Broadway Museum and Art Gallery

09/09/2026

🏘️ Buried Lives: Eight thousand years, one village

Broadway may be known today for its honey-coloured stone and rolling views, but its story stretches back further than you'd imagine — around eight thousand years of continuous human presence on this very ground.

From early settlers to the Romans, from medieval wool merchants to Georgian coaching travellers, layer upon layer of history has shaped the village we know today. Every street, field, and building sits on top of thousands of years of lives lived here before us.

Come and discover the full story at Broadway Museum & Art Gallery. 🏛️
https://www.broadwaymuseum.org.uk/

07/09/2026

👃 Every room smells different

Did you know our museum isn't just a feast for the eyes? Each room has its own scent, carefully linked to the exhibition you're standing in.

Step into our oak-panelled room, with its grand fireplace and dining table, and you'll catch the warm, homely smell of potato and rosemary as if a meal is about to be served.

In the Colony of Creativity exhibition, you'll catch notes of a rose garden
drifting into rich Havana cigar as you get closer to the Sargent portraits, a nod to John Singer Sargent's own love of ci**rs.

Further on, step into the coaching exhibition and the air changes again — the unmistakable smell of stables and blacksmiths, transporting you straight back to the days of horse-drawn travel through Broadway.

It's a small detail that makes a big difference — come and experience the museum with all your senses. 🥔🌿🌹🐴🔨

04/09/2026

✨ Made from Broadway itself

Micro-sculptor Willard Wigan has created a tiny masterpiece using nothing but a piece of grit found right outside our doors, transforming it into a miniature sculpture of Elias Ashmole, the founder of the Ashmolean Museum.

Come see this extraordinary work — and the rest of Willard's Tiny World — at Broadway Museum & Art Gallery. 🔍

02/09/2026

🏺 Buried Lives: The finds of Broadways flood alleviation scheme

In 2016, work began on the Environment Agency's flood alleviation scheme along Badsey Brook a project to protect hundreds of Broadway homes and businesses from flooding.
Ahead of the works, Worcestershire Archaeology conducted an archaeological dig on the site. As embankments were built and earth was moved, an archive of human history was uncovered, preserved just beneath the surface.

Among the finds? A loom weight a simple but essential tool used to keep even tension across bundles of warp threads, allowing smooth, steady weaving.

It's a small object with a big story proof that Broadway's past is often closer to the surface than you'd think.

Come and see it for yourself at Broadway Museum & Art Gallery. 🧵

31/08/2026

View microscopic wonders by Willard Wigan, be astounded. Seeing really is believing! Something to stop you in your tracks whether you are 3 or 93! 😊

31/08/2026

Open 10-4.30 today. We have gone pink at night to celebrate the life of Dolly Parton. 💕💕

31/08/2026

🎉 We're open this Bank Holiday Monday 9-4.30

Make the most of your day off and pay us a visit — explore the galleries, discover Broadway's fascinating history, and don't miss the incredible Willard Wigan Tiny World exhibition (micro-sculptures made in the eye of a needle — you have to see it to believe it!).

🕐 Open as usual this Bank Holiday Monday

See you there! 🏛️

29/08/2026

Don't let a soggy bank holiday ruin your plans! Escape the drizzle and head to Broadway Museum & Art Gallery, where it's warm, dry, and full of wonders.

🐾 Hunt for wombats hidden around the museum
🔍 Marvel at the world's tiniest microsculptures - you genuinely won't believe your eyes.

Swap wellies for wonder this weekend. We're open and waiting for you at Broadway museum &art gallery

28/08/2026

Celebrate the beautiful and extraordinary life of Dolly Parton. Her radiance sparkles through Willard Wigan’s sculptural masterpiece- Dolly Parton in the Eye of a needle.
Open Monday to Saturday 10-4.30

28/08/2026

🎉Listen tonight at 9pm! Willard and I will be on the radio talking about our incredible exhibition Willard Wigan:Tiny World! Tune in and find out why you NEED to see this exhibition! 🎉
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_hereford_worcester

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