Exhibitions

Discover the rural past of Hertfordshire’s only city, as captured by St Albans artist John Henry Buckingham (1800-1881), illustrated with his beautiful watercolours collected by the museum founders.

Have you found a new home in Hertford? Whether it was this year or 70 years ago, from Warsaw to Wood Green; Hertford Museum is looking for people willing to share their stories of arrival and making a home in Hertford.

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we will be recording and celebrating Hertford’s growing diversity and the contribution of new members of our community in an exciting new exhibition – Hertford is My Home! – both at the museum and online, featuring images and oral histories.

Email or telephone the museum if you would like to take part or to find out more!

enquiries@hertfordmuseum.org.uk or 01992 582686

16^th October 2021 – 16^th January 2022

Discover stories of Hertford Activism, from global campaigns to grass roots dissent in this new exhibition at Hertford Museum.

Free, drop-in

A display of how they used to collect in the 19th Century, including Natural History and Ethnography which are no longer actively collected by Hertford Museum. However, an important part in the museum’s early history was sharing the wonders of the natural world with local people and this section showcases some of these specimens from around the world. Equally, the museum’s first collectors brought items to illustrate the culture of other societies for the people of Hertford (ethnographic collection). Some of these items include Samurai Armour, a scrimshaw, Egyptian sculpture and a Greek lekythos.

From prehistoric times to today, the first-floor gallery includes a number of displays to tell the story of Hertford and its surrounding villages. Childhood, health and well-being, sports, shopping and much more. There is a section dedicated to famous Hertfordians and another to Hertford at War, including Hertfordshire Regiment collections.