Corinium Museum

On passing through the main door of the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, visitors are transported back in history to arrive in Roman Britain and it's second largest city, Corinium.

Here modern day visitors can experience a life as a Roman, see some of the stunning mosaics discovered throughout the town and look through windows into the rooms of a Roman Villa.

Once through the Roman galleries you will come face to face with the Anglo-Saxons, from Butler's Field, Lechlade. A new Anglo-Saxon gallery has been created to show the treasures discovered from the cemetery uncovered at Butler’s Field.

The museum, with the help of forensic specialist's and Dr Caroline Wilkinson, the expert behind BBC2’s Meet The Ancestors have reconstructed the heads of Saxons. Visitors can now meet face to face, life-like re-constructed figures of our ancestors from the 6th Century. Here lying peacefully in her final resting place you can see the Anglo-Saxon princess, ‘Mrs Getty’ and some of of the treasures that were buried with her.

The Corinium Museum traces the Cotswolds history from the Iron Age to the English Civil War and explore the history of 18th and 19th century Cirencester. A story which is told with words and picture, models and interactive displays help to describe an area in war, how wool created our wealth, of royalty and dissolved monastries and of local men who's rise from rags to riches created some of the wonderful buildings througout the Cotswolds.

Refreshments are available in Jack's Cafe adjacent to the Museum and is fully licensed. There are toilet facilities and lifts to the first floor.