Victoria Art Gallery
The Victoria Art Gallery is the free public art gallery for Bath & North East Somerset. It offers a varied programme, from historical to contemporary, embracing international as well as local talent.
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Welcome to STEAM Museum – A First Class Day Out
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II listed railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works. Situated opposite the Swindon Designer Outlet, the Museum tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway. See famous locomotives, ‘drive’ our train simulator and even work the signals in our interactive GWR signal box!
Read MoreTopsham Museum
Topsham Museum was established in 1967 by Dorothy Holman. It started in the sail loft attached to the original merchant’s house. The displays initially showed aspects of her family’s shipbuilding background and the collection grew as people donated items of local interest.
On her death in 1983, Dorothy Holman left her property to Exeter City Council to be used as a Museum for Topsham. The Museum reopened in 1986, run by the Topsham Museum Society, a group of local volunteers. Expansion and development have been funded by a Heritage Grant, grants from Exeter City Council, from the Museum Society and by other donations. Entry to the Museum is free and running costs are met by the proceeds of our excellent tea room and gift shop, donations from visitors and from fund raising events run by our numerous dedicated volunteers.
Read MoreSwindon Museum and Art Gallery
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
The Swindon Museum and Art Gallery are housed together in a building in the Old Town area of Swindon.
The remarkable art collection now has a reputation as one of the best of British 20th Century Art outside London. It was established by local benefactor, H J P Bomford, during 1944 from a generous donation of works.
The museum has displays of local history, archaeology and geology. They tell the story of Swindon’s Jurassic past, its connections with the Roman Empire and the more recent social history of this thriving town.
Holburne Museum
We believe enjoyment of the arts changes people’s lives. Our aim is to encourage this enjoyment by
- caring for, understanding, developing, displaying and interpreting our collection, building and site
- reaching as wide a public as possible by providing a welcoming, intimate experience of the arts
- creating exhibitions, events and educational activities of outstanding quality, impact and imagination
- being confident, adventurous and innovative
Tenbury and District Museum
Tenbury & District Museum, administered by the Tenbury & District Museum Society, was opened in 1977. Day to day management is by officers and a committee, all elected annually from the membership at its AGM in November.
Current committee:
Chairman – Liz Finlay
Vice-chairman – Mike Watkins
Secretary – Mike Thompson
Treasurer – David Patrick
Committee members – Monica Rees, Phil Rees, Tracey Morris, Phiippa Lees and Dawn Brueton.
The committee also includes representatives from Malvern Hills District Council and Tenbury Town Council.
The museum is staffed by volunteer stewards whose role is to ensure that visitors have as enjoyable a time as possible whilst also looking after the collection. We are always looking for more stewards, no previous experience is necessary, just a bit of local knowledge and enthusiasm about the history of the area.
Read MoreBrixham Heritage Museum
Moments to capture
We look forward to welcoming you to our Museum. Whether you are a School Teacher trying to keep up with a group of inquisitive minds, a local Historian that needs some information or a family wanting to entertain your children on a rainy day, we want you to enjoy yourself!
Hopefully you will also come away with some great stories about the people and events that shaped Brixham. If you would like to know more about our Museum please do not hesitate to contact us or speak to one of our helpful Volunteers.
Lyn and Exmoor Museum
A charming small museum with collections of agricultural and domestic tools from Lynton and Exmoor. Also maritime, railway, and natural history.
Unique pictures of the Lynmouth Flood, and a Victorian dolls’ house. Housed in Lynton’s oldest surviving domestic dwelling, it even includes its own ghost!
Read MoreLeominster Museum
EXPLORE HISTORY ON YOUR DOORSTEP!
Leominster and its surrounding villages has a fascinating history.
Leominster Museum tells the story of Leominster and its people from pre Roman times to the present day. The collection comprises artefacts, pictures, photographs, postcards and documents, including an important collection of paintings and drawings by famous Leominster Victorian artist John Scarlett Davis. The museum archive is available for research purposes, and the museum has education as the core of its activities.
The museum has full disabled access to the ground floor, except that the toilet facilities are not currently wheelchair-accessible. Information on exhibits in the west gallery is available on the ground floor; from 2017 the south gallery is closed to the public, so as to create more storage and curatorial working space.
Read MoreMuseum of Modern Art, Machyllneth
The Tabernacle was converted in the mid-1980s from a Wesleyan chapel into a centre for the performing arts. Since then MOMA MACHYNLLETH (known as MOMA WALES until 2016) has grown up alongside it in seven beautiful exhibition spaces.
Throughout the year MOMA MACHYNLLETH shows Modern Welsh Art, featuring leading artists from Wales, works from the growing Tabernacle Collection, and in August selected entries from the Tabernacle Art Competition. Many of the works of art are for sale.
The Auditorium of The Tabernacle has perfect acoustics and pitch-pine pews to seat 350 people. It is ideal for chamber and choral music, drama, lectures and conferences. A fine Steinway grand piano has been purchased. Translation booths, recording facilities and a cinema-screen have been installed; the oak-beamed Foyer has a bar; and extensive access for the disabled has been made possible by a lift.
The Machynlleth Festival takes place in the Auditorium in late August every year. During the week eminent performers take part in a wide range of events, from choral singing and jazz to chamber music and poetry readings. Special features are the Hallstatt Lecture on some aspect of Celtic culture and the Glyndŵr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales.
For the rest of the year the centre can be hired for performances, rehearsals and gatherings. Tŷ Llyfnant houses music teaching rooms and an art studio while the Green Room doubles as a lecture room where Lifelong Learning classes are held. Superb self-catering accommodation for up to four people can be found at walking distance in the New Barn within Royal House.
Support of all kinds is given by the Friends of The Tabernacle.
