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A black and white photo of a Caribbean family.
Windrush Day 2026 Over the next year in the lead up to the next Windrush Day in 2026, we are collecting stories from Chelmsford's Caribbean community.
  • 20 June 2025
Spark! Credit Freya Photos
Museum of Chelmsford help in leading a cultural revolution in Chelmsford Young people in Chelmsford are taking the lead in shaping the city's cultural future, thanks to a major £250,000 investment from Arts Council England, through the National Lottery Place Partnership Fund.
  • 27 May 2025
A large pile of old coins.
Join the Timeless Treasures Project The Museum of Chelmsford has acquired the Great Baddow Hoard, a large collection of Iron Age coins, and there are exciting opportunities for artists and educators to join this project.
  • 14 May 2025
The exterior of Chelmsford Museum with visitors playing on the front lawn.
Memberships and admissions to start from 2 April From 2 April 2025, we’ll be launching a brand-new membership scheme and introducing a small admission fee for adults. Find out more from these FAQs.
  • 25 February 2025
A man standing on the lawn outside Chelmsford Museum smiles at the camera.
A new Operations Manager for the museum To start off 2025, we’d like to say welcome to our new Operations Manager, Kieran!
  • 20 January 2025
Museum Memories Blog Christmas At Oaklands
Museum Memories Blog: Christmas at Oaklands Visitor Host and Museum Memories guide, Rachel, explores how the traditions we continue to observe today were first popularised by the Victorians, and how they were celebrated at Oaklands House.
  • 18 November 2024
Curators Blog Restless Brilliance 6
Curator's Blog: Restless Brilliance Curator Sarah Harvey shares her journey of discovering J.A. Baker, the author of The Peregrine, while preparing an exhibition for Chelmsford Museum.
  • 07 October 2024
A woman with short brown hair smiles at the camera while stood outside of Chelmsford Museum.
Welcoming our new Curatorial and Learning Manager This month we’re excited to welcome our new Curatorial and Learning Manager, Kate Reeder, to the team.
  • 19 September 2024
Shifting Perspectives
Shifting Perspectives: Exploring Art Together We are seeking individuals living with dementia to participate in our next exhibition – Shifting Perspectives: Exploring Art Together.
  • 28 August 2024
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Protecting Nature Poetry Winners Announced This spring, we were delighted to host a Protecting Nature poetry competition with our colleagues at Essex Library Services. And the winners are...
  • 28 May 2024
A close up of the back of a Victoria Cross medal with 'Lieutenant F. N. Parsons' engraved on it.
Missing Victoria Crosses returned to Chelmsford Museum Two Victoria Crosses reported missing from Chelmsford Museum have been recovered. The medals were returned anonymously to the museum and have now been independently verified as the originals.
  • 13 May 2024
Medals on display at Chelmsford Museum in the Essex Regiment Gallery.
A statement about items in the Essex Regiment Collection In late 2023, Chelmsford Museum discovered that two Victoria Crosses from the Essex Regiment Museum Collection could not be found. Read the full statement and FAQs here.
  • 28 February 2024
The entrance of the Behind the Rainbow exhibition.
Curator's Blog: Behind the Rainbow Our latest temporary exhibition, Behind the Rainbow, was an opportunity for us to work with and involve the communities whose stories were seeking to tell.
  • 29 September 2023
Radio Club
Tuning in to Radio Club! To engage younger audiences with the history and Forecast22 exhibition, we commissioned the Chelmsford Museum Radio Club; five weeks of workshops for 8-14 year olds, run by Chelmsford Community Radio (CCR).
  • 16 May 2023
Gallery Wall Exhibition
Gallery Wall Exhibitions Return Chelmsford Museum’s Gallery Wall Exhibitions return for 2022 and applications are now open.
  • 28 February 2022
Chelmsford Creatives Boredom-19 zine
Boredom-19 Zone Read how young people across Essex have experienced boredom during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • 04 December 2020
A tiny statue wearing a hooded cloak
Treasure Act Chelmsford City Museum says the changes to the Treasure Act will help them to save more important finds for the public.
  • 04 December 2020
Front and back of a tiny statue wearing a hooded cloak.
Curator's View: The Roman Hoodie Retired senior curator Nick Wickenden explains the importance of this piece now considered as treasure.
  • 04 December 2020
Engine House Sandford Mill
Sandford Mill: The history Find out about Sandford Mill's history, originally a water powered corn mill.
  • 04 November 2020
Museum exhibit showcasing works by Grayson Perry.
Chelmsford Museum displays Grayson Perry loans New Grayson Perry loans are now part of Chelmsford Museum's ceramics gallery.
  • 17 January 2020
Museum display of old Marconi camera
Chelmsford's TV camera pioneered Royal filming Did you know that a camera created in Chelmsford, broadcast the first royal TV event?
  • 13 June 2019
Old photograph of Grace Chappelow with her holding a sign that says Votes for Women.
Suffragettes and Chelmsford Dr Mark Curteis describes the history of suffragettes in Chelmsford who helped to get more rights for women.
  • 06 February 2018