building is closed to the public during 2011 for a
major refurbishment. For more information, please visit our
Museum Redevelopment page.
The Museum always has lots on for all the family...
Framed! Art Treasures of Peterborough Museum Throughout
the season
Enjoy well-loved gems of the Museum’s Collections. Come and see our
portraits, sculptures and landscapes, from 16th century
works to respected contemporary artists. Items on display include
views of the city by JMW Turner,and a view of Paris by Walter
Sickert.
This month we have the following:
Tuesday 4 January -
Museum Society Lecture at 7.30pm at the John Clare Theatre,
Peterborough Central Library - Suffragettes by Neil
Mitchell. blood, sweat, tears and triumph - the story of women's
suffrage. (Link above to :
Saturday 8 January at 2pm -
Historic Peterborough Guided Walk
Saturday 15 January at 2pm -
Historic Peterborough Guided Walk
Tuesday 18 January -
Museum Society Lecture at 7.30pm at the John Clare
Theatre, Peterborough Central Library - Magna Carta, from Runnymede
to Washington via Normandy and Canberra by Geoffrey
Hindley. Find out why the Magna Carta remains as relevant today as
when it was written in 1215.
Wednesday 19 January at 7.30pm - Museum
History Talk at the John Clare Theatre, Peterborough Central
Library, ‘Hannibal - more than just Elephants’ Talk by Don
Chiswell. The true story of the famous general, Carthage, Romans
and the crossing of the Alps. Tickets on the door - £5 adults, £3
concessions.
Thursday 20 January -
Friends of the Museum Lunchtime Lecture at 12.30pm at
the John Clare Theatre, Central Library - Stone Bits and
Sun-Dials around Peterborough by Neil Mitchell
Saturday 22 January at 2pm -
Historic Peterborough Guided Walk
Saturday 29 January at 2pm -
Historic Peterborough Guided Walk
Katharine of Aragon Festival, 28 - 30
January
Katharine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife, was buried at
Peterborough Cathedral on 29 January 1536. The anniversary of this
significant event in royal and Peterborough history is now marked
each year with a series of commemorative events. The programme of
events for 2011 has been organised by the Cathedral in association
with Peterborough City Council and Vivacity, and includes:
Friday 28 January - Commemorative services at
the Cathedral during the day attended by city dignitaries and local
schoolchildren
Friday 28 January - An evening talk at the
Cathedral by Stuart Orme from Peterborough Museum 'The Life and
Times of Old Scarlett' at 7.30pm. Tickets: £5 adults, £3
concessions.
Saturday 29 January - Tudor Living History day
at the Cathedral, with a chance to meet Katharine and Henry VIII,
Tudor dancing and music, Tudor crafts, archery, surgery and much
more! Free Admission.
Saturday 29 January - Concert by the highly
acclaimed ensemble The Sixteen who are internationally recognised
as one of the world’s greatest choral and period instrument
orchestras. This will feature music Katharine would have heard at
courts and also a piece reputedly written especially for her by
Henry VIII.
Sunday 30 January - Tudor and Stuart
Peterborough Guided walk around the city centre with a costumed
guide at 2pm. Find out what the city would have been like during
the Tudor period and at the time of the Civil War. Tickets: £5
adults, £3 concessions.
For information visit the cathedral website www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk.
Tickets for the events can be purchased at the Cathedral shop or at
Peterborough Destination Centre.