If you are still lingering under the impression that museums are dank, dark, dusty places smelling of old paper, and full of wooden cabinets jam-packed with incomprehensible objects, think again. A ...

Experts in the U.K. were stunned recently when a tiny Egyptian mummy, long thought to be the remains of a hawk, was revealed to be a human baby. The ancient mummy, which is part of the Maidstone ...

A Kent museum is calling on the community to contribute a display to its new gallery. Maidstone Museum opened its Oldham Gallery in July to explore the town's history from the Tudors to the 21st ...

The original structure is an ornate red brick Elizabethan manor that was built in 1561. The building has been a museum since 1858, and it now houses a collection of over 600,000 artifacts and ...

More than 8,000 poppies have been donated towards a remembrance project marking 100 years since the end of the First World War. People from across Maidstone have helped with the #5000Poppies project ...

One of the "most treasured" artists in a museum collection has been showcased on the BBC's Bargain Hunt programme. Antiques expert and TV personality Eric Knowles paid a visit to Maidstone Museum to ...

From polished pickups to candy-coloured coupes, the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum’s inaugural vintage car show provided a recent showcase of history and horsepower. Follow Windsor Star ...

The work of Kent-born artist Albert Goodwin is to feature on national television. The son of a builder, Goodwin was born into a family of nine childern in Maidstone in 1845. An oil painting by Albert ...

The Maidstone Bicentennial Museum welcomed residents and visitors alike to its annual Christmas Bazaar on the weekend of Dec. 6, turning the historic site into a festive hub filled with local ...