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Welcome to Northampton Museums

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery is now open after a major redevelopment project. Abington Park Museum is also open for visits.

Northampton Museum opening times

Abington Park Museum opening times

News

Help us transcribe oral history recordings for a new exhibition

Northampton Museums & Art Gallery has an exciting opportunity to interview members of the public and transcribe and collect their stories for our upcoming punk exhibition.

Tuesday 21 June 2022
Interested in volunteering?

Volunteering with us offers opportunities to make new friends, develop new skills and our volunteers make a huge difference to our audiences.

Monday 6 June 2022
Knit a tree for the Queen’s Jubilee workshop

Daventry Museum and Northampton Museum and Art Gallery are partners in a project to make a special commemorative blanket for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations

Monday 9 May 2022
Coming soon to a museum not that far away...

From a galaxy far, far away comes a major exhibition of the UK’s finest collection of Star Wars toys, memorabilia and original cinema posters from 1977 – 1984.

Friday 25 March 2022

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Exhibitions

Abington Animals

An exhibition in the Inspiration Gallery at Abington Park Museum
It’s A Bug’s Life

An exhibition on display at Abington Park Museum
May The Toys Be With You

Latest exhibition in The Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Shakespeare’s Garden

An exhibition in the Inspiration Gallery at Abington Park Museum
Technique

Latest exhibition in Art Gallery 2
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Latest exhibition in Art Gallery 1

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