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Schools And Families In Mind At Bucks County Museum Roman Exhibition
By Nicola Tann
05/06/2006
Image: A man and boy trying to assemble a bowl from pieces of clay
Shame you can't start with the corners... visitors attempt to rebuild a Roman bowl from broken pieces of clay. Photo courtesy of Bucks County Museum
ARCHIVE CONTENT: An exhibition at the Bucks County Museum helps families and schools discover what life was like in Roman times.
Running until 5 November 2006, the exhibition examines the Roman Empire and Romans in Buckinghamshire as well as the life of soldiers and road building.
You can get dressed up in a toga and make your own mosaic, reconstruct a samian bowl, or build a Roman arch - as well as have a go at a timeline challenge
Image: A man and boy building an arch from wooden blocks
A budding engineer figures out how to build an arch from these blocks of wood. Photo courtesy of Bucks County Museum
There are real Roman artefacts on display that museum visitors can handle, including old tiles and pottery from thousands of years ago.
As well as the exhibition, there are Roman displays in the permanent gallery at the museum.
For further information contact the museum on 01296 331441 or look at the website at www.buckscc.gov.uk/museum
Nicola Tann is the 24 Hour Museum Renaissance Student Writer for Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Renaissance is the groundbreaking initiative to transform England's regional museums, led by MLA, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
Buckinghamshire County Museum
Church Street, Aylesbury, HP20 2QP, Buckinghamshire, England
T: 01296 337889
Open: March to October: Mon-Sat 10.00-17.00
Novemebr to February: Mon-Sat 10.00-16.00
Closed: Sun
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