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 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

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

What's on at the Museum

EVA LOOKS AT WILDLIFE AND PETS

THE current exhibition in the Millennium Gallery features the work of artist Eva Dutton. She produces excellent paintings of animals, from wildlife to pets. More.

LOCAL HERALDRY FEATURED

SHIELDS showing the coats of arms of local families are on show in a new exhibition in the Community Gallery. More.

NANTWICH FAMILY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A Nantwich family who lived 200 years ago will be the subject of a talk by a New Zealand-born author - a family descendant - in a Nantwich Museum Trust talk on Wednesday, July 8, at 2.30pm. More

SUMMER HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

Join in the fun and learn new skills at a series of drop-in or bookable workshops throughout August. More.

EVENTS BASED ON OUR CANALS EXHIBITION

FOLLOWING our exhibition of art by Eva Dutton, there will be one featuring the canals of Nantwich. We will have a number of extra events based on this. More.

SCHOOL SESSIONS

OUR Education Service is offering sessions for schools based on our canals exhibition. More.

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.

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

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