Local museums

Amersham Museum is a small local museum based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in a 15th century half-timbered house in the High Street, with a herb garden to the rear, and covers local history. It has collections of fossils and archaeological finds, including objects from Roman and mediaeval times. In 1993 the museum won a National Heritage Award and in 2005 it employed its first professional curator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amersham Museum"

The Auckland War Memorial Museum is one of New Zealands' most important national museums and war memorials. Although the museum itself dates from at least the 1860s, the present heritage building in the Auckland Domain was opened in 1929, and was extended in the 1960s, and again in 2004. The museum houses the largest collection of Māori and Pacific Island artefacts and treasures in New Zealand, and also serves as a memorial to the Aucklanders who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Auckland War Memorial Museum"

The Bytown Museum is a small museum in Ottawa located on the lower locks of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River just below Parliament Hill. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bytown Museum"

The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University opened in the early 1950s after Isabel de Saisset, the last member of a French pioneer family bequest her estate to the University of Santa Clara. The museum owns nearly 10,000 art pieces and historical artifacts, including the work of well known early Californian artist and university alumnus Ernest de Saisset and a considerable collection of California mission artifacts. The de Saisset is currently undergoing a major renovation of its storage facilities, however, remains open to the public free of charge. ...more on Wikipedia about "De Saisset Museum"

The Greenwich Visitor Centre in Greenwich in south east London provides an introduction to the history and attractions in the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It is located in the Pepys Buildings near to the Cutty Sark and Greenwich Hospital. Admission is free. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greenwich Visitor Centre"

The ancient guildhall of St Mary's Guild in Boston, Lincolnshire, England was built around 1450. After the Dissolution, it became the town hall where William Brewster and his followers (the Separatists, later to be known as the Pilgrim Fathers) were taken following their arrest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guildhall Museum"

The Harris Museum is a museum in Preston. The collections include the story of Preston which gives a historical account of the city and Lancashire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harris Museum"

The Lexington History Center in downtown Lexington, Kentucky is the home of the Lexington History Museum, and the Lexington Public Safety Museum. A third museum that will trace the early history of Bluegrass region pharmacies is being established. The building was the Fayette County Courthouse from 1901 to 2001. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lexington History Center"

The Museum in Docklands, which is an offshoot of the Museum of London, tells the story of London's Docklands. It opened in 2003 and is located in a group of early 19th century dock-side sugar warehouses on the Isle of Dogs, a couple of minutes walk from the Canary Wharf development. ...more on Wikipedia about "Museum in Docklands"

The Museum of Reading (run by the Reading Museum Service) is located in the old Town Hall in Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It contains galleries describing the history of Reading and its related industries, a gallery of artifacts discovered during the excavations of Silchester Roman Town, a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry and an art collection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Museum of Reading"

Otley Museum is housed in the Civic Centre in the town of Otley, in West Yorkshire, England. Run by volunteers, it has a wide selection of archives and artifacts covering the town's long history, including its contributions to the growth of the printing industry, and information about furniture-maker Thomas Chippendale, who was purportedly born in Otley. The museum archives contain Otley business records going back to 1794 ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Otley Museum"

Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pontefract Museum"

The Port Moody Station Museum is owned and operated by the Port Moody Heritage Society and is part of their effort to promote increased awareness and knowledge of Port Moody, British Columbia's heritage and history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Port Moody Station Museum"

The River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. It has three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the local town of Henley-on-Thames. ...more on Wikipedia about "River and Rowing Museum"

The Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is a combined art gallery and museum located in central Rugby, Warwickshire, in England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rugby Art Gallery and Museum"

Salford Museum and Art Gallery, in Peel Park in Salford, Greater Manchester, was founded in 1850. It used to house the work of L. S. Lowry, but his paintings are now in the Lowry Centre in Salford Quays. ...more on Wikipedia about "Salford Museum and Art Gallery"

Slough Museum is an independent museum located in Slough in the English county of Berkshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slough Museum"

The Somerset Rural Life Museum is situated in Glastonbury, Somerset, UK. It is a museum of the social and agricultural history of Somerset, housed in buildings surrounding a 14th century barn once belonging to Glastonbury Abbey. The barn contains displays of farm machinery from the Victorian or early 20th Century period. Other exhibits show local crafts, including willow coppicing, mud horse fishing on the flats of Bridgwater Bay, peat digging on the Somerset Levels, and the production of milk, cheese, and cider. In reconstructed rooms detailing domestic life, the story of one farm worker, John Hodges, is told from cradle to grave. ...more on Wikipedia about "Somerset Rural Life Museum"

The Western Australian Museum is the main museum for the state of Western Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Western Australian Museum"

Winkies Castle is the oldest house in Marske by the Sea, North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of a former cobbler, Jack Anderson, who turned it into a community museum and bequeathed it to Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. ...more on Wikipedia about "Winkies Castle"

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