A NEW Roman Gallery and exhibition will be unveiled to the public on Saturday 4 April at Lancaster City Museum. The Roman Gallery has been developed and revitalised, thanks to a £5000 grant from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) to support the museum's star attraction th an iconic Roman cavalry tombstone.
(Media-Newswire.com) - A NEW Roman Gallery and exhibition will be unveiled to the public on Saturday 4 April at Lancaster City Museum.
The Roman Gallery has been developed and revitalised, thanks to a £5000 grant from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council ( MLA ) to support the museum's star attraction – an iconic Roman cavalry tombstone.
The tombstone, dating back to 100AD, was discovered in Lancaster in November 2005 during an excavation in Aldcliffe Road by the Greater Manchester Archaeology Unit.
Specialist staff at Lancashire County Council’s conservation studio in Preston worked to fully restore the tombstone so that it could take pride of place on permanent display at Lancaster City Museum last year.
The new gallery will feature information and artefacts depicting Roman life in Lancaster such as jewellery, clothing and domestic utensils, a dressing up corner for children where they can try on traditional Roman costume, and a range of fun family friendly activities to get involved in.
To mark the unveiling a traditional Roman funeral procession will take place in Lancaster City Centre.
Staff from the museum, along with professional interpreters from Roman Tours Ltd, will re-enact a funeral procession, carrying a stretcher through the streets in full Roman costume and dressed as Roman Soldiers.
The march will start at Lancaster Castle, past the Judge's Lodgings, down Church Street, onto Cheapside and finish at Lancaster City Museum.
The public can watch the procession taking place, also on Saturday 4 April, from 11.30am to 1.00pm.
Following the procession, people are invited to look around the new gallery and take part in a free family drop in session to create your own Roman Sculptures, from 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Lancaster City Museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm and entry is free to all visitors.
Andrew Lynn, Communication manager, 01772 534372 or email andrew.lynn@ssd.lancscc.gov.uk
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