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 A warm welcome
to the
sunny
museum website
BROWSE through the website (using the links on the
left) and get to know all about the home of the town's history.
We hope you will be impressed enough to want to visit us in our Pillory Street
building. We look forward to offering you a warm welcome.
The museum's sun logo is based on a plaque displayed in the museum which was
once fixed
over doors of houses in the town by fire insurance companies.
Protection against fire has always been important to the people of Nantwich
living in timber-framed buildings (fire devastated much of the town centre in 1583).
But today we see the sun as a logo extending a warm welcome to our many
visitors.
WE are pleased to have been awarded accreditation status by the Museums,
Libraries and Archives Council. Responsibility for the accreditation
scheme has passed to Arts Council England.
What our status
means to us - and you |
Read about the transfer to Arts Council England
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Nantwich Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday,
from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Closed on public holidays.
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Our part in the battle commemoration
THE Museum played its role in the Holly Holy
Day commemoration of the 1644 Battle of Nantwich. As well as conducting
tours of the town, we hosted a musketry display and models of the
battle, together with being involved in a procession of children in
costumes of the ages.
Two pages of
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New official at Museum
WE have a new officiaI at the Museum -
Angela Graham, who been appointed as Business Development Manager. Announcing her
appointment, Robert Stones, Chairman of the Board of Management, said:
"She’s absolutely terrific." More |
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Visit the
Museum Shop for jewellery . . . and more
THE art collective, Red
Shed, who staged an exhibition in the Museum last year is back - or, at
least, items of jewellery and other work are (that's one on the left). They are on sale in the Museum
Shop.
Other items available in the
shop include a tasty new line - two different handmade fudges.
NEW:
WE have a new selection of Shire books - including some of their best
selling titles.
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Need somewhere to meet?
WE are not just the home of the town's
history. We are also a venue where you can hold your meeting, conference
or reception. As well as the magnificent Millennium Gallery (where we
stage major exhibitions), the Joseph Heler Room is available for hire.
And we can now offer great food to round off your event.
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Robot turned out in our workshops
YOUNGSTERS who attended our workshops over
Christmas had a special assignment. Mother-of-two, Sarah Egerton, who,
with her two daughters, is a regular participant at the Museum
workshops, asked for our help in producing a Christmas card robot (left)
for an event on The Square. More
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£500 for computer
equipment offered to schools in two competitions
ON Holly Holy Day (Saturday, January 21),
when the 40th re-enactment of the Battle of Nantwich was staged, a
special Through the Ages parade was held for local schoolchildren.
Watching the parade closely will be members of the Rotary Club of Crewe
and Nantwich Weaver who will be presenting £500 to the best school
towards computer equipment.
At the same time, the Rotary
Club of Nantwich offered a further £500, again for computer
equipment, for the best school entry in an art competition. More |
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Generous council grant will help our accreditation
WE are pleased to acknowledge a generous grant of £500 from
Nantwich Town Council. This will go a long way towards
paying for the window blinds which were necessary to reduce light levels
in the Museum.
The blinds will protect and preserve exhibits and will help
the Museum to retain its accreditation status.
Responsibility for the accreditation scheme has
passed to Arts Council England.
Accreditation requires that museums meet
basic requirements on how they care for and document their
collections, how they are governed and managed, and on the
information and services they offer to their users.
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Research Group on visits
THE Museum's Research Group - recently
re-formed in its Friday morning slot - has visited Ford Green Hall,
North Staffordshire, and Churche's Mansion, Nantwich, to
learn more of the history. This is for their work on the main exhibition
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Arts and Craft Group revived
WE have revived the Arts and Craft Group which used
to meet regularly at the Museum. The informal group's first project was
to make items for the Museum Shop.
They will also learn at workshops conducted by
outside experts.
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Could you be a
Museum volunteer?
