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Open today 10:00–17:00 (sample)

Free entry on Thursday evenings

(555) 019-3300

Ancient storage jar on a bed of gravel, lit from above

Now open in Gallery 2

Rivers of Clay

Four thousand years of pottery from the valley: storage jars, cooking pots and the hands that made them.

Until 1 March (sample). Included with admission.

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About the exhibition

Storage jar

Valley ware, about 1400 BC

Fired clay with burnished slip

Lent by the Riverside Trust (sample)

1987.214

Exhibitions

Two exhibitions on now and one opening in spring. Each is included with your ticket.

Marble portrait bust of a bearded man in a draped cloak

Now open

Faces of the Valley

Gallery 4, until 12 April (sample)

Thirty portrait busts from Roman villas to Victorian town halls, and the stories of the people they show.

About the exhibition
Detail of an old printed map with hand-lettered place names

Drawn by Hand

Gallery 1, from 14 May (sample)

Maps of the valley from 1600 to 1900, drawn by surveyors, farmers and one very lost bishop.

About the exhibition

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Opening hours

Monday

Closed

Tuesday to Sunday

10:00–17:00

Thursday

10:00–20:00

Last entry

30 minutes before closing

Opening times (sample). Closed 24–26 December.

Tickets

Adult

$12

Concession

Over 65, students, job seekers

$8

Under 18

Free

Members

Free

Thursday after 17:00

Free

Example prices.

Opening hours and directions

From the collection

Twenty thousand objects, two thousand on show (sample). A few to look for on your visit.

Three small clay bowls on a stone plinth

Three offering bowls

Valley ware, about 900 BC

Fired clay

1952.031

Two glazed stoneware jars with blue and brown bands

Pair of storage jars

Mill Street pottery, 1880s

Salt-glazed stoneware

2003.118

White crackle-glaze vase against a dark background

Crackle-glaze vase

Studio pottery, 1974

Porcelain

2011.006

Marble head of a woman seen in profile

Head of a woman

Roman, 2nd century AD

Marble

1931.402

Objects and accession numbers (sample).

A school group sitting on the floor in front of two portraits

Learn with us

Free sessions for schools, Saturday trails for families and talks for curious adults.

Schools

Free, Tue–Fri mornings

Family trail

Saturdays 10:30

Curator talks

First Thursday, 18:30

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Talks and events

Booking helps us plan; most events are free (sample).

Thu 6 Nov

Curator's tour: Rivers of Clay

Gallery 2, 18:30, free

Book a place

Sat 15 Nov

Make a pinch pot (ages 5 to 11)

Learning studio, 10:30, $4

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Thu 4 Dec

Lates: the museum after dark

Whole museum, 17:00–21:00, free

No booking

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Members visit every exhibition free, bring a guest and keep the museum open for everyone. From $40 a year (example prices).

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Open today 10:00–17:00 (sample)

Free entry on Thursday evenings

(555) 019-3300

Plan your visit