Sep 18, 2022 | news
We opened the museum all day on both 17th and 18th September and the volunteers were kept busy pretty much all weekend, showing around many interested visitors and engaging in discussions about our artefacts. These photos show us setting up gazebos outside the museum...
Sep 16, 2019 | news
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September was a fantastic weekend with great weather and an excellent turnout – perhaps our best yet. The photos show us setting up on the Saturday; a visit from David Tims, son of the founder of the museum and some of the ladies...
Apr 30, 2018 | news
The museum is opening specially to coincide with a village celebration of the life of the man who ran Marton Garage from the 1940s until the 1970s, organised by his son. It was famous for Aston Coaches that were based there. There are a number of attractions in the...
Jul 31, 2016 | news
We’re aiming for National Accreditation with both the Arts Council Accreditation Scheme. Sorting out the paperwork is a complicated process for amateurs like ourselves but with help from West Midlands Museum Development Team we are making our way on the nursery...
Jun 29, 2016 | news
Children from Knightlow School have published a book of short stories and poems inspired by local heritage, including many curious objects from Marton Museum of Country Bygones. Working together as authors and illustrators, pupils aged between 4 and 11 made the...
Jun 19, 2015 | news
Marton Museum will once again be participating in the Heritage Open Days event which falls this year on the weekend of 12th and 13th September. This has been an enormously successful event for us in previous years, attracting a huge number of visitors from across the...
