St. John's House Museum

St. John's House Museum
St John's
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4NF
England

Website

www.warwickshire.gov.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@warwickshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01926 412021

01926 412132

Fax

01926 419 840

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St John's House Museum occupies the ground floor of this 17th century historic house, with its gardens, a grassy picnic area and a nearby spacious car park. There is a Victorian school room and a kitchen, full of drawers to open and cupboards to explore; a real experience of how people lived in the past. Displays include a gallery of dolls and toys which changes annually.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00 (all year round)
Sun 14.30-17.00 (Apr-Sept only)

Closed: Mondays
(except Bank Holidays)

 Admission charges

No admission charge.

Collection details

Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Medicine, Personalities, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, Weapons and War

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Victorian Activities at St John's Museum

  • 9 September 2013 — 9 September 2014 *on now

St John’s Museum offers the chance for school children to experience life as a Victorian with the following interactive sessions:

The Victorian Schoolroom: Experience life as a Victorian student, with a ‘Victorian’ teacher taking the children through the elements of a typical school day in 1888; the 3Rs, drill, an object lesson and even vocal gymnastics!

Victorian Schoolroom Extension Activities: This enables the class to have some extra time to get to grips with life in a Victorian schoolroom. Children can discover what a Victorian art lesson involved, try their very best copy-book handwriting or turn their hand to sewing.

Victorian Laundry: Experience doing the washing without electricity with Charlotte our laundry-maid! Children take turns to pump the water, grate the soap, use the dolly and the posser in the tub and mangle the washing before hanging it out to dry.

Upstairs, Downstairs: Investigate everyday life in two very different Victorian households; a small terraced house and a grand town house.

Mop Caps to Top Hats: Explore what Victorian children and adults wore through trying on a range of replica and real clothing from our handling collection!

Discover St John’s Museum: Children take a discover pack, with quiz cards, and look around this historic building– inside and out. (This session is free of charge)

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • 11-13

Admission

Cost £2 per pupil for LEA Warwickshire schools, £3 per pupil for all non Warwickshire schools, academies and private schools. Minimum charge £30 per session.

To make a booking or for more information, please telephone Heritage Education on 01926 412069. Email us at heritageeducation@warwickshire.gov.uk

Website

http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/heritage-education/victorian-activities-at-st-johns-museum-warwick/

Friday at the Movies

  • 25 April 2014 10:30am-3pm

Join us to find out what Victorians did on a Friday night out. Investigate different magic lanterns from the museum stores and make your own lantern slides.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

Admission

Tickets £2.50 per child to take part in make and take craft activities. No need to book, just drop in.
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