How you can help shape a new Must Farm exhibition in Peterborough
Peterborough families, young people and archaeology enthusiasts can take part in the next stage of the city’s My Must Farm project - to bring the internationally significant Bronze Age discoveries of Must Farm to life.
Following a £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the project team has begun work on digitising the Must Farm collection – weapons, textiles, beads, fish traps, cooking items, and Britain’s earliest wheel which offer unparalleled insight into Bronze Age life - to make it accessible online
Alongside this, an interchangeable display in the museum’s First People Gallery will showcase rotating objects from the Must Farm collection, giving visitors regular opportunities to encounter different artefacts, learn more about the site, and share their thoughts via an in-gallery comments drop box to help inform the future permanent exhibition.
The first public My Must Farm event will take place on Saturday, February 28, from10.30am–3pm at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery
This free drop-in event will give visitors the chance to have their say on how the Must Farm story is told, helping to shape the future permanent exhibition. Activities throughout the day will include viewing Must Farm objects on display, getting up close to artefacts, handling replicas, and for families there’ll be dressing up and building a LEGO Bronze Age roundhouse activities too.
Visitors will also be able to speak directly with the project team and share feedback and ideas about Must Farm and what they would like to see in the future as part of the permanent exhibition.
The My Must Farm project aims to place community voices at the heart of interpretation, ensuring that the story of the “Pompeii of the Fens” reflects both its archaeological importance and its relevance today. Alongside the permanent exhibition, the project will deliver accessible digital resources and opportunities for learning, research and creativity.
My Must Farm is made possible thanks to National Lottery players and supports Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery’s mission to preserve, interpret and share collections of archaeology, social history and the arts, while promoting learning, research and community engagement.
For more information about the project or the drop-in event, visit Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery or follow updates on the museum’s social media.