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Corinium Museum

Coordinates: 51°42′50″N 1°58′35″W / 51.7138°N 1.9763°W / 51.7138; -1.9763
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Corinium Museum
Corinium Museum is located in Gloucestershire
Corinium Museum
Location within Gloucestershire
Established1938
LocationCirencester
Collection sizeover 60,000 objects
DirectorDr Katharine Walker
Websitehttp://www.coriniummuseum.org

The Corinium Museum, in the Cotswold town of Cirencester in England, has a large collection of objects found in and around the locality. The bulk of the exhibits are from the Roman town of Corinium Dobunnorum,[1] but the museum includes material from as early as the Neolithic and all the way up to Victorian times.[2]

Opened on 26 November 1974 by the Duke of Gloucester,[3] the museum has a collection of 2nd- and 4th-century Roman mosaic floors and carvings, as well other Roman objects, large and small. Additionally there are displays covering prehistory, the Iron Age, Saxon and medieval Cirencester and the wool trade.[3]

The building, which was built in the mid 18th century, was previously a house. It is a Grade II listed building[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Corinium Museum, Cirencester". Cirencester. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Corinium Museum". Cotswolds. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Corinium Museum. Cotswold District Council. 1974. p. Insert.
  4. ^ Historic England (14 June 1948). "Corinium Museum and attached gateway (Grade II) (1206522)". National Heritage List for England.
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