Object Handling

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Get up close to Colchester Museums collections. Join our wonderful curators for the opportunity to handle some of the museums treasured collections.

Learn about how we preserve the objects in our collections and let history come to life, in your very hands! It's the perfect treat for the budding historian in your family!

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Free event after Castle admission

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