Tag Archive for: Curator’s Corner

Curator’s Corner – Celtic Treasure

Our opening exhibition for May 2021 is Celtic Treasure, featuring the stunning Kimbolton hoard of Iron Age stater coins. Join Curator Liz Davies, as she tells us more about the coins, their designs, and their significance to the people who buried them in the ground nearly 2,000 years ago.

Find out more about the exhibition HERE, and read more about the coins HERE.

Curator’s Corner – Victor Ekins and the Battle of Britain

Join our curator Liz for the latest edition of #CuratorsCorner. September 2020 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and in this episode, Liz tells us all about local Battle of Britain hero Victor Ekins…

Curator’s Corner – Edwardian Police Cells

Join our curator Liz for a quick tour around the Edwardian police cells that form part of the museum. See where the prisoners would have slept and exercised, and find out why the water cistern for the toilet isn’t actually inside the toilet!

Curator’s Corner – Victorian Criminals

This time, Liz talks crime and punishment in Victorian St Neots. We meet some of the local people accused of minor crimes, and find out what penalties lay in store for them…

Curator’s Corner – The Duloe Shoe

Join our curator Liz once again as she discusses objects from the museum collection. This time, Liz talks about a shoe from our Duloe which was found hidden in a peculiar place…

Curator’s Corner – The Kimbolton Hoard Coins

Join our curator Liz once again as she discusses objects from the museum collection. This time she talks about the Kimbolton Hoard coins and their fascinating history.

Curator’s Corner – St Neots Quads

Join Curator Liz Davies as she talks us through some of the stories and objects associated with the infamous St Neots Quads.