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Festive Opening Hours

28th November 2024

Please be aware that we will be closing our building fully on selected days during December and January.

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Antiques Roadshow returns for another spectacular search at Firstsite

14th November 2024

  Press release:   The second episode filmed at Colchester’s Firstsite, will air Sunday 17 November on BBC One at 20.00 The Antiques Roadshow returns to Essex with more antiques discoveries, heirloom histories and treasure hunting amongst the galleries…

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Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Awards 2024

7th November 2024

  The Firstsite Collectors’ Group Bursary Awards scheme aims to support artists working in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk with their professional career development. These annual awards are made possible through the Collectors’ Group continuing engagement and interest in contemporary…

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Antiques Roadshow’s return to Essex after eight years will broadcast this Sunday

5th September 2024

  Press release:   The first episode filmed at Colchester’s Firstsite, will air Sunday 8 September on BBC One at 20.00 An episode of one of the BBC’s most celebrated programmes, Antiques Roadshow, will be broadcast this Sunday, featuring…

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Welcome area at Firstsite. 'Big Hello' (2018) Peter Liversidge. Photo by Jayne Lloyd.

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