This replica geological map of Buckinghamshire, divided into hundreds, is dated 1820 and shows roads, rivers, parks, etc. The original was engraved by John Carey.

It is available for loan through the Museum's Schools Loans Service.

We wish all of our friends, visitors and volunteers many thanks for your support this year and  a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Museum re-opens after the holiday season on Saturday the 14^th January 2012.

We hope to see you all again next year.

The Victorian Christmas event is in full swing now with the Museum all decked out and busy with visitors. Mother is taking her ease in the parlor sipping fruit punch while being entertained on the pianola, dad is in the kitchen with the kids making toast the old fashioned way, while granddad and grandma are perusing the Christmas market in the barn. Other families are taking a horse drawn wagon ride around the farm or buzzing the old phones in the telephone hut. The highlight for the children, of course, is a visit with Father Christmas and for the grown ups perhaps a treat of home-made cakes in the Tea Room. Everyone enjoys a bit of historical escapism invoked by the special atmosphere at the MKM at this time of year.    

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This trebuchet has just been donated to the Museum.

It is less of a replica and more of a demonstration of the principle of this advanced design of medieval siege engine. The model is very robust and is capable of firing a projectile (a stone of, say, 2 to 3 cm diameter) more than 10 metres. For obvious reasons, it is suggested that any demonstration takes place out of doors and into a clear open space.

It can be borrowed by schools and similar groups under the terms of the Museums Schools Loans Scheme - see under the Education tab above.

 MK Museum has relaunched its season ticket scheme. Season tickets offer great value permitting entry to the Museum for a year starting from the date of purchase. 

Owning a season ticket helps support your community museum and makes its exciting hands on collection even more accessible to you.  With one you could choose to drop in for an hour or so on a bright spring morning, have a  family picnic in the grounds on a warm summer afternoon or take a change of scene on a damp autumn day to enjoy tea and cakes in our cosy tea room knowing that the Museum entry fee was already taken care of. 

Season tickets are available for families (two adults and up to four children), adults and concessions at  £50, £20 and £15 respectivley. 

Ask about our season tickets when you next visit the Museum or  just pick one up at our shop so you're ready for that 'what shall we do today?' question. 

The exceptionally warm spring has given rise to an unusually large increase in the butterfly population.  There are two sets of images - British Butterflies, and Butterflies and Moths of Buckinghamshire - available for loan to schools and similar groups. Go to Education>Loans for more details.

This picture was taken at MKM history festival held on the 7^th & 8^th of May. It  proved to be a very popular event with loads of demonstrations from a large team of re-enactment enthusiasts. There were plenty of opportunities for visitors to get 'hands on' too as you can see from this picture!

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Our high season commences from April so the Museum is now open to visitors  Wednesday to Sunday inclusive.

Stacey Hill Farm is full of the signs of spring with blossom busting and birds nesting. so this is a great time of year to visit the us.

Look out for a number of new exhibits that we are opening this season including the new Wolverton Works Board Room (opening April),  the John Radcliffe Room (opening late spring) and the new Cottager's Garden. 

 Our usual exiting special events programme also has some new entries this year so don't miss out on some great local days out!

These models of an Elizabethan boy and girl (about 50cm high) have just been borrowed from the Education Loan Service by a school in Olney.  They also borrowed a model of the Santa Maria, Columbus' flag ship, and two spectacular models of a Tudor theatre and a Tudor timber-framed house. They will be used to add depth to the School's study of Tudor times.