Collection Stories

Exploring the Past

Click on the links below to see our latest research and Mansfield's stories.

Find out more about the historic objects in the museum collection, and the fascinating things they can reveal about the history of the district!

Two girls are leafing through a large book on a shelf in a museum store, while other historic objects can be seen on shelves in the background

 

Votes for Women!

A Mansfield Women’s Suffrage Banner

A protest banner shows Mansfield's part in the fight for women's suffrage (Added 07/03/2025)

W and S monogram

The face of a gold medal

 

Music, Medals and Minting

Discovering the story of Mansfield Musical Festival

A chance find in the museum stores unlocks the story of the town's annual music competition. (Added 27/02/2025)

A Stitch in Time

Victorian cross-stitch samplers

Explore the fascinating embroideries which provide a link to girls living in the district over 150 years ago. (Added 16/12/2024)

A detail from a cross-stitch sampler, showing birds and flowers