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Learning, Education Events
Talk: From Nile to Newbury
  • Wednesday 17th April 1:00pm until 2:00pm
The story of how West Berkshire Museum ended up with its own Egyptology Collection. Harold Peake was the first curator of the museum in Newbury. He was very keen that the displays should show the whole... View event
Talk: Religion and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
  • Wednesday 17th April 7:00pm until 8:00pm
So much of what we know about ancient Egyptian society comes from their tombs. View event
Museum guided tours
  • Saturday 20th April 10:30am until 11:15am
Join a member of the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society (TVAES) for a free guided tour of the special exhibition ‘From the Nile to Newbury: Exploring Life and Death in Ancient Egypt’. View event
Museum guided tours
  • Wednesday 15th May 10:30am until 11:00am
Join a member of the Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society (TVAES) for a free guided tour of the special exhibition ‘From the Nile to Newbury: Exploring Life and Death in Ancient Egypt’. View event
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day
  • Wednesday 22nd May, 10:00am - Until Sunday 2nd June, 4:00pm
To commemorate the 80th anniversary year of D-Day West Berkshire Museum will be screening Working in Shadows, an archive film of workers at Elliotts of Newbury during the Second World War. View event
Swifts in Newbury
  • Friday 28th June 6:30pm until 8:00pm
A talk and walk by local bird expert, Ailsa Claybourn, about these amazing birds who are disappearing from our skies, and how we can help them. View event
Bats at the Museum
  • Friday 26th July 9:30pm until 10:15pm
A walk by local bat expert James Shipman. Did you know bats can live for up to 30 years? James explains where they live, how they fly in the dark, and why they are so important and protected by law. View event