Exhibition of Roman artefacts that brings to life a typical day in Roman Verulamium through the routines of its ancient inhabitants.
A Day in the Life of Verulamium is running at the Verulamium Museum in St Albans, and it's on every day from 10:00 to 16:00 through to 28 February 2027. It's been open since 26 October 2026, so it's a long-running one you can fit in whenever suits you best.
The whole thing is built around a single day in Roman Verulamium. You follow a cast of characters who would have been typical of the town's population some 1,800 years ago, and you trace their routines as they worked, shopped, ate and relaxed around the town. It doesn't just stick to one side of things, either: it looks at the lives of both the rich and the poor, so you get a sense of how different people moved through the same streets.
To tell that story, the exhibition pulls together Roman artefacts from the museum's own collection. You'll see hipposandals, hairpins, signet rings and samian ware, and the focus is on how they were actually used and valued by the people who lived in one of Roman Britain's most important towns. It's curated by the museum's front-of-house team in collaboration with curator David Thorold, so it's a project that comes from the people who work there day-to-day.
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The museum also houses its permanent collections alongside family weekends, talks, tours and other public events, so there's plenty to see around the exhibition if you want to make a proper afternoon of it. The exhibition is included with entry, and you can find the museum on St Michael's Street, AL3 4SW.
