Chiltern Open Air Museum

Thank you to the Pilgrim Trust for supporting our toll house repairs.

We are recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator and a Learning Resources Officer. Find out more coam.org.uk/joinus/careers

This #GivingTuesday we’re asking you to support us. With costs rising and a lot of rain this year (not good for an outdoor museum) generating enough income has become more challenging. Please support us by sending us a gift from our list or by donating. coam.org.uk/coam-wish-list

Join @ChilternOAM on Sat 7th - Sun 8th December 10-4 for a special festive weekend opening. With a small artisan Christmas market and the Museum’s shop full of handmade products made by local crafts people, perfect for a bit of Christmas shopping! coam.org.uk/events/festive…

@BlackthornEvent It was a brilliant night. Thank you for all your hard work.

We had a fantastic time helping the staff and volunteers at @chilternoam with their Halloween spectacular event. It was great to see our Graveyard theme plus our new Asylum and Scream House themes in action. We also had the chance to use individual props and lighting.

If you’d like this fab view while you work then join our team of volunteers. Contact volunteering@coam.org.uk for more details.

We have space for a hot drink caterer for our Halloween Spectacular event on Friday 1 November. The event takes place between 5pm and 9pm. If you’re interested then please contact catering@coam.org.uk #event #bucks

The Museum goes back to school! With literacy, science and history workshops all taking part around our historic buildings during the school year, our learning team have been busy getting ready for the autumn term. coam.org.uk/schooleducation

We were honoured to welcome Paralympic gold medallist @HeleneRaynsford to COAM on the day it was announced that she will be lighting the Paralympic Flame at Stoke Mandeville tomorrow ahead of its journey to Paris. #Paralympics2024 #paralympicsGB #ParalympicGold #GOLDMEDALIST

We’re pleased that you had fun 🤩

‘A local sporting hero!’: Helen Glover and Steve Backshall visit popular Bucks museum bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24505610.…

This weekend at the Museum. Meet our two Queens, show your support and cast your vote in our Clash of the Queens #TeamLizzie #TeamMary coam.org.uk/events/clash-o…

This Friday and Saturday at the Museum you can find out how fakes and forgeries were made in the past. Times Past will demonstrate seventeenth/eighteenth century printing techniques on its replica portable printing press. Find out more 👉coam.org.uk/talksanddemons…

No need to worry about entertaining your children during the school holidays! The Museum's Education team has got you covered with their special themed family activities on every Tuesday from 30th July to 27th August. coam.org.uk/events/terrifi…

Come and meet the makers this weekend at the Museum. #bucksopenweekend #chilternschairsfestival #heritagecrafts Flint-knapping, blacksmithing, lacemaking, spinning, bodging, natural dyeing and weaving are just some of the crafts our skilled makers will be demonstrating.

Come along this Friday as Malin Lundin, Senior Curator (Maternity Cover) talks about contemporary collection at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. This promises to be a fascinating glimpse into how the Wimbledon Tennis Museum collects and curates objects during each Championships.

🌳We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Forest School. Workshops take place in our beautiful woodlands with loads of natural materials for kids to explore and use. Find out more coam.org.uk/forest-school

Our bodgers and pole-lathe will be in action at our Heritage Crafts Weekend on 27 & 28 July - part of the Chilterns Chair Festival and Bucks Open Weekend.

Here's another photo of the bodger Owen Dean for Chilterns Chair Festival, hosted by @WycombeMuseum and @ChilternsCCC! Here he's using a pole-lathe to turn chair legs. Want to learn more? Head to wycombemuseum.org.uk/chilterns-chai….

This weekend... it's our Classic Vehicles Show! 🚗 If you're exhibiting your vehicle, the site will be open from 8am for your arrival. Visitors to the show will be allowed on site from 10am. Full info 👉 coam.org.uk/events/classic…