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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...
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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 North Cheshire area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed
here.
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SILK MUSEUMS IN MACCLESFIELD
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6TJ
Tel: 01625 612045
Fax: 01625 612048
E-mail:
info@macclesfield.silk.museum
Web:
www.macclesfield.silk.museum
The Silk Museums in
Macclesfield tell the definitive story of silk.
Compelling exhibits on three sites show a
working Victorian Silk Mill, costume and silk
manufacturing displays. Demonstrations of
jacquard handloom weaving, exhibitions of
textiles and costume, models, audio visual
programme and graphics.
This ‘hands on’ experience
allows children and grown ups to understand the
story of silk from cocoon to catwalk! Featured
in the Museum of the Year awards and on TV.
Tea-room and large shop specialising in local
silk goods. See website for opening times,
prices and location.
Assistance is required to access the 3rd gallery
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Bollington Discovery
Centre
Canal 5, Clarence Mill, Clarence Road,
Bollington, SK10 5JZ
Tel: 01625 572985
E-mail:
discover@happy-valley.org.uk
Web:
www.happy-valley.org.uk
An introduction to the heritage of Bollington
told through a programme of displays and
exhibitions.
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Catalyst
Gossage Building, Mersey Road, Widnes, Cheshire,
WA8 7HP
Tel: 0151 420 1121 Fax:
0151 495 2030
E-mail:
foh@catalyst.org.uk
Web:
www.catalyst.org.uk
The only museum/science centre in Europe to have
chemistry as the main theme with four
interactive galleries featuring over 100
different exhibits.
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Macclesfield Heritage
Centre
Park Lane,Macclesfield,Cheshire,SK11 6TJ
Tel: 01625 612045 Fax:
01625 612048
E-mail:
info@macclesfield.silk.museum
Web:
www.macclesfield.silk.museum
The Heritage Centre houses the Silk Museum, the
Silk Shop, the Victorian Schoolroom and the
Mulberry Tree Coffee Shop.
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Norton Priory Museum &
Gardens
Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7
1SX
Tel: 01928 569895
E-mail:
info@nortonpriory.org
Web:
www.nortonpriory.org
Award-winning 2.5 acre Georgian Walled Garden
and museum, with displays relating to the priory
canons, with examples of medieval crafts that
show what life was like for the inhabitants of a
medieval monastic community.
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Warrington Museum and Art
Gallery
Bold Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1JG
Tel: 01925 442733 Fax:
01925 443257
E-mail:
museum@warrington.gov.uk
Web:
www.museum.warrington.gov.uk
The Museum and Art Gallery offers material on
the natural world including hands-on activities
in the Earth’s History Gallery and Warrington's
very own dinosaur. The local and social history
galleries featuring displays on the industries
that shaped Warrington. The Art Galleries
feature work by internationally famous artists,
which are displayed throughout the building.
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West Park Museum
Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3BJ
Tel: 01625 613210 Fax:
01625 617880
E-mail:
info@macclesfield.silk.museum
Web:
www.macclesfield.silk.museum
A range of fine and decorative art materials and
objects, relating to local history. There's also
a collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities.
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