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In the early hours of Tuesday 7 May 2024, Ely Museum was broken into. Thieves stole the East Cambridgeshire gold torc and a gold bracelet, both dating from the Bronze Age. The museum acquired the torc in 2017 with a series of grants and donations from the public. The police are currently investigating the theft. …
Following a £2.2m redevelopment, Ely Museum is set to open its doors again. Ely Museum is delighted to announce that we reopen to the public on Friday 21st May! Our much awaited reopening means we can now begin to share our amazing new museum with visitors and normality can begin to return. You can …
Three thousand years after a craftsman twisted 732g of pure gold into an intricately woven gold torc, the ancient ornament will be on display to the public this Saturday! The beautiful piece – one of the largest of its kind ever found in Britain – has been the torc of the city since it was …
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