Searching for Jersey’s Celts

An exhibition on the world's largest Celtic hoard, found in a Jersey field in 2012, and the people who buried it 2,000 years ago.

In 2012, the world's largest Celtic hoard was discovered buried in a field in Jersey. This exhibition explores what might have led people to bury a hoard of 70,000 coins and jewellery in Jersey 2,000 years ago, and looks closely at some of the items found within the hoard.

Visitors can explore the time when Roman armies marched through Europe, 2,000 years ago, leaving behind them a trail of death and destruction which almost wiped out the culture and civilisation of the Celtic people who lived there.

Scientific and archaeological research reveals more about the people who buried the hoard, and about their lives and customs. Ground-breaking research also sheds light on the moment and the place the hoard was buried, and may even challenge some long-held ideas about why hoards were buried.