Bassetlaw Museum (& Worksop Museum)

Amcott House
40 Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6LD
England

Website

www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

bassetlaw.museum@bassetlaw.gov.uk

Telephone

01777 713749

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Bassetlaw Museum is run by Bassetlaw District Council which covers North Nottinghamshire, and includes the two market towns of Retford and Worksop.

The museum is situated in Retford town centre in Amcott House, an 18th century town house which retains many of its original features. An art gallery was built in 1994, partly financed by the Percy Laws Memorial Fund of the Rotary Club of Retford.

Venue Type:

Museum, Gallery

 Opening hours

Monday - Saturday 10 am - 4.45 pm, last admission 4.30 pm.

 Admission charges

Free admission

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available

Amcott House
40 Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6LD
England

Website

www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

bassetlaw.museum@bassetlaw.gov.uk

Telephone

01777 713749

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Bassetlaw Museum was created in 1983. Over the last twenty years its collections have quickly grown due to generous donations by local people. The collections include local history, archaeology, decorative and fine art, agriculture, costume and textiles.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Amcott House
40 Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6LD
England

Website

www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

bassetlaw.museum@bassetlaw.gov.uk

Telephone

01777 713749

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.
Cox's Pippins Art Group

'Brushes with Colour' by Cox's Pippins Art Group

4 February — 17 March 2012 *on now

'Brushes with Colour' is the 7th exhibition of Cox's Pippins Art Group. It brings together original paintings and drawings displaying a range of different styles.

When the artist and tutor, Marianne Cox, decided to move down south, she encouraged her classes to continue meeting and painting. They did - and so Cox’s Pippins Art Group was formed, using Mattersey Church Hall as a venue for their weekly painting sessions.

Queen Elizabeth II

21 January — 14 April 2012 *on now

Celebrating the life and times of Her Majesty the Queen. See Royal commemorative pieces from the museum's collections and iconic objects from the past 60 years.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Amcott House
40 Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6LD
England

Website

www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

bassetlaw.museum@bassetlaw.gov.uk

Telephone

01777 713749

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Resources

Amcott House
40 Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6LD
England

Website

www.bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

bassetlaw.museum@bassetlaw.gov.uk

Telephone

01777 713749

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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