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Museums

British Museum -London, UK

A visit here is quite a daunting prospect. There is much to see and not enough time to see it all, in addition the layout of the museum is complex. But there is a wealth of information and items to view and the staff are very helpful.
Check out the BM's online catalogue of finds called COMPASS.

Ashmolean -Oxford, UK

A fantastic, expansive museum in the heart of Oxford. With massive exhibitions throughout history. The layout of the museum is light and open with hundreads of exciting and interesting items on show. There is a lot to see but it can be all done in a day.


Yorkshire Museum -York, UK

Home to some of the richest archaeological finds in Europe, this museum chronicles more than 1,000 years of Yorkshire's heritage from elegant Roman jewelry and mosaics to Viking treasures and Anglo-Saxon silver. Of course it sits within the beautiful museum gardens, which includes one of the Roman fortress's towers (the famous multi-angular tower).


Malton Roman Museum - North Yorkshire/UK

Excellent small collection staffed entirely by volunteers, with displays relating to the local area, especially the C1st-2nd fort, Derventio. Excellent practical activities are available by arrangement for Primary schools, & with Teachers Resource Pack and a free planning visit available. Pre-booking is essential for groups.


Hull and East Riding Museum - Hull/UK

A well displayed array of Roman finds based around the local mosaics from Rudston and Harpham villa. The displays are arranged almost like shops around a forum, a nice touch. The museum is free, it boasts a decent pottery and lamp collection, including several nice lamp oil pourers.

Metalwork, leatherwork and mosaic making are all represented. See also the iron age section, which includes replica Parisi chariot and round houses, with a good collection of iron swords.


Canterbury Museum - Canterbury/Kent/UK

Under the streets of the modern town, the museum is based around several impressive mosaics with computer reconstructions of the house that they sat in. The collection is of very good quality, but with little to no Late Roman material. A famous dog-headed patera is in the collection.

There are a number of reconstructions, of which the cobbler and the kitchen are the best. There is an excellent 'hands-on' area for children (and adults!).