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Corinium Museum - Cirencester

The award winning Corinium Museum is the must-see visitor attraction of the Cotswolds.

Opening Hours

April to October: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sundays 2pm to 5pm 

November to March: Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm, Sundays 2pm to 4pm

Closed 23^rd to 26^th December 2013 and 1^st January 2014

Roman Britain's second city

Home to one of the largest collections of Romano-British antiquities in the country. Corinium, Roman Cirencester, was the second largest town in Roman Britain.

Experience life as a Roman.  Marvel at the stunning mosaics.  Visit a Roman Garden.

Face to face with the Saxons

Revealed to the world for the first time the Anglo-Saxons of Butler's Field, Lechlade.  Re-united with their astonishing treasures. Our ancestors brought to life through forensically re-constructed heads. Look them in the eye. Wonder how life was.

Wool, wealth and war

Trace a path from the Iron Age to the English Civil War. A story of war, of wool, of royalty; of dissolved monasteries and of a local worthy's rise from rags to riches.

Eighteenth and nineteenth century Cirencester

Investigate a computer database of our fantastic collection of historic photographs of Cirencester.  Look at the model of the town and watch the buildings light up and tell you their history!