Festival of Archaeology 2021 from The Collection Museum

We are very excited to launch our Festival of Archaeology 2021. This year we invite you to Explore local places to discover the stories, sites and people that make our Lincolnshire local communities so very special.

Our festival includes stories from across the county brought to you by film, live lunchtime talks at the museum, displays of local projects and collaborators and tours that you can take part in.

We are launching two fantastic digital projects - a virtual guided tour of Lindum Colonia (Roman Lincoln) and our new Virtual Immersive Environment scan of our main gallery!

Our lunchtime talks tickets are available via our website

Festival of Archaeology Schedule

Saturday 17th July – Festival of Archaeology 2021 launch
Hidden Lindum Colonia site 1, Roman Villa at The Collection Museum
Collection Museum Virtual

Sunday 18th July
Hidden Lindum Colonia site 2, The Lower Gate of the Upper City

Monday 19th July
Lunchtime Talk – The Archaeology of the Friendly Invasion, Dr Derwin Gregory

(The university are also hosting a lecture for the Festival of Archaeology on 31st July 7pm by Dr Alan Malpass called 'Masterclass:'Barbed-Wire County' – Prisoner of War camps in Lincolnshire (1939-48)' Find out more at https://www.bishopg.ac.uk/masterclass-barbed-wire-county-prisoner-of-war...

Hidden Lindum Colonia site 3, Castellum Aqua
Film release (10am) – Exploring Local Places using the Extensive Urban Survey

Tuesday 20th July
Hidden Lindum Colonia site 4, Newport Arch
Film release (10am) – Tales from the Rubble - Unearthing World War Two Prisoner of War Camps in Lincolnshire

Wednesday 21st July
Hidden Lindum Colonia site 5, The Forum
Film release (10am) – Desk Based Archaeology Survey Kids Tutorial

Thursday 22nd July
Lunchtime Talk – Exploring Farndon Fields, John Miller
Hidden Lindum Colonia site 6, Mint Wall
Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer support – 1pm to 3pm
Film release (10am) – Out of the Ground - Looking after Lincolnshire's Archaeology

Friday 23rd July
Hidden Lindum Colonia site 7, Upper City West Gate (Lincoln Castle)
Archaeology Gallery talk - 11am and 2pm –
Prehistoric Lincolnshire - Exploring the finds and landscape
Film release (10am) – Discovering Lincolnshire's Past with the Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer

Saturday 24th July
Hidden Lindum Colonia – all 7 sites
Finds Liaison Officer support - 12 noon to 3pm

Sunday 25th July
Archaeology Gallery talk - 11am and 2pm -
Roman Lincoln - Exploring the world around us through physical remains, art and the virtual world
Collection Museum Virtual – Roman Gallery artefacts
Film release (10am) – Searching for Saxons

Monday 26th July
Lunchtime Talk – Hidden Lindum Colonia, Peter Lorimer
Film release (10am) – Posterngate Uncovered

Tuesday 27th July
Film release (10am) – When the Road was a River – the Archaeology of a Spalding pub

Wednesday 28th July
Film release (10am) – Why do we draw artefacts?

Thursday 29th July
Lunchtime Talk – Old Salt, Laura Wilson
Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer support – 1pm - 3pm
Film release (10am) – What a load of old pots - if sherds had words!

Friday 30th July
Archaeology Gallery talk - 11am and 2pm –
Early Medieval Lincoln - Exploring the finds and the surrounding area
Film release (10am) – Digging Old Dalby

Saturday 31st July
Film release (10am) – Back Garden Archaeology

Sunday 1st August
Archaeology Gallery talk - 11am and 2pm
1066 and later Medieval - Exploring the finds and landscape
Film release (10am) –Treasures and Trinkets - how does our collection grow?
Finale - Films released during the Festival

All films shown digitally will also feature on a loop in the Auditorium during the festival.

Please also see details of the Lincoln Castle archaeology exhibition trail and Guided tours at https://www.lincolncastle.com/content/archaeology