Sponsored by
Archaeology: Museum welcomes Indiana Jones
INDIANA Jones is coming to Peterborough Museum . . or at least a lifesize statue is.
INDIANA Jones is coming to Peterborough Museum . . or at least a lifesize statue is.The Museum, on Priestgate, is hosting a special event to celebrate International Night of Museums and National Museums and Galleries month on the weekend of May 10 and 11.
It will be open to the public until 7 pm on the Saturday, giving people the chance to visit outside of normal hours.
The attraction will also host a number of archaeological activities throughout the weekend to celebrate the rich archaeological heritage of Peterborough and to tie-in with the release of the new Indiana Jones film Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Visitors will be able to have their photograph taken with a life sized statue of Indiana Jones and costumed characters from Peterborough's distant past, including a Roman soldier, who will be on hand to talk to visitors and show replica items which visitors will be allowed to handle.
See a trailer for the new film in our movie clips section (www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/movieclips) or click here
On the Saturday there will be on-the-spot identifications of any finds brought in by visitors plus family activities for children and a themed trail around the building.
Stuart Orme, museum visitor services and marketing manager for Peterborough City Council, will be conducting a free 30 minute tour of the museum's archaeology gallery at 2 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. He will also be giving a free talk on Saturday evening at 6 pm on one of Britain's most important archaeological finds, The Sutton Hoo Treasure.
Tickets for this talk are free, but places are limited and pre-booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.
For more details and to book places the talk, contact the museum on (01733) 343329, email museum@peterborough.gov.uk, or visit www.peterboroughheritage.org.uk
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Peterborough
Thursday 24 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 12 C to 24 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 10 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 22 mph
Wind direction: East
Your view
Please sign in to be able to comment on this story.