The @cityofcaves are taking part as well!

Happy 30th Birthday to us! On this day in April 1995, we opened our doors to the public for the first time as a museum! Do you have any memories of us opening? #happybirthday #itsourbirthday #justicemuseum

Wishing you a wonderful Lunar New Year, full of happiness, love, and prosperity. How do you celebrate? #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #yearofthesnake #lunarnewyear2025

We know that things can feel a little heavy right now. If you need to take a moment of quiet, our exhibition spaces are free to enter. Our exhibition, Hope, shares a series of photographs that explore hope from different perspectives. All are welcome to come along and reflect

Happy #MuseumSelfieDay 🙋🏼‍♀️ Here is a collection of places within and outside our museum, our judge and our magistrate who you'll meet on your exploration around our venue today!

This #heritagetreasures day we have been looking at 30 objects from our collection while exploring the idea of 'What does justice mean to society?'. We are exploring how our vast collection of archives and historical objects connects with contemporary issues of justice.

Day 30: Why Museum Museums are important as a way to remember and learn from our history, and a way to teach the next generation. They can provide a sense of community and place of immersive, social, and collaborative ways of learning for visitors. #Museum30

Day 29: Hope Our new exhibition Picture This: Hope is now live! Explore this inspiring collection of black and white photographs, submitted by professional and amateur photographers from across the UK, that capture the essence of Hope. nationaljusticemuseum.org.uk… #Museum30

Day 28: Letter What was a reprieve letter? And what impact would it have on your sentence? #museum30

Day 27: Discovery Can you spot these oddities around the museum, what else will you find? Over the many years of use this gaol saw, it went through many renovations. You can see remnants of older and now disused parts, including stair ways which don't go anywhere! #Museum30

Day 26: Handle In the women’s ward you will find a Victorian drying rack which folds away into the wall! While the alcove and metal are original, the wood has added by the museum. The heat from the boilers would rise through vents to dry the clothes! #Museum30

Day 25: Uncanny Our Ghosts of the Gaol tour will return in January...retrace the steps of those who were locked away here, uncover eerie tales from staff and visitors alike, and learn of the many paranormal experiences reported within this historic building. #museum30

Day 24: Last 12 months We've delivered 14 events over the last year, 5 Crime Clubs, 4 Murder Mysteries, 3 different Halloween events, 2 Heritage Open Day events and our brand new Guilty?! Escape room! We are excited to see what 2025 holds! #Museum30

Day 23: Organic In 2023 PhD researcher Dan Ewers explored the archives at our Museum researching the history of borstal institutions in the UK. This article looks at the role of land reclamation, gardening, and farming in borstal institutions. ow.ly/684b50UcB0L #Museum30