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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 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.
What our status
means to us - and you | The MLA
website
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The Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday,
from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
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What's on at the Museum
ROAD TALKS
"A HISTORY of the Roads in Cheshire" is a
series of six talks by Dr Keith Lawrence.
They will take place on Wednesdays at 3pm, from November 4 to December 9.
Tickets £2 per talk (£1 for Trust members) but due
to demand for tickets, people who have booked for the whole series will
be given priority.
More.
TEXTILE ART EXHIBITION
LIFE Threads is the title of an
exhibition in the Millennium Gallery featuring works of textile art -
including "Gorgeous Grandpa" (right). More.
CHILDREN'S ART
THE best of art which was submitted for a
competition run by the Rotary Club of Nantwich is now on show in the
Community Gallery. More.
MORE EXHIBITIONS
THE latest additions to our programme of
exhibitions in the Millennium Gallery and the Community Gallery has been
announced. 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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 Perdita
painting unveiled
THE recently-acquired painting of a Nantwich
racehorse, Perdita, is now on show in the Museum after being unveiled at
a fund-raising cheese and wine evening. More.
. . . and it is on a Christmas card
A reproduction of the painting is now
available as a Christmas card - with proceeds going to Nantwich Museum
Trust Ltd funds - along with other images.More.
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Visitors' Choice award
THE winners of the Visitors' Choice award,
in a competition organised by the South Cheshire Chamber, have been
announced. More.
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MP visits Museum . . . and Saturn
CREWE and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson called
in at the Museum on September 10, after he had visited an open-air
lesson involving local schoolchildren, based around the canal fly boat,
Saturn, at Nantwich Marina.
Pictures of his visit appear
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Medal for Allan
MUSEUM stalwart Allan Whatley was presented
with the Dutton Medal in a ceremony at the Annual General Meeting for
his work in the community. A report of the event appears
here.
The Dutton medal is created by Nantwich-born
sculptor and medallist, Ron Dutton, in memory of his parents, the late
Walter and Ada Dutton |
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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 2009-2010
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
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Barn Antiques
The Museum also acknowledges the many anonymous
friends
who support us in various ways.
To become a Patron of the Museum, see
this page
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