The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery is a part of the Greater Fens Museum Partnership and is home to many historical and art collections of the city of Peterborough. The museum is set inside a building that dates back to 1816 which was then acquired by the Peterborough Natural History, Scientific and Archaeological Society in 1931. Visitors here can browse through more than 227,000 objects ranging from Roman pottery, marine fossil remains, original manuscripts of John Clare, local archaeology and a variety of paintings, prints, and drawings from the 17th century until the present day.