City Museum, Winchester

The Square
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9ES
England

Website

www.winchester.gov.uk/heritage

winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk

E-mail

museums@winchester.gov.uk

Telephone

City Museum

01962 863 064

Historic Resources Centre

01962 848 269

Fax

01962 848 299

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.
City Museum, Winchester
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New displays bring to life Winchester's nationally important story, using the city's rich archaeological and local history collections. Winchester was a major Roman centre, Venta Belgarum, as shown by the many mosaics on view, and became the principal city of King Alfred and later Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings. The story continues through the centuries with Winchester's revival as a fashionable county town in the eighteenth century and the emergence of Winchester's first hospital. Jane Austen's connections with Winchester are also represented. Reconstructed Victorian & Edwardian High Street shops and displays illustrating the growth of tourism are reminders of Winchester's modern roles. Hand-on activities and quizzes for children.

Venue type

Museum

 Opening hours

April - October
Mon-Sat 1000-1700
Sun 1200-1700
October-March
Closed Mon
Tues-Sat 1000-1600
Sun 1200-1600

 Admission charges

Free Admission

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language audio guide available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

The Square
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9ES
England

Website

www.winchester.gov.uk/heritage

winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk

E-mail

museums@winchester.gov.uk

Telephone

City Museum

01962 863 064

Historic Resources Centre

01962 848 269

Fax

01962 848 299

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, Coins and Medals, Medicine, Personalities, Photography, Social History, Trade and Commerce

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available

The Square
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9ES
England

Website

www.winchester.gov.uk/heritage

winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk

E-mail

museums@winchester.gov.uk

Telephone

City Museum

01962 863 064

Historic Resources Centre

01962 848 269

Fax

01962 848 299

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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