Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
Blackfriars Road
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR30 3BX
England
Website
yarmouth.museums@norfolk.gov.uk
Telephone
01493 743930
Fax
01493 743940
Come and explore this museum housed in a converted Victorian herring curing works and take an exciting journey into the past. Discover Great Yarmouth's fascinating history, its rich maritime and fishing heritage and some of the colourful characters who made their living from the sea.
Wander through a Victorian 'Row' and see inside a fisherman's home. Experience the heady atmosphere of a 1950s quayside, take the wheel of a coastal Drifter and hear gripping tales of wreck and rescue on the high seas. Follow Great Yarmouth’s transformation from a sandbank to the present day, through times of boom and bust and war and peace.
Relax in the the spacious courtyard beneath a spectacular canopy of sails, surrounded by historic fishing boats.
Lively hands-on displays, games, puzzles, free audio guides, film shows and children's activities bring the great story of Great Yarmouth vividly to life.
Venue Type:
Museum, Ship or maritime heritage site, Gallery
Additional info
Maritime East Archive is open to public by appointment only.
If you would like to use the Maritime East Archive at Time and Tide make an appointment for this free service. The archive is open, by appointment, on Mondays between 10.00 - 12.30 and 13.30 - 15.30.
Please telephone Emma Davison (Curator) on 01493 743941 or
email: emma.davison@norfolk.gov.uk
Address: Time and Tide Museum, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3BX
Maritime Heritage East, led from Time and Tide, is a project to raise the profile of the rich maritime collections in the East of England, and to develop local, regional and national partnerships.
Over 30 other museums and heritage attractions from the coastal counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are currently on board.
A forthcoming website and a programme of exhibitions aim to generate interest in our regional maritime collections and to increase access to them.
Please contact Fiona Ford, Maritime Curator, on 01493 743941
E-mail : fiona.ford@norfolk.gov.uk
Address: Time and Tide Museum, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3BX
Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life displays many objects formerly displayed in the Maritime Museum of East Anglia.
Collection details
Archaeology, Architecture, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Maritime, Personalities, Social History, Trade and Commerce, Weapons and War, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Edward Seago, Alfred Stannard, William Joy
Water Ways: Art & Nature On the Broads
- 22 November 2014 — 12 April 2015 *on now
Water Ways: Art and Nature on the Broads explores the landscape and natural habitats of the Broadland environment through the eyes of artists working in the region, mainly in the C19th and early C20th.
The exhibition celebrates the extraordinary natural environment of the Broads that makes the area such a rich source of inspiration, relaxation and enjoyment for artists, naturalists and holiday-makers alike. At the heart of the exhibition is work from the Norfolk Museum Service collections of some of the most renowned Broadland painters from the 19th and early 20th centuries: Charles Harmony Harrison, Stephen Batchelder and Arthur Patterson. And works by contemporary artists reveal how this landscape continues to be a rich source of inspiration.
Loans from the Museum of the Broads, Norfolk Heritage Centre (including photographs by PH Emerson and John Payne Jennings) and private collections, as well as natural history and archive sound recordings, add to the story of this unique landscape and its importance to the region as a place for both recreation and conservation.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Admission
Included in museum admission - Adult £4.95, Conc. £3.95, Child £3.50 Family tickets are available.
Website
http://www.events.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/public_events.aspx?page=1&event_partner_id=10
Sky High
- 31 January — 1 February 2015
Find out about feathers and flight through the eyes of the predatory marsh harrier and the Norfolk hawker dragonfly. Look at incredible images made by wartime aerial photographers and earn your wings by making your own ‘ace flyer’.
Suitable for
- Any age
Swamps and Snakes
- 7 — 8 February 2015 11am-4pm
Learn how to identify Norfolk’s snakes and other reptiles and find out more about their diverse habitats and unusual habits.
Suitable for
- Any age
Friday Talks
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.44.20.02
Drop in to one of the regular Friday lunchtime talks led by museum staff and guest speakers. A list of topics can be viewed on the website so you can pick and choose from what interests you. For example: The History of Dentistry, The Archaeology of Great Yarmouth, Vanished Villages and so on.
How to obtain
Friday Talks are free after normal museum admission and are suitable for 16+ years. For further information email yarmouth.museums@norfolk.gov.uk.
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