Category Archives: News

English Heritage have announced they plan to close Carisbrooke Castle to the public at the end of business on Wed 18th March until, at least, 1st May. As a result, Carisbrooke Castle Museum will be closed to the public for … Continue reading →

1,500 year old Anglo Saxon treasures discovered on the Isle of Wight by Victorians, and conserved by the British Museum, are returning to the Isle of Wight in a new exhibition at Carisbrooke Castle Museum. They will be exhibited on … Continue reading →

Fifty watercolours from Carisbrooke Castle Museum’s collection have been added to a free online database of pre-1900 documentary watercolours from public and private collections around the world. The images from the museum collection join more than 110,000 watercolours from over … Continue reading →

We are currently undertaking an oral history project to collect the personal memories of change in farming and agriculture on the Island since the Second World War. This has been made possible with funding from Down to the Coast, an … Continue reading →

Thanks to a £42,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), young people on the Isle of Wight will develop the skills and knowledge required to become oral historians. This exciting project will help preserve the fascinating stories of Islanders … Continue reading →

Established in 1761, the Blue School’s purpose was to educate young girls of poor families and train them for domestic service. Around twenty girls (aged 8 to 12) were taught how to read, write, knit or accomplish other household activities. … Continue reading →

We were delighted to recently receive for the collection a Victorian album of botanical illustrations created by Emma Dennett, the daughter of the Castle custodian in the 1840s. The album is fascinating, with exquisitely executed pictures of local plants and … Continue reading →

A successful application to HLF Sharing Heritage programme in 2015 has enabled Carisbrooke Castle Museum to collect the oral histories of older people on the Isle of Wight. The Museum runs an outreach programme to residential homes and community groups … Continue reading →

A Citizenship ceremony was held in the Museum this morning in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant and the High Sheriff.  Five new citizens of the UK took the oath and were presented with their certificates in front of their … Continue reading →

This week will be the last chance to see the Museum’s WWI exhibition ‘Men and horses go to war’ before it is replaced by a new display (working title ‘Island men at Gallipoli’), due to open at Easter.  The Museum … Continue reading →