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Across Colchester Castle, Hollytrees Museum and the Natural History Museum, visitors can enjoy a packed programme of creative activities, hands‑on history and playful learning for all ages

The funding will support improvements that reduce environmental impact, improve sustainability and help secure the gallery’s long‑term future as a key cultural and community asset in the city centre

Set inside Europe’s largest Norman Keep, this immersive escape‑style adventure plunges teams into a gripping mystery

The funding announcement follows approval earlier this year to proceed with a programme of essential conservation and repair works, aimed at protecting the structure and ensuring the building can continue to operate safely as a museum

The project will gently enhance the space with new paths, benches and lighting, to make a peaceful green space for all to enjoy

Alongside the dinosaur skeleton, the exhibition presents an array of “discovered” objects from Colchester’s past

The exhibition, hosted at Hollytrees Museum, presents a truly magnificent highlight: a genuine dinosaur skeleton, known as ‘Juliasaurus’, measuring over six metres long, making its world premiere in Colchester

Colchester Museums has a great mix of egg-citing dinosaur adventures and medieval fun taking place from 28 March – 12 April

Among the highlights is a work by Banksy that has never been exhibited anywhere before entitled Rat with Drill

This year, the council in partnership with Colchester Amphora Events has awarded £30,000 to twenty-five cultural and creative events and projects, all set to run between 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027