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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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Local students to produce large-scale graffiti works in final stage of IGMT project

28th Jul 2025

On Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 August, visitors to Coalbrookdale’s museums will be able to see students from Telford College produce graffiti works in a project led by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (IGMT) and funded by Historic England.

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Different Strokes

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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Local students produce graffiti works in IGMT project

8th Jul 2025

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The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust celebrates Windrush Day 2025 with Saturday Soup

18th Jun 2025

On Saturday 21 June, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, in partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council, Telford & Wrekin Interfaith Council, and Telford African and Afro-Caribbean Resource Centre (TAARC), is hosting a special ‘Saturday Soup’ event to mark Windrush Day.