Wednesday, 8th May 2013
Less than a week after the fundraising campaign was launched, the newly-found artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard have been saved for the nation thanks to the generosity of the jewellers Wartski who made the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding ring. Today the Court Jewellers Wartski donated...
Wednesday, 1st May 2013
Newly discovered artefacts from the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found have been valued at £57,395. The Treasure Valuation Committee – a panel of independent experts which meets at the British Museum – carefully examined all 81 pieces of the Staffordshire...
Tuesday, 12th March 2013
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is today one huge step closer to creating a permanent home for its Staffordshire Hoard display after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced it has awarded the venue £704,500 towards the creation of a Staffordshire Hoard Gallery. First objects from...
Friday, 4th January 2013
On Friday 4 January, a coroner’s court inquest ruled that the further 81 items of treasure which were discovered in November 2012 in the same farmer’s field in Hammerwich in Lichfield District, are part of the world famous Staffordshire Hoard collection. The dazzling new artefacts...
Tuesday, 18th December 2012
Archaeologists working for Staffordshire County Council and English Heritage made the discovery when they were on site following the recent ploughing of the same field at Hammerwich, near Lichfield. Approximately 90 pieces of gold and silver have been recovered in this work; many of these...
Friday, 24th August 2012
The Ancient capital of Mercia is set to host the Hoard once more A selection of items from the Staffordshire Hoard is set to return to Tamworth Castle in a brand new exhibition this August. The 22 unconserved items will be unveiled on Saturday 25...
Wednesday, 15th August 2012
Thousands of visitors have flocked to a museum in the first week of a massive new exhibition of the Staffordshire Hoard. A total of 4,000 visitors flooded through the doors of The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, in Stoke-on-Trent, in the seven days since 226...
Monday, 23rd July 2012
More glittering gold than has ever been publicly seen before from the Staffordshire Hoard is now on display at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke on Trent. A total of 226 ancient artefacts dating back to the seventh century feature in the ‘Dark...
Monday, 9th July 2012
Experts are beginning a research project to unlock the secrets of the largest and most valuable Anglo-Saxon hoard ever discovered, after a £276,000 grant. A small project team, based at the Stoke-on-Trent City Council-run Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, has started an 18-month programme to...
Thursday, 14th June 2012
Stunning new images of the Staffordshire Hoard have been added to our gallery. A selection of the new images are shown below: