We hope you can join us for our new volunteer’s coffee morning at the Museum, on 25 Strand. Come and have a chat and find out about the various, flexible, volunteering opportunities on offer. If you are new to the area, it’s a great opportunity to meet people.
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‘1000 Years of the Estuary at the Cutting Edge’ by Charlie Courtenay, the Earl of Devon.
Our Museum Lecture tonight (17th November)‘Inventing the Exe – 1000 Years of the Estuary at the Cutting Edge’ by Charlie Courtenay, the Earl of Devon. is proving very popular! All our online tickets have now been reserved. There will be 50 unreserved tickets available at the door. To meet fire regulations at Matthews Hall we…
New Exhibition: Dick Pym, the fisherman footballer
Dick Pym was the premier English goalkeeper of the 1920s, gaining winner’s medals in three FA Cup finals without conceding a single goal. Our 1923 exhibition tells his rags to pitches story, including his part in a pre-WW1 soccer tour of South America, and centring on the 1923 FA Cup Final. Played 100 years ago…
Exhibition in Museum Tea Room
New exhibition in the Tea Room for 2023: More infomation to follow
Easter Bug Hunt Good Friday 7th April-Easter Monday 10th April from 2pm
We have a special children’s trail for Easter, Freddie, the Lockdown Fox , has images of his friends hidden in the Museum Garden (or inside if wet). If they track them all down, they can claim a chocolate fox as a reward-vegan choc available.
This Lecture will take place at Matthews Hall, 11.30 doors open for 12 pm start. The lecture by Julia Tremlett is about the National Garden Scheme since its founding, the charities it supports, and describes some of the NGS gardens in Devon. Julia Tremlett was the treasurer for the NGS. She has been opening her gardens…
Topsham Trails: New Leaflet
Topsham Trails is a new leaflet offering two walking trails of Topsham with historical information, picture puzzles for children and an inviting pictorial map by Phil Keen. The leaflet is written and published by Topsham Museum and funded by Devon County Council. You can pick up your free copy from the leaflet box attached to…
Secret Gardens: Save the Date! Sunday 11th June
Secret Gardens of Topsham Our popular open gardens event was to have taken place for the eighth time in 2020, unfortunately this had to be postponed due to the pandemic. On Sunday 11th June 2023 we will be delighted to welcome visitors again from all over the country to explore Topsham and admire gardens around…
Museum Christmas Market: Matthews Hall Thursday 21st November 10 am – Noon
The Museum is organising this event again this year; selling gifts, good as new items, cakes, savouries and preserves to raise funds for the Museum. We would like to see lots of people at the market so please invite friends and neighbours to do their Christmas shopping and have chat over a coffee and mince…
The Oboussier Lecture: ‘Topsham Houses of the late 17th and early 18th Century’ on Thursday 21st November 7pm for 7.30 pm start
This event is jointly arranged by the Topsham Museum Society and the Topsham Society, this year it is the turn of the Museum to host the event on Thursday 21st November at Matthews Hall. Doors open at 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start. The lecture will be given by John Thorp, an historical architectural…