Forties Weekend, 5-6 September 2015
Join us for a very special celebration of the sights, sounds and flavours of the 40s! Over the two days you can look forward to: The ever popular Miss Lola Lamour singing popular songs from the war...
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Set sail to see historic windmill in operation
Lead volunteer Matthew Nayler during the mill’s refurbishment One of the city’s most distinctive landmarks is open for business again on selected days this summer. Bradwell Windmill, which featured on...
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Museum board welcomes new trustees
Museum trustees were among the audience hearing an update on the plans for two new galleries Milton Keynes Museum’s board has been strengthened with the addition of a number of new trustees. The...
View ArticleAnother chance to have your say as expansion plans develop
More details have been released of how the expanded Milton Keynes Museum might look. While the plans from the Museum project team and exhibition designers are only in draft form, we’ve decided to share...
View ArticleA colourful lesson in conservation cleaning
Volunteer Mary Luckhurst talks us through her work helping to conserve the Museum’s thousands of exhibits – including here in the street of shops.
View ArticleVital accreditation boost for Milton Keynes Museum’s expansion
Milton Keynes Museum has joined an elite group of heritage organisations with the award of Full Accreditation by Arts Council England. The award follows months of hard work, demonstrating to Arts...
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Museum celebrates record attendance with free tickets for local school
A visiting school hit the jackpot when Milton Keynes Museum surprised them with free tickets for a free return visit. Goldfield Infants’ School, from Tring, were the last visitors of the Museum’s...
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Milton Keynes Museum chosen as one of the UK’s most Family Friendly!
Our working telephone exchanges Milton Keynes Museum has been voted one of the most family friendly in the UK. The Museum has just appeared in the annual Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Awards final...
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Help build a Milton Keynes Museum Fit for the City’s Future
Former Milton Keynes Development Corporation are among the many whose stories the new gallery will share Milton Keynes Museum has launched a campaign to raise the £0.5million needed to ensure its...
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Centenary exhibition proves there’s more to the WI than Jam and Jerusalem
Local branches of the UK’s best-loved organisation for women – the WI – are celebrating its centenary with a fascinating exhibition at Milton Keynes Museum. Running throughout July and August, the...
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PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO SAVE SAXON SILVER HOARD FOR LOCAL MUSEUMS
Silver coins from a unique Saxon hoard could be coming to MK – if a fundraising campaign to buy them succeeds. The coins are part of a stash of more than 5,200 discovered in a field at Lenborough, near...
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A Fine Wartime Romance
Private Ed Brooks proposes to girlfriend Laura Crook Dad’s Army’s Private Brooks got permission to speak when he asked his commanding officer if he could pop the question in the middle of manoeuvres at...
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Summer Half Term, May 30-June 3 2016
Join us for summer half term when we host five days of holiday activities geared to young visitors. During the school holiday we’ve got a host of special attractions as well as all the usual...
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Look at Life, May 28-29th 2016
Go wild at the museum for our hugely popular Look at Life weekend. Free attractions over the weekend include: fascinating microscope safaris pond dipping for watery mini beasts find out about the food...
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Lawnmower Day, May 22nd 2016
Enjoy a close shave and the delightful smell of clipped grass when The Old Lawnmower Club holds its annual rally at the museum. The club promotes the collection, preservation and display of lawn mowers...
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History Festival, May 14-15th 2016
More than one thousand years of living history in one visit is the promise from Milton Keynes Museum as it once again hosts its hugely popular History Festival. Taking place in May, the festival...
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Easter Fun and a Tasty Egg Hunt, 25-28 April 2016
Throughout Easter we’ve got yummy prizes for observant youngsters. Find the hidden eggs and win a delicious prize. Search every nook and cranny: they could be anywhere. All the usual attractions are...
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Spring half-term 15-19 February 2016
Spring into action at half term when Milton Keynes Museum hosts five days of holiday activities geared to young visitors. During the school spring half term we’ve got a host of special attractions as...
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