Welcome our Finds Liaison Officer
My name is Megan and I am the new Finds Liaison Officer for Rutland and Leicestershire. I am based here at Rutland County Museum. It is my job to record …
Burley Buckle
This beautiful Anglo-Saxon gold buckle is a fitting new addition to the collections in our 50th anniversary year. It is only one of four examples of a triangular plated buckle …
Rutland’s Hidden Treasure
Our large objects and agricultural collections have recently been assessed and a comprehensive report produced specifically looking at the significance of the items and their condition. This is now available …
A Day in the Life of a Collections and Interpretation Intern
If you’ve ever wondered what a Collections and Interpretation Intern gets up to, have a nosey into Ellie’s day on Thursday 23 March 2017: I began my day with a …
Stone tool or natural? An insight into eoliths.
Written by Collections and Interpretation Intern, Ellie Cooper: Walking on a beach, do you stop to admire a nice looking rock? I do. I have a nice shiny Tanzanian rock …
Meet Rutland’s ‘Flintstones’
Ellie Cooper, our Museum Intern, shares her love for prehistory: Prior to my role as a Collections and Interpretation Intern at Rutland County Museum I did not know much about …