VOLUNTEERS
are essential to the smooth running of Nantwich Museum. And we have more
than 50 who help with all aspects of our activities, including
front-of-house services and the shop; administration of the collections;
research; education, including work with school groups; town tours;
fundraising and more. We are now looking to increase the team with new
volunteers. If you would like to join the team contact the Museum to
discuss ways you could help. Read more about our volunteers
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They crossed the world to meet in
Nantwich
TWO Canadians, on a family history discovery
mission, decided to join one of the Museum's tours of Nantwich in the
summer and found that fellow visitors were relatives of their
neighbours. More |
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Can you display a poster?
Do you know somewhere that would take a
poster for our exhibitions? A shop near to you? The village hall? How
about your
front window? Copies of current posters are now available on the Museum
website. Perhaps you could print one (or more) and have it/them displayed in your
locality. More.
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 We're
no mugs . . .
BUT we hope we know what our visitors would
like as a souvenir of their visit to the Museum. New in the shop is a
mug featuring the front of the Museum and one of the grandfather clocks
we have on display. More
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What's on at the Museum
A RIGHT ROYAL DO
THE first of our events this year to mark
the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II is a drop-in workshop which we
are staging next Saturday (February 4) from 11am to 1pm. We are inviting
youngsters to call in any time and take part in events fitting for a
royal occasion. More
AS SEEN BY TOWN'S PHOTOGRAPHERS
MEMBERS of Nantwich Camera Club are staging their latest work in the Museum's Millennium Gallery. A wide range of prints on the gallery's walls
is supplemented by an audio-visual display of more pictures. Picture:
Desert Yuccas by Rosalind Walmsley.
More
EXHIBITION FEATURES THE CIVIL WAR
AN exhibition in the Community Gallery,
staged by the Museum, tells of the 17th century English Civil War battle
that saw the lifting by Parliamentarians of a six-week siege of Nantwich
by the Royalist army. There are artefacts to be seen - and a chance to
say which side you would have supported if you had live in the days of
the Battle of Nantwich.
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HOARD
OF ROMAN COINS FOUND
A LOCAL metal detectorist
who found a hoard of Roman coins near to Nantwich donated the money to
which he was entitled to Nantwich Museum enabling us to buy the coins
and add them to our collection. More
MAILING LIST
TO keep up-to-date with events at the Museum, join our events mailing
list. More
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What to see in the Museum
AMONG the many exhibits to be seen in the
various galleries in the Museum is the one-third section of the Nantwich
salt ship (right).
Visit the
What to See page for more details about the
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We've reached our brooch purchase target
AFTER launching an appeal to raise £500 towards the purchase of the
Hurleston
Brooch (pictured) we are delighted to announce that we have received
funding and donations to cover the entire cost of buying the brooch.
The solid gold artefact
is
making an attractive addition to our
existing displays.
Previously, no brooches in the Museum's collection predated the 19th
century.
Read more about the brooch and the
fund-raising appeal
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Deana receives medal for services to
community
DEANA Emerton, well-known for her flower
arranging as well as being a supporter of the Children's Society, has
received this year's Dutton Medal for services to the community of
Nantwich. More.
The AGM of the Museum
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Tours of town
THE Museum is able to offer tours of
Nantwich for groups, taking a look as its historic features. The tours can be specific to
periods such as Tudor times or
tailored to suit the needs of the group with a
specific theme.
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Volunteer stands down
ONE of our valued volunteers, Allan Whatley, decided to
stand down from his several tasks after 23 years helping at the
Museum. More
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Key Stage subjects
TEACHERS! Find out
about the Key Stage education sessions we can offer your pupils.
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Museum security . . . and you
To protect the exhibits at the museum, and
so that visitors can enjoy their tour of
the museum without disturbance,
we have installed 24-hour security video recording. Cameras watch all
areas of the building at all times. The museum gratefully acknowledges a
donation of £4,500 from Nantwich Town Council to help us with security
cover after we were plagued by some unwelcome visitors.
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Patrons of the Museum
We acknowledge, with thanks, the financial help
given by our Patrons:
Hibberts LLP
v Banks
Sheridan
v Peter Wilson Fine Arts Auctioneers Ltd
Foundations of Nantwich v
Arthur Chatwin Ltd
v
Barn Antiques
The Museum also acknowledges the many anonymous
friends
who support us in various ways.
How to become a Patron of the
Museum
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