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Museums long ago ceased to be stuffy
rooms full of glass cases containing bits of old pottery
and fossilised bones.
Today even most conventional
museums including displays which change but over recent
years there has been a growth in industrial and "living"
museums.
Here you can learn about local heritage, get a
feel for how people lived and worked, the hardships they
endured...
Galleries listed include not just civic
galleries displaying publicly owned artworks, but also
privately owned galleries with items for sale.
Not all the
museums and galleries in the Northamptonshire area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed here.
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Abington Park Museum
Park Avenue South, Northampton, NN1 5LW
Tel: 01604 838 110 Fax:
01604 838720
E-mail:
museums@northampton.gov.uk
Web:
www.northampton.gov.uk
Free admission, open Tuesday - Sunday.
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Alfred East Art Gallery
Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, N16
0AN
Tel: 01536 534274
E-mail:
museumandgallery@kettering.gov.uk
Web:
www.kettering.gov.uk
The gallery exhibits paintings from Sir Alfred
East R.A., PRBA (1844 - 1913) alongside other
famous local artists, including Thomas Cooper
Gotch (1854-1931) as well as the work of
contemporary artists, photographers and
sculptors. The Gallery is open Tuesdays -
Saturdays 9.30am to 5.00pm.
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Manor House Museum
c/o Coach House, Sheep Street, Kettering,
Northamptonshire, NN16 0AN
Tel: 01536 534219
E-mail:
museum@kettering.gov.uk
Web:
www.kettering.gov.uk
Short-term exhibitions, regular activities and a
"hands-on" approach to history.
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Northampton Museum & Art
Gallery
Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire,
NN1 1DP
Tel: 01604 838 111 Fax:
01604 838 720
E-mail:
museumandgallery@kettering.gov.uk
Web:
www.northampton.gov.uk
World famous shoe collection. Free
admission.
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Wellingborough Museum
Dulley's Baths, 12 Castle Way, Wellingborough,
Northants, NN8 1XB
Tel: 01933-276838
E-mail:
wellingboroughmuseum@msn.com
Web:
www.wellingboroughmuseum.co.uk
Free admission, open Monday to Saturday 10am to
4.30pm
Housed in a building that was originally a
Victorian indoor swimming pool, and then a shoe
factory, the museum covers the social history of
the Borough of Wellingborough. It is an
independent museum administered by the Winifred
Wharton Trust.
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