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

between April 1 and September 30.

We are closed on Mondays during the winter months 

Nantwich Museum is looking for a Curator

Later this year, our Curator will be retiring after many years of excellent service.

For details of this post, click here.

ONE section of the salt ship found in Nantwich is on display in one of our main galleries, complete with graphics and other ways to help you to enjoy seeing it.

   Call in to see it - and to SMELL the Nantwich mud in which the ship lay buried!

   Mirrors help you to see the salt ship from all angles, and there are photographs and other displays which tell the story of the rescue and preservation mission. There is also a  display of artefacts found with the salt ship.

 A report, with pictures, of the return of the salt ship and its "launch" can be found on this page. The story of the recovery of the salt ship can be found here.

SALT SHIP VIDEO LAUNCHED. . . On sale in the Museum Shop is a video called "Ship Ahoy - The Raising of the Nantwich Salt Ship" which tells the story of our top exhibit. See this page for more details of the video.

TEN PLUS TEXTILES are exhibiting their work in the Millennium Gallery. One of only two exhibitions by the full group this year, it runs until June 14. See this page for more about it.

DRAGON TRAIL WINNERS

CHILDREN who were successful in the St George's Day Dragon Trail have received their prizes. See the picture on the Community Events page. The three very successful workshops for children, held over the school Easter holidays, are also featured.

A NEW project to study finds in the town, Nantwich Waterlogged Deposits Project, has been set up by Cheshire County Council and English Heritage. For more details, visit our Photo Gallery on the Roman trackway and Medieval causeway which were found under Welsh Row during road works to replace gas pipes in August 2007. There is also a sketch map showing the likely route or the trackway. The latest edition of Cheshire Archaeology News is also featured.

MUSEUM TRUST events coming up include a return visit to the Hidden Heather Garden of Wybunbury. For details, visit this page.

THE BRINE BATHS HOTEL features on the Postcard Collection page.

GRANT for Museum. We have received a grant of £88,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. For more details, click here.

WE have acquired a model farm (left) and a banner from the Nantwich District of the Independent Order of Oddfellows (right). Visit this page for more details.

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. 

Patrons of the Museum

We acknowledge, with thanks, the financial help given by our Patrons:

Banks Sheridan     v     Barn Antiques     v     Clive Christian

Foundations of Nantwich     v     Inglenook Tea Shoppe

Hibbert Durrad Moxon, solicitors     v    Morning Foods Ltd

Peter Wilson Fine Arts Auctioneers Ltd

The Museum also acknowledges the many anonymous friends who support

the Museum in many ways.

To become a Patron of the Museum, see this page

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