Art, Museums and Heritage

Who we are

North Hertfordshire Museums is the service that provides not only displays in the council's two museums but also a range of activities both in the museums and out in the community.

What’s on

Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery

Main Gallery: Hitchin's Horrid History. Put away those rose-tinted spectacles and find out what life was really like in Hitchin of old.

Open until 4 September 2010.

Small Gallery: Marqie's Rock and Roll Retrospective 1969-1975. Never before seen photographs of iconic rock legends by photographer Marqie Field. New photographs will be displayed after 11 August.

Open until 4 September 2010.

Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery

		Main Gallery: The Age of the Dinosaurs - Learn all about dinosaurs in our interactive exhibition. Be a fossil finder in the dinosaur dig, guess what dinosaurs ate and why they might have died out. Open until 11th September
		Mezzanine Gallery: Stevenage Locomotive Society A display of railway signs, images and models by this local group who promote and cater for interest in transport for enthusiasts  living in North Hertfordshire. Open until 18th September

Our latest leaflet contains all exhibitions and events in the museums:

Full calendar of events (327 KB) (link opens in new window)
Upcoming highlights at Letchworth and Hitchin Museums (619 KB) (link opens in new window)
School and archaeology services (824 KB) (link opens in new window)

North Hertfordshire Museums on Facebook

Keep up-to-date with what we're doing in the Museums Service at our Facebook page.