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.
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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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