Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens
Newarke Houses Museum
The Newarke
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7BY
England
Website
Leicester Museums & Galleries website
www.leicester.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Enquiries
Telephone
General
0116 225 4980
Fax
0116 225 4982
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
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
Leicester - My Home & Moving Here
Discover Leicester’s urban and industrial heritage, it’s long existence as a market town, the impact of the arrival of industry and how people have often moved here for work.
The 'Leicester - My Home & Moving Here' galleries feature a host of interesting products from when ‘Leicester Clothed the World’ including well-known hosiery and shoe brands from yesteryear.
The new galleries provide an insight into the people of Leicester and where they worked through a series of evocative photographs and original advertising. The galleries are a must for those who have worked in Leicester’s hosiery and boot and shoe trades and to students of fashion, design and architecture.
Suitable for
- Any age
- Family friendly
Where
Newarke Houses Museum & Gardens
Admission
Free admission
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