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History of museum display

A civic collection and public space for the people of Northampton.

This small display highlights the role of Northampton Museum and Art Gallery as a civic collection and public space for the people of Northampton and how this role has changed over time.

Brown rimmed case framing colourful objects with painting in centre

History of the Museum display at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

 

Themes

Objects displayed include those collected when the museum was founded in the 1860s alongside those reflecting the contemporary museum. Many objects were selected by the museum's volunteers.

We conserved a fossil from our collection especially for this display.

Fossil stories

We are displaying a newly acquired coin hoard

Henry VI coin hoard
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery