Upcoming talks, exhibitions and events from the Orford Museum.
To book places at our events, use our online booking system or email us at info@orfordmuseum.org.uk.
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Jack Cooke talks about his latest book The End of the Road – a journey around Britain in search of the dead. Jack sets off in a dilapidated hearse to unearth some of the quirkiest graves, tombs and burial sites that Britain has to offer, some famous some not so… Read More >
English Heritage have completed the £1m restoration work on King Henry 11’s castle after 13 years of conservation research. Shelley Garland was part of the team which planned and carried out the large conservation project to render and protect the Castle, completed in December 2022. She is the Senior Properties… Read More >
Angela Care Evans explores the historical significance of the discovery of Sutton Hoo, and its link with the recent excavations at Rendlesham of a royal Anglo-Saxon settlement. She is an archaeologist and former Curator in the department of Britain, Europe, and Prehistory at the British Museum. She has published extensively… Read More >
All tickets for this talk have been sold but you can join a waiting list by contacting info@orfordmuseum.org.uk During the First World War the remoteness of Orfordness attracted military researchers investigating how newly invented flying machines could be used as effective weapons of war. This research continued into the inter-war… Read More >
All tickets for this talk have been sold but you can join a waiting list by contacting info@orfordmuseum.org.uk The Black Death infected the known world between the late 1330s and early 1350s, and in 1349 killed half the population of Suffolk. Even worse, it returned repeatedly for the next three… Read More >
Although the Bronze Age ended around 2,700 years ago, this period witnessed momentous events that still resonate today. As well as marking the point when metals entered into the human consciousness, new research is also indicating that this was a time of dramatic population change across much of Europe, including… Read More >
The outstanding collection of arms and armour were not just for war but highly prized decorative pieces for rulers and nobles across the world from the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, to the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand 1st. The collection was the work of the first four marquesses of Hertford and… Read More >
Private viewing of the Celtic Spirit Exhibition for Friends of Orford Museum only, on production of a valid membership card.
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Guest lecture about the Celtic Spirit which is being exhibited at Orford Castle until 26th November 2023.
£15 Friends or £18 non Friends.
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Professor Mark Bailey returns, this time to talk about the evolution of the Suffolk coast and its ports from 1200 to 1600 A.D.
£15 Friends or £18 non-Friends.
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Merry Old Christmas with Chanter's Jigge: a medley of medieval street music and singing. £16 for Friends or £18 non-Friends.
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A year’s Friends of Orford Museum Membership costs £20 a couple (£15 single membership) which includes unlimited entry to Orford castle for 2 adults and up to six children for the year and copies of the Museum’s bulletin The Orford Historian.
