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Victorian Leisure; a spotlight on entertainment & science Coinciding with 150 years since the inception of The Royal Albert Hall, London and Daventry’s Assembly Hall in 1871, this exhibition will shed light on Victorian Society and their leisure pursuits. The Assembly Hall in Daventry was built in 1871 for meetings and entertainment including spelling bees, concerts and in the late 1880s became the… Read more »
Whilst the museum’s doors are closed, our Roman mosaic floor fragment is undergoing some much-needed conservation work. This fragment was unearthed at Borough Hill and was originally part of a significantly larger tile. At 1278mm tall, 1175mm wide and weighing half… Read more »
Further to Government guidelines Daventry Museum and Daventry Town Council have taken the decision to temporarily close the museum. The museum looks forward to reopening in early 2021 and welcoming our visitors with a brand-new exhibition on Victorian culture, entertainment and science. In the meantime, you can keep up to date with the latest news via our social media pages and enjoy the… Read more »
In accordance with current government guidelines and our own exhibition schedule the museum we are shut and will reopen in early 2021.
Daventry Museum will again be playing host to the interactive theatre company Don’t Go Into The Cellar and this time it will be for all our virtual visitors. This summer the theatre company will be recording and sharing their Victorian Fairy Tales performance exclusively with the museum to be viewed via this website and the Town Council’s YouTube channel! Past audiences have enjoyed past performances immensely; so when April’s fully… Read more »
Available to view online from September 2020 Do you have a plethora of pottery, a whimsical animal collection, an assortment of fascinating fossils, or a ten-piece teapot collection? Maybe you have a hodgepodge of ceramic hedgehogs or a tantalising variety of old toys? Would you like to share your love of them and be part of a new exhibition to virtual visitors to… Read more »
It is 75 years ago this May that after 6 years of war victory was declared in Europe. Sadly, due to the current pandemic the town’s plans have been put on hold and we all find ourselves needing to stay apart whilst celebrating together. Our social media pages and that of the Town Council will be live on the day sharing virtual events… Read more »
Daventry Museum and Daventry Town Council have taken the decision further to Government guidelines to temporarily close the museum. We will not be holding scheduled open days, events and finds liaison days. Our Collect-O-Mania exhibition will be pushed back and rescheduled to later in the year. Please keep up to date with both our social media pages for all the latest news. Plans… Read more »
The museum will be closed from 4pm on Saturday 7th December, reopening at 10am on Saturday 11th January 2020. This closure is necessary for us to change over our exhibitions. The first exhibition of 2020 is our 475 year commemoration of the Battle of Naseby, in collaboration with the Naseby Battlefield Trust. We’ll keep you posted on our What’s On and social media… Read more »
Commemorating the Battle of Naseby: 375 years. Daventry’s place in the Conflict In collaboration with the Naseby Battlefield Project, this exhibition will include articles from private lenders along with loans from several local museums. On the museum’s Saturday open days visitors can enjoy a few surprises from local reenactors, sounds and sights of the battle and perhaps even a book signing. Please note… Read more »