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To find out more about the History and collections follow the links below
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Throughout February Half Term: The Quest Continues... Saturday 13 February - Sunday 21 February
Continue your journey onward form West Stow's Ring Quest and hunt for the rings on exciting trail throughout Moyse's Hall. Free entry with your West Stow ticket Suitable for families.
Meet the Medieval Craftswoman - Saturday 13 and Wednesday 17 February 11am - 4pm
Edith, a medieval craftswoman, returns to the museum for demonstrations and activities. Included in normal admission.
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New Medieval Gallery
Earlier this year Moyse's Hall's West Gallery was revamped into our Medieval gallery. This has a variety of items from the Medieval period including a locket containing the hair of Mary Tudor, some medieval weapons, also some finds from the Abbey as well as some Abbey stone, some which still remains in the Abbey gardens.
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Exhibition: Women by Women
This exciting new exhibition looks at portraits of women by women and will be on display throughout 2009 and the start of 2010.
Moyse's Hall also offers a variety of events throughout the year to complement this exhibition.
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The museum has themed displays offering opportunities for study and exploration based on:
- Local history - Suffolk Regiment, Red Barn Murder
- Social history - Crime and punishment, coinage, death, witchcraft
A temporary exhibition on display throughout 2009 is the 'Women by Women' exhibition. A more permanent exhibition is 'Faces of Time', which shows a variety of clocks and paintings. Moyse's Hall offers a variety of events for children and adults, please see our Museum events pages to find out more.
For almost a thousand years Moyse's Hall has looked out over the Market Place of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It has seen many changes since it was built in 1180 and has had a variety of different uses, including a tavern and a 'gaol'. Currently it's a museum which provides an excellent setting in which to trace the unfolding story of West Suffolk, through displays which range from prehistoric times right through to the present. Moyse's Hall's own story is as rich and varied as the collections which it houses. The pages below invite you to explore this history including those of a grisly murder; visit the pages on the Red Barn Murder to find out more.
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Page Last Updated: January 2010
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