Alderney Museum

Alderney Museum
Lower High Street
Alderney
Channel Islands
GY9 3TG
England

Website

www.alderneysociety.org/museum.html

E-mail

info@alderneymuseum.org

Telephone

01481 823222

Fax

01481 824979

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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The Alderney Society Museum first opened in 1966, in the basement of the Island Hall, in St. Anne's, Alderney. However, as flooding was a regular problem, in 1969 the States of Alderney offered the Society use of St. Anne's Public School building for a peppercorn rent, when the School moved to newer premises.

The Governor of Alderney had built St. Anne's Public School in 1790, at a time when money was plentiful in the Island. The war between Britain and France saw the growth of a thriving business in smuggling and privateering on the Island, and this newfound wealth brought about a boom in building, which included St. Anne's Public School.

From 1969 working on a miniscule budget, and with only a handful of dedicated volunteers, the school building was redecorated, the first displays were created, and the Alderney Society Museum again opened to the public in 1970.

In 1989, the Alderney Society decided to inventory its Museum collection, a massive undertaking, which involved the recording of artefacts, documents, and photographs, in a museum documentation database. By the time retrospective documentation was complete in 1999, the Museum collections had risen from an original 6,000 pieces to more than 12,000.

An Administrator runs the Museum, together with a small group of dedicated members of the Alderney Society who volunteer their time to maintain the Museum displays, set up exhibits, and deal with documentation and conservation.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

(From April to October)
Monday to Friday: 10.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.00
Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 - 12.00

 General services and facilities
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

Alderney Museum
Lower High Street
Alderney
Channel Islands
GY9 3TG
England

Website

www.alderneysociety.org/museum.html

E-mail

info@alderneymuseum.org

Telephone

01481 823222

Fax

01481 824979

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.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Land Transport, Maritime, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Alderney Prehistory
  • Roman and Mediaeval Alderney
  • The Elizabethan Wreck
  • Alderney Breakwater
  • The Quarrying Industry
  • German Military Occupation 1940 - 1945
  • Alderney Island Life
  • Geology
  • The Alderney Cow

Collections services

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