Current exhibitions
Two exhibitions on now, both included with admission.
Now open
Rivers of Clay
Gallery 2, until 1 March (sample)
Pottery tells the valley’s story better than any book: what people stored, cooked, traded and buried. The exhibition brings together 140 pieces from our stores and three partner museums, with films of potters at work today.
Storage jar
Valley ware, about 1400 BC
Fired clay with burnished slip
1987.214
Now open
Faces of the Valley
Gallery 4, until 12 April (sample)
Thirty portrait busts from Roman villas to Victorian town halls. Who paid for them, who carved them, and who was left out.
Portrait of a magistrate
Roman, 3rd century AD
Marble
1928.017
Talks and events
Booking helps us plan; most events are free (sample).
Thu 4 Dec
Lates: the museum after dark
Whole museum, 17:00–21:00, free
No booking
See it for yourself
Open Tuesday to Sunday, late on Thursdays. Under-18s free.