The museum tells the story of the city’s origins as a Roman settlement and its development through the Dark Ages and Medieval Period.
As well as having nearly one million objects, it also has a significant collection of art, including paintings by Richard Wilson, Thomas Gainsborough, John Atkinson Grimshaw and Thomas Dibdin. The Archaeology collection includes the world-famous Birdlip Mirror, Roman tombstones and the Gloucester Tables set which is the oldest complete backgammon set in the world.
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- Monday:
- Closed
- Tuesday:
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10:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday:
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10:00 - 17:00
- Thursday:
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10:00 - 17:00
- Friday:
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10:00 - 17:00
- Saturday:
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10:00 - 17:00
- Sunday:
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11:00 - 16:00