Summer holidays at the Corinium Museum

The Corinium Museum in Cirencester will be holding a number of creative events inspired by the past, to keep the children entertained during the school summer holidays.

With the chance to dress up and experience life as a Roman, as well as the opportunity to be dazzled by intricate mosaics and artefacts from Corinium – the second largest city in Roman Britain, the Corinium Museum in Cirencester proves a popular day out all year round.

During July and August, however, a host of family events inspired by the past will prove even more of a temptation for parents to take their children on a trip through history during the summer holidays.

From Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 July 2011, for example, the museum will be celebrating the Festival of British Archaeology with a series of drop-in Roman workshops where young visitors can make Roman shields, helmets and standards.

Throughout August the Corinium Museum is also running art activities inspired by archaeology and history. With a chance for creative kids aged 3 and over to make medieval gargoyles and pop-up mammoths.

There’s also the opportunity for little ones to try their hand at creating Celtic masks and Anglo-Saxon monsters at the twice daily sessions.

Promising both an entertaining and informative day out, families from across Gloucestershire and beyond will be adding the Coriunium Museum to their must-do lists this summer holidays.

For more information see Corinium Museum, call (01285) 655611 or visit coriniummuseum.cotswold.gov.uk directly.

SoGlos.com
15 July 2011