Heritage Open Days

11 Sept 2026 - 19 Sept 2026

Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery

To celebrate England's largest festival of history, we're offering a selection free experiences at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery for Heritage Open Days.

What's On: 19 September

Taster tours: Priestgate Vaults

10am, 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am & 12 Midday
1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm

Venture down into the Museum's cellars for this taster tour meeting ghosts from the building's past.

Book your FREE place online or sign up at reception on the day (subject to availability). Spaces for each tour are limited to 15.

Book FREE taster tour

Museum Garden open for viewing

11am – 3pm

Take a peek at the Museum Garden – Maintained by our wonderful volunteers. Come a have a look around our secret garden. Used for education sessions and events here at the Museum so rarely open to the public our volunteers will be on hand to give you a tour and talk about their work, would you like to join the team?

Must Farm

10am - 2pm

What a load of old rubbish! Meet our Museum Archaeologist and discover how the things lost and thrown away around 3,000 years ago can reveal what everyday life was like at Must Farm.

Explore the ancient middens (rubbish dumps) of this extraordinary Late Bronze Age settlement – dubbed the “Pompeii of the Fens” – and discover why its remarkably preserved remains are one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 21st century.

It’s rubbish, but it’s very exciting rubbish!

Plan your visit

Heritage Share: A World of Stories

Explore rich cultures, traditions and community histories shared by people in Peterborough for Heritage Open Days 2026 - brought together by Peterborough Cultural Alliance.

Events happening at Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery:

Artist Robina Akhtar - Kashmiri Gharbaar
11 Sep: 2.30pm–8pm & 12 Sep: 10am-4pm

Surround yourself with colour and pattern. This vibrant outdoor installation will be created outside the front of the Museum, is designed and curated by Robina Akhtar, supported by Peterborough Presents. Kashmiri Gharbaar is an insight into the daily life of Kashmiri & Pakistani rural customs and traditions. Inspired by Robina’s grandparents’ courtyard and homestead and presented using vibrant collection of traditional South Asian patterns and colours.

WestRaven at 60
11 Sep - 20 Sep
Open during Museum opening house: Tue - Sat, 10am - 4pm

The History Group at WestRaven community hub celebrated 60 years of the Westwood housing estate last year and uncovered a wealth of hidden memories, stories and photographs from local residents. These now form a new exhibition curated by the group showing the growth of a new community around new industrial developments in Peterborough in the 1960s and 1970s. Pop along and share your memories of WestRaven!

Find out more about Heritage Share: A World of Stories