Events


What's on

The Cromwell Museum has a wide variety of temporary exhibitions, events, talks and tours throughout the year to appeal to a range of interests. The entries below are our current programme for the next few months.

New Acquisitions

11-10-25 - 02-11-25
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
New treasures added to the Museum's collections...
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Battle of Naseby War Game

02-11-25 - 02-11-25
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Take part in a table top war game based on the Battle of Naseby.
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Stitching the Nation: Fashion in Times of Turmoil

08-11-25 - 12-04-26
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A new exhibit looking at how clothing and fashion developed in the tumultuous times of the 1640s and 1650s.
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Huntingdon Christmas Market

21-11-25 - 23-11-25
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the town's annual festive event - but will Christmas be cancelled...?
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Cromwell Museum Autumn Online Lecture Series 2025

13-11-25 - 11-12-25
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A four part lecture series on aspects of the life and times of Oliver Cromwell and the 17th Century by top experts in their field.
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'Cromwell on Screen': a talk by Dr David Smith

13-11-25 - 13-11-25
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
How has Oliver Cromwell has been depicted on screen, in films and on television, from the silent era down to the present day?
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Cromwell's Nemesis: The Earl of Manchester and the English Civil War

20-11-25 - 20-11-25
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Was Manchester a mediocre commander who just hampered Cromwell’s career - or someone who has received an unduly bad press?
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‘Prince Rupert: Commander, Creator & Companion’: a talk by Mark Turnbull

04-12-25 - 04-12-25
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
How should we see Prince Rupert - as the most dashing of Cavaliers or the ‘Duke of Plunderland’ in Parliamentarian newsbooks?
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'Slavery, Paintings & Politics of the Commonwealth’: a talk by Holly Brewer

11-12-25 - 11-12-25
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
What do paintings reveal about English attitudes to the slave trade before, during and after the Commonwealth and Protectorate?
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