We know that Roman mosaics held religious connotations linked to paganism, as evidenced by many mosaics featuring their gods and mythology. The Barton| Corinium Museum
It’s been 200 years since the Orpheus mosaic, now on display in the Corinium Museum, was discovered at Barton Farm, Cirencester, in 1824/25. To mark this milestone, the museum has been participating in a National Lottery Heritage Fund partnership project with The Barn Theatre and New Brewery Arts to create Project Orpheus, aimed at raising […] The post Orpheus Mosaics: What are their significance and differences? appeared first on Corinium Museum.| Corinium Museum
This year sees the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. September 2, 1945 is the date when all hostilities officially ended, after the war in| Corinium Museum
Though deep-rooted, the abbey’s long dominance over Cirencester, since it was founded in 1117, could not last forever. In the 16th Century, the emergence| Corinium Museum
Archaeology is done in layers. Sequences of events can be discerned from the physical layers in the ground. These are known as archaeological contexts. They are generally discovered in reverse chronological order – the fill of a pit is discovered before the cut of the pit; building rubble is discovered before the floor, which in […] The post Stories across the centuries found buried in a mosaic appeared first on Corinium Museum.| Corinium Museum
It’s been a little while since the last update about the swords, when we shared about their conservation. A lot of work has been going on behind the| Corinium Museum
The Presence of Cirencester Abbey, or rather, the distinct lack of it, casts a long shadow over even today’s Cirencester, defining much of its historical landscape. In its prime, however, the abbey was a monumental force – the political cultural zenith of the medieval town and the surrounding region. Though built on the site of […] The post The Augustinian Abbey: How it defined Cirencester from foundation to dissolution. Part one appeared first on Corinium Museum.| Corinium Museum
As a small child, I spent many happy hours exploring numerous museums and archaeological sites with my mother, Frances Horovitz, absorbing her fascination| Corinium Museum
Cirencester is well known for its large parish church, however there was an equally impressive abbey in Cirencester that was demolished during the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. Excavations undertaken in the 1960s helped to shed light on the abbey and a huge amount of the stone used to build the abbey was recovered. […] The post A tale of two churches appeared first on Corinium Museum.| Corinium Museum
Hidden among the chalky slopes and wind-worn grasslands of the Cotswolds lies Hazleton North Long Barrow — an early Neolithic monument that has| Corinium Museum
