The Museum's Collections
Did you know there are over
200,000 objects in the
Museum's collection?
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.
To find out more about the collections and our services,
follow the links below.
