Braintree Museum

Have you seen our podcast about Hidden Histories: Women of Essex yet? A great way to highlight international women and girls day today! Head over to our YouTube channel and learn more about the fascinating, trailblazing women @braintreemuseum5039" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@braintreemuse…

A couple of spaces still available for Toddler Time this Friday Please call us to book 01376 328868

What a lovely message from one of our visitors recently! Come along too and discover, learn and play at the Museum Toys and Games in now on. We are open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am - 4pm (admission applies)

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Check our YouTube channel for the Hidden Histories Podcast: The Forgotten Women of Essex @Uni_of_Essex history students tell the stories of Braintree’s women who’s impacts have left a lasting legacy on not just the District, but the Nation as a whole! ow.ly/YUYE50UOCQ8

Toys and Games in now open! Come along to this nostaligic and fun exhibition about the toys and games we know and love Lots for the whole family to see and do Museum is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am - 4pm

NOW STREAMING For those who missed out on the online talk about the restoration of Crittall Old Iron Portrait Miss Coope it is now available on our YouTube channel. Why not check out the other videos we have too! @braintreemuseum5039" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@braintreemuse…

Opening of exhibition Toys and Games! There will be magicians doing magic up close between 11am and 2pm or come along to their magic show at 2pm (45min) 📅 Tomorrow! ⏲️ between 11am - 3pm 🎟️ All included with Museum admission (tickets for the show will be handed out on the day)

Opening of exhibition Toys and Games! There will be magicians doing magic up close between 11am and 2pm or come along to their magic show at 2pm (45min) 📅 Sat 18 Jan ⏲️ between 11am - 3pm 🎟️ All included with Museum admission (tickets for the show will be handed out on the day)

Starting 31.01.25 🎉 FREE Toddler Time at the Museum! Please book as space is limited ☎️ 01376 328868 Our first theme is Dinosaurs and we will be playing with dig boxes and dinosaur footprints 🦕🦖 Fridays 10am 30 minute session with time to explore the Museum too!

On the twelth day of Christmas... We hope you enjoyed our posts about some of the most popular toys. Join us in a couple of weeks when the exhibition "Toys and Games" opens. A guaranteed trip down memory lane with a range of toys on display, fun activities and interesting facts.

On the eleventh day of Christmas... It's 1964 and children are receiving the first ever full Lego sets which included all the parts and instructions to build specific models. In 2000, Lego is named the “Toy of the Century” and has sold over 75 billion bricks across 140 countries!

On the tenth day of Christmas. 1974 and the Rubik’s cube is invented by Hungarian architect Mr Rubik It has been calculated there are over a trillion ways to arrange the squares but only one of them is correct. The cube has remained a popular gift for young and old for decades

On the ninth day of Christmas... Barbie debuted in 1959 as the first mass-produced toy doll in the US with adult features. Barbie has had over 200 careers including astronaut, doctor and she has run for president seven times. She is a true icon of our time.

On the eight day of Christmas... The Nintendo Gameboy is released in 1989, a handheld console that supported interchangeable games, although its screen could only display games in four shades of grey. Now a vintage classic, the Gameboy will remain a staple of 90s nostalgia.

Happy New Year everyone!

On the seventh day of Christmas... In 1982 the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls are a hit with the kids. The cloth dolls were all unique and came with a “birth certificate” strengthening their individuality.

On the sixth day of Christmas... Furby is released in 1998. It became the must-have toy. Furby was an electronic toy you could physically pet, and by the end of the toy’s first three years, 40 million Furbies had been sold.

On the fifth day of Christmas... it's 1968, Hot Wheels are born from a design challenge at Mattel. A toy car needed to be invented that was cooler and performed better than anything else on the market. A dedicated team created colourful fantasy custom cars we know and love today

On the fourth day of Christmas... It's 1997 and was it even Christmas if you didn’t get a Tamagotchi? The digital pet, Tamagotchi’s needed cleaning, feeding and playing with, however, if neglected they would die, leading to people taking their Tamagotchis wherever they went.