With over a thousand years of history, people and places to share, Castle Donington Museum holds a new display each year during our main season, and sometimes holds special displays during events like Christmas Cheer, or welcomes local students to run their own exhibition.
Our key exhibitions for 2026:
Public Houses
Donington Hall
Additional displays
Our seasonal exhibitions are often accompanied by smaller displays, such as Coronation memorabilia, or photographs of local shops through the years.
Plus we have artefacts on permanent display, including ancient stones in our garden, local pub signs, and old maps and aerial photos to see how the village has changed.
Previous Exhibitions
You can find out more about our previous key exhibitions below.
- 2000: The Romans in North West Leicestershire
- 2001: Bronze Age to Dark Age
- 2002: Books, Bells and Blackboards
- 2003: Chevening, China and Chaff
- 2004: A Friend in Deed
- 2005: Alert to All Clear
- 2006: On the Move
- 2007: Play the Game
- 2008: The Way We Were
- 2009: Pleasures, Potions and Pastimes
- 2010: The Hallaton Treasure
- 2011: Village Churches and Chapels
- 2012: Exhibition of Celebrations
- 2013: Donington Hall and the Hastings Family 1595 – 1895
- 2014: Castle Donington and The Great War
- 2015: The History of Castle Donington in Nine Objects
- 2016: Borough Street before the Great War
- 2017: Tensions and Turbulence
- 2018: Living in the past
- 2019: Schools: Then & Now
- 2023: People and Places
- 2024: Domestic Chores from Flat Iron to Electric Iron & Schools Past and Present
- 2025: The 80th Anniversary of VE Day & East Midlands Airport 60 Years Young
Over the years, all of our exhibition leaflets have been designed by Tony Arrow.