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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

Out of this world activities

Half term family activities at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

Friday 13 May 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
Archaeology of Medieval Northampton

A special edition journal focusing on the archaeology of Medieval Northampton is on sale in the Museum bookshop.

Thursday 24 February 2022

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Exhibitions

Art in the Park

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

An exhibition on display at Abington Park Museum
Japan: A Floating World in Print

Latest exhibition in Art Gallery 1
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

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