The Vindolanda Trust

Maximum 8 people. Price: £110 per person (includes all materials and shipping within the UK) Create your own Barbotine Hunt Cup at this hands-on workshop at the Roman Army Museum with Potted Histories. Barbotine is technique of piping decorations onto a ceramic vessel to form a pattern or inscription, and it is a form of decoration in Ancient Roman pottery. This workshop is de...

Maximum 8 people. Price: £150 per person (includes all materials and shipping within the UK) Minimum 4 to run These workshops are designed for adults, no previous experience is necessary, but if you have made pots before, or have an interest in archaeology, the course will add to your skills and knowledge of the subject. The course combines basic pottery making techniques, hist...

The Vindolanda Trust is delighted to announce that Siôn Parkinson has been appointed Artist-in-Residence, for the Materialitas project, 2026 – 2027. Working with five nationally significant archival collections, Parkinson will research and develop a new artwork for the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Autumn/ Winter 2027. Supported by a major new award from Archives Revealed, ...

The Vindolanda Trust understands how important it is that young people from all backgrounds have access to archaeology and history. Volunteering on an archaeological excavation is not only great fun, but also a way to learn transferable skills which you will be able to use in further education and in the workplace. To make it easier and more accessible for young people to partic...

9 October - 31 December 2026 Again and Again and Again, is a new, site specific installation by acclaimed artist Susie MacMurray for the Vindolanda Museum. Made of materials found in the Vindolanda collection, MacMurray has used beeswax, Haircap moss, Soay sheep wool and antler to create three sculptural works that appear to emerge from the museum walls. Echoing the slow, organ...