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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 Warwickshire
area are listed.
Please provide details of any we have missed here.
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RUGBY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
Little Elborow Street, Rugby, Warwickshire,
CV21 3BZ
Tel: 01788 533201
E-mail:
ragm@rugby.gov.uk
Web:
www.ragm.co.uk
Steering you through
Rugby's history going back more than 2,000
years. What is the story behind the school cap?
How does the spark plug fit in with the heritage
of Rugby? What was life like for Roman
residents? As you walk through the museum, you
can share the enthusiasm of the Victorian
antiquarian Matthew Bloxam, who began to unravel
the mysteries of Roman Tripontium. Watch the
video to find out about the painstaking research
which has brought the Tripontium Collection
together.
In the social history
gallery, reflect on the ups and downs of Rugby
at work, at home and in the community over the
past 200 years. For more than half a century,
Rugby has been collecting work by modern
artists... Spencer, Freud, Lowry, Hepworth,
Sutherland to name a few. But it is only now, at
the beginning of the new millennium that the
collection can be put on show in its home town.
With the opening of the stunning new art gallery
in spring 2000, the Rugby Collection of Modern
Art at last has a permanent home. Exhibitions of
paintings from the Rugby Collection will form
part of the gallery programme. If you are
interested in a particular painting and it is
not on display, you can make an appointment to
see it. And make sure you visit the gallery
regularly to see touring exhibitions featuring
the work of a variety of artists.
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H.M Prison Service Museum
Newbold Revel, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0TH
Tel: 01788 834167 Fax:
01788 83 4186
E-mail:
museum@breathE-mail.net
Visit HM Prison Service Museum to find out about
punishment and imprisonment from mediaeval times
to present day. Oscar Wilde's cell door, a
section of Holloway's treadmill and a sampler
embroidered with a female prisoner's hair are
all on display at the Prison Service Museum.
These items along with others such as uniforms,
restraints, escape tools and prisoner artwork
provide a fascinating insight into the history
of imprisonment and punishment in Britain from
Mediaeval times to the present day. Find out
about the long and sometimes gruesome history of
imprisonment and punishment in Britain.
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Heritage Motor Centre
Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick, CV35 0BJ
Tel: 01926 645042 Fax:
01926 641555
Visit the Heritage Motor Centre and you'll
discover much more than just our amazing
collection of cars. There's the all-new Time
Road, a fascinating journey through Britain's
motoring and social history, and features such
as our motoring cinema and 'get behind the
wheel' section. Outside, the Land Rover 4x4
off-road experience is fun for all the family,
and there are other outdoor activities for the
children too. Add to this our licensed café, 65
acres of grounds with picnic areas and a mini
nature trail and you'll enjoy a great day out
for all the family. Situated just minutes from
M40 Junction 12.
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Nuneaton Museum & Art
Gallery
Riversley Park, Coton Road, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV11 5TU
Tel: 024 7635 0720
The Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, is set in
beautiful Riversley Park. The Museum and Art
Gallery has a George Eliot Gallery, a Local
History Gallery and three galleries for art
exhibitions. A variety of art works are
displayed, including touring exhibitions. Level
access and a lift for disabled visitors.
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The Royal Regiment of
Fusiliers Museum
St. John's House,
Warwick, CV34 4NF
Tel: 01926 491653
The museum tells the story of the 6th Foot
(Royal Warwickshire Regiment) from its raising
in 1674 to the Fusilier of the present day.
Greeted on arrival by a soldier of 1744 the
story of the "Warwickshire Lads", be they
Private or Field Marshal, is revealed through an
exciting mixture of real objects, uniforms,
weapons, equipment, medals, pictures, documents
and curios.
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