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Discover how the printing press was a vital weapon during the 1640s as we recreate a print workshop of the time.
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Town Centre Art Trail
Find replicas of some of our artworks in unexpected places around Huntingdon town centre!
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Book a school visit!
Did you know we welcome school visits, and offer virtual sessions? Click below to find out more, and book a visit for your class.
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Museum Reopening & Coronavirus
The Cromwell Museum is reopening on May 19, with revised opening hours and arrangements in place in light of the current circumstances in order to safeguard our visitors, volunteers and staff.
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Welcome to the Cromwell Museum
Exploring the life and times of the 17th
century soldier and statesman Oliver Cromwell.
We are now open again to the public!
We are currently seeking a Bookkeeper to support our work - for more details visit our Vacancy Page.
Due to a private booking the Museum will open at 12pm (noon) on Saturday 11 September.
Fact, fiction and controversies
Cromwell and the Cathedral
13 cathedrals were badly damaged by Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War. 'Of these only one - Peterborough Cathedral - was damaged by forces commanded by Cromwell.
Did Cromwell Ban Christmas?
In a word no, Puritan MPs in Parliament did in 1647. We don't know Cromwell's views on Christmas.
Did you know...
Oliver Cromwell was the first person in England recorded as having eaten Pineapple. We don't know what he thought of it though!
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