News Articles

MMF News articles are listed in chronological order with the latest first - click the titles to read the full article.

Young Volunteers Welcome the Archbishop

April 2024
MMF-supported Youth Ambassadors and Cur8 volunteers gave a warm welcome to the Archbishop of Canterbury when he visited Maidstone Museum.
The Most Rev Justin Welby spent more than an hour in the museum, viewing the 12th century Lambeth Bible and other Medieval artefacts.

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Folk sounds good in Friends’ shop

April 2024

Friends and guests were in fine voice as the Maidstone town centre shop once again hummed to the distinctive sounds of three of Kent’s finest folk singers.
For their third annual concert, Bob Kenward (guitar and harmonica), Di (vocal) and John Cullen (guitar) enchanted a large audience on April 11, 2024

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Egypt’s glory days and the Old Testament

March 2024

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses – all familiar figures in the Old Testament and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Think also of Exodus and the parting of the Red Sea. But there is no archaeological evidence to confirm the characters existed or the event happened.

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Willikin of the Weald

February 2024

Little is known about Willikin of the Weald – but thanks to Dr James Lloyd we can understand why he deserves a place on Kent’s roll of honour board.

In his second talk for Maidstone Museums’ Foundation, the College of Arms archivist fascinated an audience of 30 on February 8

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Inspiring Art from Youngsters

February 2024

Young artists with proud family and friends packed `Maidstone Museum’s gallery for the presentation of the 2024 Maidstone Young Artist Awards. Supported by Maidstone Museums’ Foundation (MMF), this contest – held every two years – is a showcase for young artistic talent.

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