☀️Helios by Luke Jerram has a way of stopping you in your tracks, especially when you see it through mirrors!🪞It’s the second-to-last weekend, so now’s the time to visit. You can turn up on the day, but advance booking is the best way to secure your slot, as numbers per session are limited.

Soaking up a bit of sun today @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social Helios 😎☀️

Twixmas in St Albans ☀️

October flew by and another exhibition is nearly over! 'Our Stories: Tracing Black Histories in Hertfordshire' closes this Sunday 2 November. Explore 2,000 years of Black history through art, research, and zine-making—and make sure to get a copy of the zine to take home! 📍St Albans Museum + Gallery

Today is the last day to climb the Clock Tower this season! Take in the views, hear its stories, and make the most of this historic experience before it closes for autumn/winter. 📍 Open 10:30am until 5pm (last entry 4:30pm) 🎟 Adults £2 | Children Free 🔗 stalbansmuseums.org.uk/visit/clock-tower

Our shop is full of colour right now 🌈 Inspired by our Generations exhibition, we’ve brought in cookbooks, jewellery, candles + more from South Asian makers. Pop in if you're visiting – and don’t forget the exhibition’s on until 16 Nov! #StAlbansMuseum #GenerationsExhibition #ShopLocal

Our Commit No Nuisance top 10 is here! 🎉 (A–Z): Alex, Anjie, Antaya, Caroline, Gauri, Jackie, Lisa, Nicola, Rhiannon, Syed ✨ Winner: Carmen! See their work on our website & look out for Carmen’s image coming soon to the shop!: https://f.mtr.cool/onyjhdftpe

Find out what happened when a young girl (Helen Carlton-Smith) crawled through the Hypocaust tunnel in 1932... (Don't try this at home or in the Hypocaust!) Visit the Hypocaust 10am-4pm daily (free entry) to hear more Hypocaust voices. https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/visit/hypocaust

Freedom! What does freedom mean to you? Created through a call out to local artists with @stalbansarts.bsky.social  Railing art on St Albans Museum + Gallery, @stalbanscathedral.bsky.social  and Verulamium Park. Part of 'Catching the Chain' exhibition exploring local criminal justice.

Happy Valentine's Day...love is definitely in the air (and in front of the door...thanks St Albans BID💕 ) at St Albans Museum + Gallery. ❤️And if you're looking for a last minute romantic date spot we recommend an afternoon tea under the gorgeous courtroom dome. Serving until 3.30pm today.

We might have slightly missed #nationalsnowdropday but we haven't missed out in the Verulamium garden... Spring is coming! 💚Thanks for our brilliant volunteer gardeners who make the garden beautiful all year round. #snowdrops

Last week we posted a photo from 1964 showing shops on the railway bridge on Victoria Street. With so many stories and comments we thought it would be fun to zoom in and take a closer look... 🚂 Lebons - Domestic Fuel Specialists 🥚 Ovaltine advert 🍫The Chocolate Shop 🏡 Graham Barnes - Estate Agents

ON TODAY from 4pm! Vik and Kat Evans play "A Tribute to Jane Pearce" at The Boot pub. A gig with songs reflecting a terrible crime that happened in The Boot in 1842. With @stalbansarts.bsky.social  Part of Catching the Chain exhibition. 📸 Brad Wigglesworth

💬"What was life like when you were my age?" We want to hear your South Asian St Albans stories for Generations exhibition (opening in July) 👉Find out how to send in your story (and how you can get involved): https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/generations-mini-interviews

❓ Did you know we send out a free monthly email newsletter at the end of each month with all the exhibitions, events and activities to explore in the month ahead? 💌 https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/newsletter-sign-up 📸 Postcard showing view looking up St Peter's Street, St Albans.

The Georgian Costume Ball is back for 2025! Get your dancing shoes on and buy your beau a ticket for the ball on 7 June: https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/georgian-costume-ball (PS this is a great Valentine's gift ❤️) #janeausten250

Always handy to have a recipe to hand...☕

Reflecting on Roman Verulamium this evening...

Today's goal #stalbans