Treat yourself to an elegant Afternoon Tea accompanied by a talk or tour from one of our curatorial team.
Thursday 8 May – Why is there an Egyptian collection at Discover Bucks Museum?
Today Egyptian antiquities can be found scattered across museum collections worldwide resulting from colonial collecting practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Discover Bucks Museum is no exception and holds around 400 objects from ancient Egypt. This Tea & Talk explores how these objects came to be in Buckinghamshire, so far away from their original archaeological context in Egypt. Touching on themes frequently discussed in academic Egyptological research today, the talk will present ways to better understand the modern history of the ancient objects in Bucks Museum’s collection and why this matters.
This tea and talk will be delivered by Elizabeth Owen, who has recently finished an archaeology and heritage MA at University College London. She has been volunteering at Discover Bucks Museum since February 2024.
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Admission to the Museum for the day is included in the Afternoon Tea.
Thursday 12 June – “The mysteries of Yewden Roman villa”
Excavated over 100 years ago, this fascinating site near the Thames, produced some very unusual evidence -dozens of writing implements, industrial scale corn processing facilities, and almost 100 newborn burials. Explore the evidence, and ponder the questions with Brett Thorn, Keeper of Archaeology.
The talk will last approximately 30 minutes and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions after as you relax with your cream tea!
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Admission to the Museum for the day is included in the Afternoon Tea.
Thursday 10 July 2025 Join our Keeper of Natural History, Mike Palmer who will be talking about ‘Buckinghamshire’s Historic and Noteworthy trees.’
A look at some of our local trees, past and present, that have become treasured individuals in the landscape on account of their great age or links to people and events.
The talk will last approximately 30 minutes and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions after as you relax with your cream tea!
BUY TICKETS
Admission to the Museum for the day is included in the Afternoon Tea.
We have meat or vegetarian options for the sandwiches available. If you have any dietary requirements or want to find out more, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to help.
