Museums · South West England
Corinium Museum
In or near Kemble.
Corinium Museum — UK museum in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Kemble · 5.8 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Corinium Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1938. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "UK museum in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7173°, -1.9706°.
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Summary from the official site
The Corinium Museum, located in Cirencester, showcases a significant collection of artifacts from the Roman town of Corinium, along with exhibits spanning from prehistoric times to the present. Visitors can explore interactive galleries featuring thousands of objects, including Roman mosaics and medieval sculptures, providing a comprehensive view of the region's history.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Corinium Museum, in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England, has a large collection of objects found in and around the locality. The bulk of the exhibits are from the Roman town of Corinium Dobunnorum, but the museum includes material from across the Cotswold District as early as the Neolithic and all the way up to Victorian times.
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Background
History
Two private museums came into being from the mid-nineteenth century in Cirencester, and both were the result of the increasing quantity of Roman artifacts coming to light as the town developed. In 1856 the Bathurst family of Cirencester Park built a museum (still extant but no longer a museum) on Tetbury Road to house the two Roman Mosaics (Hunting Dogs and Spring Mosaics) that had recently been found under Dyer Street. Later Wilfred Cripps, a member of a prosperous Cotswold wool merchant family, with his wife Helena, began collecting some of the many Roman items that were being found, and in 1889 built an extension to their substantial home on Thomas Street to house them. The gradual…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7173, -1.9706
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Cirencester
- Postcode
- GL7 2BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Established
- 1938
- Nearest railway station
- Kemble — 5.8 km
- Opening
- Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 2pm-5pm
- Official site
- coriniummuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5170562 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corinium Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Corinium Museum, Cirencester - geograph.org.uk - 676934.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corinium Museum?
- Corinium Museum is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL7 2BN), in the parish of Cirencester.
- What is Corinium Museum?
- Corinium Museum — UK museum in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Corinium Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL7 2BN.
- When was Corinium Museum built?
- Built or established in 1938.
- Who runs Corinium Museum?
- Corinium Museum is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Corinium Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Corinium Museum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Corinium Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL7 2BN.