Chertsey Museum

Chertsey Museum
The Cedars
33 Windsor Street
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8AT
England

Website

www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01932 565764

Fax

01932 571118

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.
Chertsey Museum housed in a Regency townhouse
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Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tues-Fri 1230-1630
Sat 1100-1600

Closed: Sunday and Monday

 Admission charges

Admission Free. 10% discount on shop purchases for Museum Friends, Museums Association and ICOM members.

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • International Council of Museums
  • British Association of Friends of Museums
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Gardens open to public
  • Picnic area
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
  • Indoor soft play area
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Library with public access
  • Study facilities

Additional info

Chertsey Museum was refurbished in 2003 as part of a major redevelopment plan to increase public access. Thanks to the support of the Olive Matthews Trust and Runnymede Borough Council this award-winning museum has new gallery spaces, a multi-purpose educational space and is fully accessible to all.

Chertsey Museum
The Cedars
33 Windsor Street
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8AT
England

Website

www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01932 565764

Fax

01932 571118

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.

Social history for the Borough of Runnymede, Thames Valley archaeology, horology, fine and decorative art and an extensive fashions from the Olive Matthews Collection.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • Art collection includes paintings by Edward H. Niemann, Edmund John Niemann, Robert Gallon, William Daniell RA, John Hassell RA and Edward Hassell RA.
  • Key exhibits include 13th century lead glazed tiles from Chertsey Abbey, a celtic sword, a 10th century Viking sword made by Ulfberht, an 1851 regulator clock displayed at the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace and historic dress dating from the 18th to 21st centuries.

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Chertsey Museum
The Cedars
33 Windsor Street
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8AT
England

Website

www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01932 565764

Fax

01932 571118

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.

Children's Olympic art display

13 January — 18 February 2012 *on now

Children in the North Runnymede Learning Partnership primary schools were invited to submit a piece of A3 art on a theme as follows: YR&1 My favourite sport; Y2 My favourite sportsperson; Y3 The life of an athlete; Y4 The history of the Olympics; Y5 Olympic values; Y6 Paralympic values. One boy’s and one girl’s piece per class were selected by the school and were judged by the Head Teachers at a recent Steering Group meeting. On display are the winning and runner-up artwork and many of the other entries.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

Where

Chertsey Museum

Website

http://www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

The Fabulous Fifties

13 May 2011 — 28 April 2012 *on now

Between the 1850s and the 1950s Britain, and indeed the whole world, changed beyond all recognition. The changes to everyday life are illustrated in this display.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Where

Chertsey Museum

Admission

FREE

Website

http://www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

A Dress for All Seasons

17 September 2011 — 25 August 2012 *on now

This exhibition displays some of the more unusual items from the Olive Matthews Collection, including a pair of Edwardian ice skates, a rare Victorian swimsuit (consisting of an extremely practical short sleeved tunic which buttons right up to the neck and shin length black drawers!), to a rather more daring, knitted wool bikini from the 1950s.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

Where

Chertsey Museum

Childhood in the Past

14 May 2010 — 30 May 2111 *on now

New display in the Discovery Zone covering some of the issues facing children through the ages.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

Admission

Free

Chertsey Museum
The Cedars
33 Windsor Street
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8AT
England

Website

www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01932 565764

Fax

01932 571118

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.
 Face to face resources

Young Friends

http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/leisure/indoors/chertsey/kids/default.htm

Why not join our Young Friends club and attend half-term and holiday workshops and events at Chertsey Museum? Fun and practical activities are on offer relating to the museum collections and temporary exhibitions. There are also art and craft workshops which follow a seasonal theme. If you have any suggestions about ideas for activities you would like to do at the Museum, please email and let us know. Young Friends is suitable for children aged 6-12 years. Parents are welcome to stay to help in workshops.

How to obtain

Places are limited so booking and paying in advance is essential. Call the museum on 01932 565764 to make a provisional booking, then print the booking form from the website and send this with a cheque for £4.50 made payable to Runnymede Borough Council to Chertsey Museum.

 Resources

Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC)

http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/leisure/indoors/chertsey/kids/default.htm

The Runnymede branch of the Young Archaeologists' Club is hosted by Chertsey Museum. The Club is open to all those aged 8-16 years. It meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month and explores the world of archaeology through site visits, artefact handling and investigation, art and craft activities. Chertsey Museum on 01932 565764 during opening hours.

How to obtain

Membership of the Runnymede YAC is free but individual sessions cost £4.50 (£3 conc) per child. To find out more, contact Chertsey Museum on 01932 565764.

Chertsey Museum
The Cedars
33 Windsor Street
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8AT
England

Website

www.chertseymuseum.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@chertseymuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01932 565764

Fax

01932 571118

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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