New exhibition on historic Kent monastery comes to Dover Museum

A fascinating new exhibition about the excavation of an Anglo Saxon monastic site in East Kent is coming to Dover Museum on 1 October.

The exhibition, called 'Pagans to Christians: the first monasteries in Anglo-Saxon Kent' is touring Kent, and will be at Dover Museum from 1 October to 1 December. It follows the work of archaeologists from the University of Reading, who with partners Kent Archaeological Society and the Canterbury Archaeological Trust began excavating the village green of Lyminge last summer. The project aims to transform our understanding of how conversion to Christianity impacted on daily life in Anglo-Saxon England.

The team uncovered a rare Anglo-Saxon feasting hall, the first discovery of its type for over 30 years. Other finds included luxury glass vessels and a rare bridle fitting of a type only previously found in graves belonging to the Anglo-Saxon warrior elite.

The exhibition highlights the monastic settlement at Lyminge and its pagan origins. The exhibition is also due to be at Rochester Cathedral from 13 February to 11 March 2014, and at Maidstone Museum during the summer of 2014.

For more information, contact Dover Museum on 01304 201066.