St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery

St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
St. Barbe Museum
New Street
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 9BH
England

Website

www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk

E-mail

office@stbarbe-museum.org.uk

Telephone

01590 676969

Fax

01590 679 997

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St. Barbe Museum, Lymington
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St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery tells the story of the coastal strip between the New Forest and The Solent and hosts a changing programme of high quality exhibitions.
St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery is an independent, charitable organisation run by the Lymington Museum Trust. Since opening in its finished form in 1999 St. Barbe Museum has acquired a reputation as one of the finest small museums and art galleries in the region and has received national recognition for its superb exhibitions.

Venue Type:

Museum, Gallery, Heritage site

 Opening hours

Mon-Sat 1000-1600 Bank holidays Inclusive
Sun & Christmas Period Closed

 Admission charges

Museum and gallery: £4, concessions: £3, child: £2, family: £10

Discounts

  • Museums Association

The area has seen a thriving salt industry, smugglers landing their illegal cargoes on the coast, and has a long tradition of innovative boat building. The museum's aim is to capture the unique flavour of life in the district and to bring first class art exhibitions into the town. Since the beginning of the project in 1988, we have pursued an active collections policy, and today we have catalogued over 20,000 individual items which will tell the story of the six parishes. The collection covers a wide range from geology - fossils from the 40 million years old Barton Beds; Old Stone Age hand axes, flint tools and medieval pottery; local industry - pistons and piston rings manufactured in Lymington by Wellworthy, as well as many familar and not so familiar objects illustrating the more recent history of the area.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Maritime, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Social History

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.
Punch & Judy

Family Festival

  • 14 — 15 August 2014 10:30am-3:30pm

Join us for a two day festival at St. Barbe Museum filled with family friendly activities inspired by the Great British Summertime

14th– Punch & Judy will be visiting the museum today so why not pop down and watch one of four shows scheduled. We will also be offering a puppet making workshop.

15th– A Storyteller will be in the museum ready to take you on a creative journey. You will also have the chance to make your very own seaside ‘sand’ globe.

*Punch & Judy performances and Storytelling will be available on the hour every hour up until 2pm.

For more information regarding events please visit our website.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • Especially for children
  • Family friendly

Admission

£1 per child for workshops, other activities free! Normal museum admission applies.
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