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Spies, Secrets and Cyphers at the Museum of Canterbury

Spies, Secrets and Ciphers: Ian Fleming & Christopher Marlowe

  • Date: Friday 30 May and Saturday 31 May 2008 from 11am until 4pm.
  • Venue: Museum of Canterbury, Stour Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2NR. [Map]
  • Tel No: 01227 475 202 (Museum of Canterbury)
  • Prices: Drop-in event (free?). Standard museum entry costs: £3.50 Adults; £2.25 Concessions; £8.95 Family.
  • Summary: Snoop around the museum for top secret information on the history of espionage, and discover notorious local spies from Marlowe to Bond. A Family Day, suitable for ages 5 to adult. Event Layout: A brief history of spying; Find out about the extraordinary life and local connections of Ian Fleming, the Man Behind Bond; Attempt to exterminate Bond villains in the Gallery Quiz; Discover all about Marlowe's life as a secret agent, and make your own Elizabethan codes; A Real Cipher - a copy of a secret document from the Cathedral Archives; Meet the Bond Expert.
  • Website Link: Museum of Canterbury
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