Chesham Museum

The permanent exhibition has five main themes: Made in Chesham, Remember Chesham, Chesham at War, Coming to Chesham and Digging up the Past.

Displays in a temporary exhibition space are changed twice a year in the spring and autumn:

- Autumn and Winter 2009/10: 'Pastimes and Pleasure'
The story of entertainment in Chesham, from Amateur Theatre to Radio and Television.

- Spring and Summer 2010: 'Housing in Chesham'
A look at how Chesham's housing has changed over the years - from the town's oldest medieval houses to self-build schemes of the 1950s.

Collection details

Trade and Commerce, Toys and Hobbies, Sport, Social History, Science and Technology, Religion, Industry, Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

• boots, brushes, beer, Baptists, woodware, industry, wartime, archaeology, Asian community

Collections services

• Public access available to collections information