Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens

Newarke Houses Museum
The Newarke
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7BY
England

Website

Leicester Museums & Galleries website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

E-mail

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

General

0116 225 4980

Fax

0116 225 4982

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Re-opened after a major refurbishment, Newarke Houses Museum tells the story of 20th century Leicester and the history of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. The new displays include room settings from the 1950s and 70s, a cinema experience, a collection of toys from Tudor to present day and a play area for children to try various games. Two dedicated community galleries tell the story of ‘Moving Here’ and settling in Leicester. There is also a new gallery for Leicester’s famous son Daniel Lambert and a 1950s street scene inspired by Wharf Street that includes the Jolly Angler public house, a grocer and a pawnbroker, with sounds and conversations from the times. The story of Leicester at War is told, including what happened on the home front and the history of the Regiment through personal stories, including a recreation of a First World War trench with sound and lighting. Also discover the history of Newarke Houses and the surrounding area. A variety of different techniques tell these stories, including oral histories, archive film, computer interactives and newly acquired objects.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

Newarke Houses Museum incorporating the Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment reopened June 2007 after major refurbishment.

Monday - Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Closed 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 December.

Admission charges

Admission to the museum is free. Certain events and exhibitions may have a charge.

General services and facilities

Guided tours
Information point provided
Gardens open to public
Shop

Children and families

Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas

Newarke Houses Museum
The Newarke
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7BY
England

Website

Leicester Museums & Galleries website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

E-mail

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

General

0116 225 4980

Fax

0116 225 4982

The new displays include room settings from the 1950s and 70s, a cinema experience, a collection of toys from Tudor to present day and a play area for children to try various games. Two dedicated community galleries tell the story of ‘Moving Here’ and settling in Leicester. There is also a new gallery for Leicester’s famous son Daniel Lambert and a 1950s street scene inspired by Wharf Street that includes the Jolly Angler public house, a grocer and a pawnbroker, with sounds and conversations from the times. The story of Leicester at War is told, including what happened on the home front and the history of the Regiment through personal stories, including a recreation of a First World War trench with sound and lighting. Also discover the history of Newarke Houses and the surrounding area. A variety of different techniques tell these stories, including oral histories, archive film, computer interactives and newly acquired objects.

Collection details

Architecture, Archives, Coins and Medals, Music, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, Weapons and War, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

Daniel Lambert
Social History
Migration
Royal Leicestershire Regiment
The Tigers
Military History
World War I
World War II
Leicester History
Toys

Newarke Houses Museum
The Newarke
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7BY
England

Website

Leicester Museums & Galleries website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

E-mail

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

General

0116 225 4980

Fax

0116 225 4982

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Night at the Museum

18 May 2012

A chance to see some 'gems' from the museum stores or to speak to the curator about your own favourite artefacts or photographs that you may wish to share with us. (Please note that we do not give valuations.)