Art and Archaeology – Dr Rose Ferraby, archaeologist and artist

Dr Rose Ferraby is co-director of the Aldborough Roman Town Project who also explores landscape histories through creative practice. She is particularly interested in how these practices can be used to communicate subtle understandings to wider audiences.

Rose works across painted collage, printmaking, illustration, film and sound. She has been commissioned by organisations including the British Museum and Ulster Museum. More recently she curated ‘Downland:Art & the Archaeological Imagination’ at the Wiltshire Museum which explored how the chalk landscapes and ancient monuments of Wiltshire have inspired artists including notable works by Paul Nash and Eric Ravilious. Her new exhibition ‘ Gleanings:The art of the past’ is at Peterborough Museum from March 14th – May 30th  2026 and includes new work about some of East Anglia’s archaeological landscapes and finds inspiration in the extraordinary collections held in the museum.