About Bolton Town Centre's latest residents 

Bolton town centre’s newest residents - a pair of magnificent Peregrine falcons and their three new chicks - have prompted a new addition to the natural history collection.

Feature as a 'face' in our summer exhibition

Find out about the way faces have been drawn, painted and photographed over time at 'Face to Face'. Boltonians are encouraged to send in their photos to be included in the displays.

Clarendon School war heroes

Two Rolls of Honour that have been in the Museum collection since 1979 will return to their rightful home. They list the names of pupils from Clarendon school who served and died in the First World War.

125th anniversary talks at Bolton Museum

This year marks the 125th year since Bolton Council first employed William Waller Midgley in 1883 as its first professional curator. To celebrate this fact there are a number of free lunchtime talks.

Exhibitions...

Peruvian Mummies unravelled

3rd May to 2nd August 2008 @ Bolton Museum
This exhibition unravels the stories surrounding two of the mummies in Bolton Museum’s collection and aspects of Peruvian culture.

Face to Face

17th May to 6th September 2008 @ Bolton Museum
A fun and family friendly exhibition with activites and interactive displays. The way the faces of the people of Bolton have changed over tiime to the way celebrities are portrayed can be explored here.

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