Textile Day 9th June 2024
This event was a great success. Many thanks to all who visited and special thanks all who came to demonstrate their craft.

This event was a great success. Many thanks to all who visited and special thanks all who came to demonstrate their craft.

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 village including vintage cars and coaches…
Farewell to Arthur There was a full turn out for Arthur Gibson’s memorial Service on Thursday 16 June 2022. This was not very surprising given the many lives of villagers that Arthur had touched in his 16 years in the village. His amiable and generous nature was frequently commented on by attendees and his many…
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 from Charlecote and Hampton Lucy W I…
Many of you will remember seeing Faye’s wonderful exhibition “Children Then And Now: Marton Museum Reinterpreted by Artist Faye Claridge” which took place as part of The Marton Rural Traditions Festival held in tandem with the The Heritage Open Days event at Marton Museum last September. Faye photographed village children with artefacts from the Museum…