The official website of Nantwich Museum in South Cheshire

A warm welcome to the

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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

Nantwich Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.30am to 4.30pm.

Closed on public holidays.

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Museum joins philanthropy project over funding

EACH year, it costs around £50,000 to run the Museum for the 30,000 visitors who come to see us

We have been invited to join a Philanthropy Project set up by Cheshire East Council (one of our sponsors) to look into alternative means of financial support.

And an Advocacy Group is being established to raise the Museum's profile locally and regionally, networking with contacts to raise funds through sponsorship. More

Announcing an open poetry competition

WE are staging an open poetry competition as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The winning entries submitted by schoolchildren will be displayed as part of our exhibition, "Nantwich under the two Elizabeths", which will be staged in the summer months. There are also prizes to be won in both the children's and adults' categories

More about the competition | More about the exhibition

Do you remember the Queen's Coronation Day?

DO you have memories of the 1953 Coronation? As part of our exhibition, "Nantwich under the two Elizabeths" (see the exhibitions page), we will be using recordings of local people’s memories of the Coronation celebrations.

If you are interested in talking to one of our trained volunteers - on the record, literally - please let us know. We would love to record you speaking about June 2, 1953, and possibly use the recording in the exhibition.

But even if it should be that your particular recording wasn't chosen you could still play your part in the town's history. All recordings will be sent to Chester Record Office for future generations to enjoy.

To take part in the project please contact Angela Graham on 01270 627104 or email manager@nantwichmuseum.org.uk.

Can you help with arranging and helping at the events we have planned?

AS with many other organisations and locations, the Museum will be staging events to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this summer. We have a group of people arranging the events but we need more people to give us hand. If you think you might like to be involved read more about it on this page and see how you can help.

Work goes on for exhibition

What's on at the Museum

DOROTHY BRADFORD EXHIBITION

AN exhibition of the work of one of Nantwich's best-loved artists has opened in the Millennium Gallery. The last exhibition here by Dorothy Bradford was a mixture of a sad occasion and the pleasure of seeing her paintings as it was staged a few days after her death. More

SCHOOLCHILDREN'S WORK ON SHOW

Paintings by local schoolchildren which were entered in an annual competition organised by the Rotary Club of Nantwich are on show in the Community Gallery. The names of the winners will be revealed later. More

DRAWING SESSIONS PILOTED

WE will be piloting the second of our Drop in and Draw session for adults next month. It will be open to anyone who wants to learn a new skill or is interested in drawing. No previous experience will be needed. More

MAILING LIST

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PIPES RESOUND IN GALLERY

THE sound of bagpipes echoed round the Millennium Gallery on March 10 at a special event to mark the first Bagpipe Day. A photo gallery of pictures here records the occasion.

Visit the Museum Shop for jewellery . . . and more

jewellery

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.

And we have a new selection of Shire books - including some of their best selling titles.

The Shop

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 ship and our other exhibits.

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. More

Key Stage subjects

TEACHERS! Find out about the Key Stage education sessions we can offer your pupils. More

Nantwich Museum is an independent charitable trust supported by regular grants from: