News Articles

March 2023
Friends welcomed back Fiona Deal to our talks programme, to provide more insight to her examination of Ancient Egypt.

January 2023

To commence MMF’s talk programme for the year we welcomed back Dr James Lloyd to consider the life and legend of Saint Eanswith of Folkestone. Dr Lloyd, Archivist at the Royal College of Arms, had been with us in February 2022 when he considered “The Forgotten Symbols of Kent”

December 2022
MMF has been successful in raising £100,000 towards the cost of creating a new Archaeology Gallery at Maidstone Museum.
To be called ‘Lives in Our Landscape’ it will replace the existing gallery, which is in need of a revamp in its presentation, interpretation and themes.

Maidstone Museum is opening its doors to offer residents the chance to pop-in for a free hot drink and a warm place to be for the day, with social activity, information and the company of other people. A chance to read a book or bring one to share.

On Thursday December 1, MMF began the countdown to Christmas at their 8th annual carol concert. The event saw a crowd of around 60 people, many wearing a festive hat, gathering to listen as the Invicta Grammar School choir sang a wide variety of songs, with Miss Hughes accompanying on the piano.

Over the summer, the Youth Ambassadors of Maidstone Museums’ Foundation organised a challenge, open to schools in Kent, to design a new mascot for this section of MMF. We were amazed by the high standard of the entries and how skilfully the students met the criteria of creating a strong and likeable character