We’re working on a project to develop the museum further for current and future generations to enjoy. Could you help us to improve the museum and reach more people in the local area? Whether you visit regularly or have never been before, we’re interested in your views. Complete this short questionnaire, using the link below… Read More »
As part of their community engagement work relating to the Battle Ditch project, Saffron Walden Heritage Development Group is pleased to announce the following events, which are free and open to everyone: Free Walking Tours! Tracing the ‘The Development of Medieval Saffron Walden’ with local Blue Badge Guide, Sarah Kirkpatrick. Each tour will last between… Read More »
Essex 2020 offers a unique opportunity through STEAM activities to celebrate Essex’s pioneering past and create a sense of identity and pride that can drive future prosperity. We want to stimulate activity in this area to ensure that all Essex residents can access a wide range of opportunities… Read More »
One of the most interesting parts of working in museums is helping people discover something new (and I usually learn something new myself). A really important way for museums to do their job as a welcoming public source of information is by identifying mystery objects that you might find on a walk, on a seaside… Read More »
Snowy Owl A female snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus. Female snowy owls have spotted and striped plumage (above), while the male bird is almost pure white (below, left). Snowy owls live in the Arctic Circle where they hunt for food over tundra and upland moors. These impressive predators eat lemmings and other rodents, birds and rabbits,… Read More »
As cold weather turns our thoughts to arranging holidays in warmer places January’s ‘Object of the Month’ features a Nautilus shell from oceans on the other side of the world. It has been chosen by Sarah Kenyon, one of the Natural Sciences Officers, at Saffron Walden Museum. Nautilus This is the shell of a Chambered… Read More »
Find out when you can pop in for a visit around the Museum with your friends and family over the festive period
Grateful thanks on International Volunteer Day Today, 5 December, is International Volunteer Day. We want to take this opportunity to thank you, our volunteers, for your continued dedication and commitment to Saffron Walden Museum, without which we could not operate. We now have over 65 volunteers, who give thousands of hours of their time, in… Read More »
December’s Object of the Month has been selected by Jenny Oxley, Collections Officer (Human History). This Christmas themed room setting and assortment of doll’s house furniture came to the Museum in 1994 as a bequest from the Watt estate. It was originally intended to recreate one of the rooms in the original owner’s home, Watt’s… Read More »
The Puzzles of the Pendant November’s Object of the Month is a very special piece of medieval jewellery: a gold reliquary pendant in the form of a cross. It was found by a metal detectorist in Farnham parish, Uttlesford district and reported under the Treasure Act 1996. Saffron Walden Museum Society Ltd was able to… Read More »