Glasgow Museums: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Kelvingrove Museum opened in 1901 and is a firm favourite with local people and visitors. It has stunning architecture and a family friendly atmosphere.

Explore our 22 galleries and discover everything from art to animals, Ancient Egypt to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and so much more. We also have a changing programme of temporary exhibitions and displays.

Enjoy an organ recital, a free tour or at weekends and holidays take part in one of our family activities.

If you only have one day in Glasgow, Kelvingrove is a must see!

Banchory Museum

Visit Banchory museum, the gateway to Royal Deeside and learn about the history of Banchory and its most famous son, musician and composer, J. Scott Skinner, the “Strathspey King”.

In our collection you will see:

• Aberdeenshire archaeology
• Deeside natural history
• Displays of local culture and traditions

We can also help with genealogy and local history queries and over the winter provide an information point for both visitors and locals.

Bradford on Avon Museum

Bradford on Avon Museum Society was founded in 1986, initially in order to preserve the contents of the old Christopher pharmacy. It is a trust that is registered with the Charities Commission and a company limited by guarantee.

Its aims are to collect, preserve, research, display and educate the public about the human and natural history of the town and the area of the former Hundred of Bradford.

Our vision is to explore, understand and share the rich heritage of the Bradford Hundred with its community and with visitors.

Our Mission Statement: To provide an environment that ensures the long-term sustainability of the Museum by:

• Continuing to attract and cultivate scholarship and expertise and promoting innovation
• Encouraging and developing the activities of the Museum’s interest groups, increasing knowledge, participation and creativity
• Interpreting and continuously developing the Museum’s collection and displaying it in am engaging and accessible way
• Engaging in educational projects which share the history and knowledge of the Bradford Hundred
• Seeking collaboration with other organisations to promote and enhance the work of the Museum and benefit the community
• Organising and promoting a broad programme of events, special exhibitions, conferences, talks and activities

After four years of fund-raising and discussions the Museum opened in its present premises in Bradford on Avon’s new library in September 1990. The space is leased from Wiltshire Council, however the Museum is entirely independent of local government and is staffed exclusively by volunteers.

Its funding comes from the subscriptions of Museum Society members, the donations of visitors and occasional grants from Bradford on Avon Town Council, Wiltshire Council, charitable trusts and government agencies.

Red House Museum and Garden

A charming Georgian building, built as a workhouse in 1764, now filled with a rich variety of displays and a regular and varied exhibitions programme.  The museum is a great place to visit with our expanded shop, cafe and 3 gardens.  The Red House is also available for hire for events, parties, meetings and activities.  We have a range of spaces suitable for most needs.

Step into a bygone age and experience the charm and harsh reality of life in the workhouse when children worked from dawn to dusk making watch parts.

Find unusual presents in our shop. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in our cosy coffee area or outside in the sunny courtyard and beautiful walled Herb Garden.

Relax in the aromatic walled Herb Garden featuring herbs and old-fashioned roses, and stroll through the woodland walk in the tranquil South Garden.

Sturminster Newton Museum & Mill

Sturminster Newton’s Museum Society was formed in 1984, prompted by the death of Ray Rogers, former registrar of Sturminster Newton, a keen collector of archival material and a long-time campaigner for a museum.

The Museum was finally opened in the disused Chapel of the old Union Workhouse in Bath Road on 15th July 1989 by Miss Agnes Williams, the granddaughter of Montague Williams who built the chapel in 1890.

The Chapel suffered several problems as a Museum: it was on the outskirts of the town, had inadequate parking and very poor conservation conditions. It did not attract many visitors.

In 2007, the Society, now the Museum & Mill Society, were able, thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of the community, to raise sufficient funds to provide a deposit on a mortgage to purchase the current Museum building.

Subsequently, a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund enabled the Society to make some necessary internal alterations and refurbish the building as a museum. The new Museum opened to the public on August 1st 2008.

During the first three months of the year, the museum has restricted opening times (see opening times in the footer).

Rockbourne Roman Villa

Remains of the largest known Roman villa in the area located on the edge of the New Forest National Park.

Museum of The Iron Age

The Museum of the Iron Age tells the story of Danebury hill fort which lies near Andover. Andover from prehistoric times to the present day.

Corinium Museum

The Corinium Museum is located at the heart of Cirencester, the ‘Capital of the Cotswolds’. Our principal collection consists of the highly significant finds from the Roman town of Corinium. However, the museum today is much more than that, taking you on a journey through time and charting the development of the Cotswolds from its prehistoric landscape to the modern day.

Explore the light and modern galleries that offer you an exceptional interactive experience. Discover thousands of objects on display, from Prehistoric tools, Roman mosaics, Anglo Saxon grave goods to Medieval sculpture! Every object has a story to tell.

Market Lavington Museum

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Founded in 1951 to serve the first UK university drama department, our collections cover the period from 1572 to the 21st century and our visitors include everyone from international scholars to family historians.

Since 1951, the University of Bristol Theatre Collection has expanded to become a fully accredited museum and theatrical research centre. It also continues to serve its original purpose as a research resource for the members of the University of Bristol and the Bristol community.

Acquisitions

Our acquisition policy focuses on British theatre history, with particular strengths of theatre in the South West, nineteenth-century theatre, Post-Second World War theatre, live art and performance art, scenery and costume design, and other related artwork.

The development of our collections has been dependent on the generosity of others, with a large proportion of the holdings coming from donations and bequests from enthusiasts and professionals who share the desire to preserve a record of theatre in Britain.

The Theatre Collection as a museum

Refurbishment in 1998 improved accessibility, study and storage conditions and in 2001 the Theatre Collection was awarded full Registered Museum status by the Museums and Galleries Commission.

In 2009 it was awarded full Accredited Museum status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. A major cataloguing programme has computerised information of over 100,000 items. The Theatre Collection was also involved in Backstage, a collaborative project to provide a theatre gateway on the Internet, and the digitisation of images for online access.