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including working heritage museums and both civic and
commercial art galleries.
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COWES MARITIME MUSEUM
Beckford Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Tel: 01983 823433
Fax: 01983 823841
E-mail:
museums@iow.gov.uk
Web:
www.iow.gov.uk
Open daily. Mon,
Tues & Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm. Wed 11am - 7pm. Sat
9.30am - 4.30pm. Closed Thursdays.
Display features the
maritime history of the Isle of Wight and
includes models, paintings and photographic
materials of yachting. Located within Cowes
Public Library.
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THE CLASSIC BOAT MUSEUM
Newport Harbour,
Isle of Wight,
PO30 2EF
Tel: 01983 533493 Fax:
01983 533505
E-mail:
info@classicboatmuseum.org
Web:
www.classicboatmuseum.org
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Welcome to the
Classic Boat Museum on the Quay at Newport, Isle
of Wight.
The Museum opened in
1996, and currently houses an exciting
collection of sailing and power boats, of both
local and national interest and importance.
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Our aim is to preserve and present the best of
those boats that demonstrate the workmanship of
past generations for the delight of the present.
As well as the exhibitions in the Museum, we
have a restoration shed where work takes place
all year round, restoring to their original
condition boats that are part of our maritime
heritage. Our collection contains not only
classic boats, but also tools, artefacts, books,
photographs, film and archival items that relate
to much of the history of boat building,
sailing, yachting, cruising and racing over the
last century, in the Solent and beyond. Our
boats also include the 1887 Bembridge rowing
lifeboat, the Queen Victoria, and an airborne
lifeboat that was dropped to aircrew who had
been shot down during the last war. We have
several Uffa Fox designs, including Coweslip.
All the boats in the exhibition are in a
seaworthy condition and are sailed or driven as
often as possible. Some are available for
special occasions.
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Old Town Hall, Newtown
c/o The Custodian, Ken Cottage, Upper Lane,
Brighstone, PO30 4AT
Tel: 01983 531785
E-mail:
oldtownhall@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Old Town Hall, Newtown -
Photo:
Andrew McDonald
CCL |
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17th-century town hall with a fascinating
history.
The small, now tranquil, village of Newtown
once sent two members to Parliament and the
Town Hall was the setting for often turbulent
elections.
An exhibition inside depicts the exploits of
‘Ferguson’s Gang’, an anonymous group of Trust
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MUSEUM OF ISLAND HISTORY
The Guildhall, High Street, Newport, Isle of
Wight
Tel: 01983 823366
Fax: 01983 823841
E-mail:
museums@iow.gov.uk
Web:
www.iow.gov.uk
Open: Mon-Sat,
10am-5pm. Sun, 11am-3.30pm.
The museum traces island
history using touch screen computer technology and hands-on exhibits.
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Natural History Centre
High St, Godshill, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38
3HZ
Tel: 01983 840046 Fax:
01983 840046
E-mail:
curator@shellmuseum.co.uk
Famous sea-shell collection of over 40,000
sea-shells from both tropical and local shores.
Man's use of shells from the beginning of time
as tokens of wealth, love and ornamentation. The
importance of the shell as a symbol used in many
circumstances and still used today. Includes the
worlds tiniest shell, most poisonous shell
mollusc and the most beautiful shells.
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LILLIPUT MUSEUM - ANTIQUE
DOLLS & TOYS
High Street, Brading, Isle of Wight, PO36 0DJ
Tel: 01983 407231
E-mail:
lilliput.museum@btconnect.com
Web:
www.lilliputmuseum.org.uk
Open: Throughout
the year 10am-5pm.
This cottage museum
contains one of the finest and most
comprehensive Private Collections of old and
antique dolls and toys in Great Britain. With
over 2000 exhibits on display dating circa 2000BC
to 1950AD.
The collection has been
widely exhibited on BBC and ITV, and includes
old toys, steam trains, tin cars & vans, dolls
houses, teddy bears and German & French Bisque
dolls. Our adjoining shop stocks a wide
selection, including dolls houses and dolls
house furniture, kits/accessories, limited
edition teddy bears, china dolls plus various
traditional toys.
For further information on this doll & toy
museum on the Isle of Wight see our website.
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Brighstone Shop & Museum
North Street, Brighstone, PO30 4AX
Tel: 01983 740689
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Row of attractive thatched
cottages.
The vernacular cottages contain a National
Trust shop and Village Museum (run by
Brighstone Museum Trust), depicting village
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Brighstone - Photo:
Andrew McDonald
CCL |
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The Museum of Smuggling
History
Botanic Garden, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1UL
Tel: 01983 853677
Over 700 years history of smuggling in this
unusual, underground museum with lots of
exhibits and tableaux.
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Ventnor Heritage Museum
11 Spring Hill, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1PE
Tel: 01983 855407
The Museum, with its unusual architecture, was
built in 1905 as a furniture shop. This
continued to the mid 1970's when it became a car
showroom. The Ventnor and District Local History
Society purchased the premises in 1987. Since
that date the museum has held annual exhibitions
every year. Apart from the exhibition hall, we
also have an extensive archive section with many
hundreds of items referring to Ventnor and the
surrounding area. Research enquiries are
welcomed.
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Guildhall Museum
High St, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1TY
Tel: 01983 823366 Fax:
01983 823841
E-mail:
rachel.silverson@iow.gov.uk
Designed by John Nash and built in 1816, the
historic Guildhall is home to the Museum of
Island History and Newport’s Tourist Information
Centre. Discover the Island from pre-historic
past to the present day with: Touch screen
computers, Hands on Exhibits, Quizzes and Games,
Audio Experience, Microscopic Exploration.
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Quay Arts
Sea St, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BD
Tel: 01983 528825 Fax:
01983 526606
E-mail:
info@quayarts.demon.co.uk
The Quay Arts Centre is the Isle of Wight’s
leading art gallery and venue for live arts
events. It is situated in a converted 19th
Century brewery warehouse complex pleasantly
located at the head of the River Medina in the
centre of Newport. Facilities at the complex
include 3 galleries, a 134 capacity theatre, a
Crafts Council-listed gallery shop, a popular
licensed arts café with a reputation for serving
some of the best home-cooked vegetarian food on
the Island and numerous workshop spaces and
meeting rooms.
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Isle of Wight Studio Glass
Old park, St Lawrence,
Isle of Wight, PO38 1XR
Web:
www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk
COME AND WATCH! Hand blown studio glass creating
decorative and functional free blown glass
vessels of all shapes and sizes. Sited along the
famed and beautiful Undercliff on the south
facing coast of the Isle of Wight. One-off
designs, collections, corporate and commissions
are produced and designed at the studio by
International glassmaker Timothy Harris helped
by his skilled teams of master-craftsmen.
Founded in 1973 by International Glassmaker
Michael Harris, Isle of Wight Studio Glass is
readily recognised for the highly imaginative
and original approach used in developing this
magical material. Outstanding skill in design,
in exploring new techniques and manufacturing
has enabled Isle of Wight Studio Glass to become
the leader in this field.
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