Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives
Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives
County Buildings
Regent Street
Wrexham
Wrexham
LL11 1RB
Wales
Website
www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/wrexham_museum.htm
Telephone
01978 297 460
Fax
01978 297 461
Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives was originally the barracks for the Royal Denbighshire Militia; later the building became the town's police station and court house. The museum has recently been completely refreshed and redesigned to meet the expectations of the twenty-first century visitor.
The museum has three galleries: the main gallery is a family friendly space which introduces visitors to the history of Wrexham and displays some of the star items in the museum's collection. Gallery 2 is a dedicated space for exhibitions based on the treasures of the National Museum of Wales and the National Library of Wales. Gallery 3 is where you can enjoy our programme of temporary exhibitions which explore our border heritage. The Collections Centre offers visitors a chance to see those objects not on display (separate opening times). The Archives is the place where you can research your family tree or delve into the history of your neighbourhood.
Overall we offer a great visitor experience for everyone who wants to discover Wrexham's varied heritage and the collections held in the museum and the archives. To complete the perfect visit, have a browse in the museum shop and then sit back and indulge yopurself at the stylish award winning Bwtri Coffee bar and bistro!
Venue Type:
Museum, Archive
Additional info
Wrexham Archives and Local Studies Service collects and preserves any kind of record that relates to the history of the County Borough and tells us about local people, places, businesses and societies. Records are available for everyone to consult free of charge at the AN Palmer Centre.
Archives and Local History of Wrexham and the Borderlands. Highlights of the collection include:Brick, Tiles & Terracotta collection from local manufacturers, Clocks made locally, Bakelite ware collection and the Welsh Football Collection. For more information on collections,please contact the Curator.
Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War
Archaeopteryx
How exactly birds are descended from dinosaurs is a question that has been puzzling paleontologists since Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species. The missing link was discovered in Germany
and its full story will be revealed in this exhibition.
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Admission
Free
Trapped in Time: 600 million Years of Fossils
The story of life on Earth is one of the greatest stories ever written, though it is told through fossils rather than words. This exhibition showcases specimens from when the Earth began, the age of dinosaurs including two dinosaur eggs, and the rise of mammals and humans. FREE www.wrexham.gov.uk
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The Mystery of Mr and Mrs Lloyd
Simon and Sarah Lloyd of Plas Power, Bersham, are supposedly the subjects of two 18th-century portraits in the museum collection. The only problem is that they don't appear on the Plas Power Lloyd family tree. Can we track down the people who appear in the paintings? Find out in this new 'People & Places' display. www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage
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