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![Agreement reached over town council contribution to running costs of Wisbech Museum](/perch/resources/news/refurbished-museum.jpg)
07 December 2023
Agreement reached over town council contribution to running costs of Wisbech Museum
Chairman of Wisbech and Fenland Museum Steve McGregor today thanked Wisbech Town Council for its substantial annual contribution of £20,000 since...
![The Secret Little Art Show opens to the public at Wisbech and Fenland Museum from Wednesday November 22, putting more than 300 original mini works of art on display for sale.](/perch/resources/news/daffs-secret-art.jpg)
21 November 2023
The Secret Little Art Show opens to the public at Wisbech and Fenland Museum from Wednesday November 22, putting more than 300 original mini works of art on display for sale.
Amateur and professional artists responded with imagination and generosity when the Museum invited them to donate an unsigned original piece...
![In the Workhouse – new book by Wisbech historian Kevin Rodgers](/perch/resources/news/union-workhouse.jpg)
16 November 2023
In the Workhouse – new book by Wisbech historian Kevin Rodgers
Anyone born in Wisbech with Clarkson Hospital or 33 Lynn Road on their birth certificate came into the world in...
![Museum Friends Gain National Award](/perch/resources/news/friends-of-wisbech-museum-and-bafm-certificate.jpg)
01 November 2023
Museum Friends Gain National Award
The Friends of Wisbech and Fenland Museum have featured in a national awards list for the second year running -...
![Hurry to get your tickets for Isle 'ave a Shanty's second brilliant singalong Friends of Wisbech and Fenland Museum charity concert which will be staged at The Luxe cinema, Wisbech later this month.](/perch/resources/news/shantymenfacebook.jpg)
26 October 2023
Hurry to get your tickets for Isle 'ave a Shanty's second brilliant singalong Friends of Wisbech and Fenland Museum charity concert which will be staged at The Luxe cinema, Wisbech later this month.
Just like their 2022 concert in Wisbech, the Isle of Ely shantymen's show at 8pm on Tuesday, November 28 is...
![Buy a mini original artwork as a unique Christmas gift at Wisbech and Fenland Museum's Secret Little Art Show coming up from Wednesday November 22 to Saturday December 16.](/perch/resources/news/img109.jpg)
25 October 2023
Buy a mini original artwork as a unique Christmas gift at Wisbech and Fenland Museum's Secret Little Art Show coming up from Wednesday November 22 to Saturday December 16.
Small submissions both quirky and beautiful have steadily trickled in for this pre-Christmas art-for-sale exhibition since the Museum appealed to...
![Don't let your children miss Cambridge Science Centre's communicators and their amazing interactive exibits while they are still based at the Museum.](/perch/resources/news/stem-in-the-fens-launch-event-2023-3-1resize.jpg)
24 October 2023
Don't let your children miss Cambridge Science Centre's communicators and their amazing interactive exibits while they are still based at the Museum.
Entrance has been free to adults (children and students are free anyway) since September to give everyone the chance to...
![Pubs of Wisbech series gift to the town's Museum](/perch/resources/news/pubs-volume-5-cover-tweaked-2.jpg)
04 October 2023
Pubs of Wisbech series gift to the town's Museum
The runaway success of a series of books about the hostelries of Wisbech has brought a generous donation of £5,000...
![The refurbished Museum now looks magnificent, but sadly the need for regular monthly donations hasn't gone away ...](/perch/resources/news/dp232392.jpg)
25 August 2023
The refurbished Museum now looks magnificent, but sadly the need for regular monthly donations hasn't gone away ...
Last month, the Museum welcomed the decision by Wisbech Town Council to award it a £20,000 grant for a further...
![Great Expectations can now be viewed once a month](/perch/resources/news/ge-first-page.jpg)
25 August 2023
Great Expectations can now be viewed once a month
Earlier this year, the Museum was pleased to share the handwritten manuscript of Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ with visitors as...