Exhibition 'Collections Unseen – Heritage Open Day' in Discover Bucks Museum
Discover unseen objects from our collections and learn all about them from our Museum Curators.
Let our Museum Curators show you some of our unseen collections and hear all about their stories.
Visitors will have hands on access to specimens from our skull collections as you try and match the skulls to a selection of mammal skulls with a few hints and clues from our Curator of Natural History
Museum stores can be full of weird and wonderful objects from the past. Our Social History Curator has chosen some mystery objects from the Museum’s collection that will have you scratching your head. Come along and see if you can guess what they are!
Have you ever wondered how an archaeologist on TV can look a tiny, grubby piece of pottery and say, confidently “ah, that’s Roman, its almost 2000 years old!”?
Come along and handle pottery from all periods of history, and find out for yourself!
We will also have a table of objects highlighting the type that are recorded onto the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, a National Scheme run through the British Museum. The scheme records thousands of objects over 300 years old every year, and records objects found by members of the public. Visitors will be able to handle the objects which range from the Palaeolithic to the post medieval period, and also learn more about best practice and the Treasure Act.
Visitors will also get the chance at fossil rubbing and drawing their favourite unseen objects.
All the activities are FREE. No need to book, just turn up.
