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IGMT marks 150th anniversary of first Channel swim by local man with temporary exhibition
18th Aug 2025
To mark the 150th anniversary of the first Channel swim, by Shropshire man Captain Matthew Webb, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is hosting an exhibition in the Coalbrookdale Gallery telling the story of the swimmer’s life.
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New IGMT trail to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway
1st Aug 2025
To coincide with Railway 200, a nationwide celebration of 200 years of the modern railway, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, a heritage conservation and education charity, has created a new multi-site trail and displays of rail-related monuments and objects from its Designated collections.
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New temporary exhibition for 2025, Different Strokes, opens
17th Jul 2025
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is pleased to announce the opening of its new free temporary exhibition for 2025, Different Strokes: The Local Paintings of Bob Rhodes and the Life of Captain Matthew Webb, in the Coalbrookdale Gallery.
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Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust curators host summer talk series
18th Jun 2025
Join the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust for a series of three evening talks for curious adults, focussing on stories not usually told in the museums’ displays.
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IGMT curators host summer talk series
30th May 2025
This summer the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is hosting a series of three evening talks for curious adults, delivered by the museums’ curators and focussing on stories not usually told in the museums’ displays.
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