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Featured Artist - Richard Horsman

The Selling Gallery is our dynamic space within the museum, dedicated to showcasing and selling the work of talented local artists, makers, and craftspeople.

Friday 23 May 2025
Mindful Practices Take Centre Stage in Wellness Workshops

In an age where stress and anxiety are prevalent, holistic wellness practices continue to gain momentum as individuals seek methods to cultivate inner peace and emotional balance.

Thursday 15 May 2025
The Northamptonshire Regiment and The Northamptonshire Yeomanry on VE Day

West Northants Council cares for the Northamptonshire Regimental collections and the Northamptonshire Yeomanry collections. On VE Day men serving in these Regiments were posted across Europe and India

Thursday 8 May 2025
Trash Hits! The Worst Record Covers in the World Exhibition Comes to Northampton

A laugh-out-loud collection of the world’s worst record covers is coming to Northampton Museum & Art Gallery this spring.

Tuesday 29 April 2025

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Northampton Museums and Art Gallery is working with individuals, groups and communities across Northamptonshire to celebrate and share diverse stories of the county's past. This wide-ranging exploration of the people, places, events and objects that have shaped Northamptonshire is funded by Arts Council England and will culminate in a major exhibition A History of Northamptonshire in 100 Objects in Setember 2025.

Find out more about the Histories of Northamptonshire project

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Exhibitions

Gladiators of Britain

Explore the history of gladiatorial fights in Britain.
The Worst Record Covers in the World

Get ready for a showcase of the most hilariously bad album art ever created!
Plant Life: A Personal Journey into Botanical Art

An exhibition of botanical art at Abington Park Museum.
F332

An exhibition of work by final year students from Northampton College.
From the Collection: Landscapes

For centuries, landscape was considered an unworthy subject for serious artistic exploration.
Endangered and Extinct by creative recycling artist Val Hunt

With inspiration, ingenuity, humour and skill, creative recycling artist Val Hunt has created a fascinating selection of large and small sculptural pieces which are both appealing and informative
It’s A Bug’s Life

An exhibition on display at Abington Park Museum