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Djanogly Theatre

Splat!

Sun 1 Jun 2025

A family-friendly comedy about art and creativity, taking you through the history of visual art. For ages 3-6.

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May Half-Term

Sat 24 May – Sun 1 Jun 2025

Fill your May half-term with interactive experiences, creative workshops, theatre and free exhibitions

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Talk

Archaeology NOW

Bridges, Berths and Boats

An Anglo-Saxon ‘Integrated Transport Hub’ on the River Trent, Cromwell, Nottinghamshire

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Thu 15 May 2025

Djanogly Theatre

University of Nottingham Museum

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Past event

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Kristina Krawiec, York Archaeology, explores the 2020 Cromwell Quarry excavation, its landscape, Anglo-Saxon and palaeoenvironmental context.

She will discuss its links with the 8th-century bridge that was discovered at the site of the Cromwell Lock, which is contemporary with a landing stage in an ancient course of the River Trent.

After the talk, join Post-excavation Archaeologists Rosie Hughes and Morwenna Fox from York Archaeology to examine Anglo Saxon finds discovered in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, revealing everyday life in the Anglo-Saxon Trent Valley.

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