Ruin and rebellion: Uncovering the past at Tutbury Castle

British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG

Tel: 020 - 7323 - 8000
Email: information@britishmuseum.org

The exhibition runs from
9 July 2009 – 21 March 2010 / Room 69a
Admission is free

The exhibition traces the history of the castle site through a combination of archaeological finds, which provide evidence about the occupation of the site from the past 10,000 years, and pictures, which show the changing appearance of the castle since the 1560s.

The centrepiece of the display is part of the Tutbury Hoard of 1831 – the largest hoard ever found in Britain – and an exploration of why the hoard was buried in the first place, and what happened after it was found.

Other objects in the display show coins, prints and drawings from the British Museum’s collection alongside recent excavation finds and objects from the collections of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke on - Trent.

Ruin and rebellion: uncovering the past at Tutbury Castle is related to a research project on Tutbury Castle.