Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery

Chequer Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 2AE
England

Website

www.doncaster.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

museum@doncaster.gov.uk

Telephone

01302 734293

Fax

01302 735409

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.Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery is full of exciting collections depicting various aspects of natural history, archaeology, local history and fine and decorative art. Visitors are invited to take a journey around the museum by the ‘River and Road' route. The Museum and Art Gallery has undergone an extensive programme of refurbishment over the last 10 years.
The museum offers an enquiry service to the public.
A programme of temporary exhibitions and activities run throughout the year, including very popular adult art workshops and family holiday activities.
Our Museum Education service provides school workshops throughout the year and museum loans service. There is also a reminiscence collection available for loan to the elderly and community groups.
*Accredited Museum (MLA), Heritage Lottery Funded, Arts Council England funded.
*Lift, Baby change, Refreshment machine, wheelchair available, on site car park.

Situated in the same building as Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, in its own extension, is the Regimental Museum of the King's own Light Infantry. The museum reflects the history of this regiment. On display is one of the most extensive medal collections exhibited in any Museum in the country. An enquiry service is also available.
*The Regimental Museum of the King's own Light Infantry is currently closed for re-display.
The Museum has received £204,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the refurbishment of this re-telling of the story of this famous regiment which was founded in 1757. Generous contributions have also been received from the Regimental Trustees and the Friends of Doncaster Museums
It is planned that the museum will re-open in May 2011.

Venue Type:

Museum, Gallery

 Opening hours

Mon-Sat 1000-1700

Closed: Sunday 25- 28 December, 1st & 3rd January and Good Friday.

 Admission charges

Admission Free

Natural history; archaeology; local history; fine and decorative art

Collection details

Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Music, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War, World Cultures

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.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Museum Loans Service

http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_in_Doncaster/Museums_and_history/Museums/Loans_Service.asp

What the service provides
The Museum Loans Service has a rich and varied collection which supports the National Curriculum, including natural history specimens, social history artifacts, models and artwork. However, items which can be added to the collection are always welcome, so next time you are clearing out the attic, garage, cupboards, etc. please think of us.
Resources are used to provide support in the classroom after a museum/education visit; handling objects for interactive learning; and displayed exhibitions in protective plastic cases.
Loans can now be ordered using the on-line catalogue, which can be found using the 'Museum Loans Catalogue'
There is a van delivery service a

How to obtain

Loans can now be ordered using the on-line catalogue, which can be found on the Doncaster Museum Loans Webpage.

 Face to face resources

Doncaster Museum Education Service

What's available through the Education Service?
Doncaster Museum Education Service offers a range of learning sessions from the Romans to Remembrance Day, and from the Victorians to Mini-Beasts, to schools and educational establishments at its two sites, Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery and Cusworth Hall Museum and Park.
Specialist and experienced Education Officers deliver learning sessions across a broad range of National Curriculum and Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) topics as well as out-of-school hours' activities for families and local communities.
The third part of the Museum Education Service is the Museum Loans Service based at Barnby Dun.
The Museum Loans Service

Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC)

http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Leisure_in_Doncaster/Museums_and_history/Museums/Young_Archaeologists_Club.asp

The Doncaster branch of Young Archaeologists' Club is hosted by Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. The club is for children aged 8-16 years. Meetings are held once a month with the purpose of getting children involved in all aspects of archaeology through activity-based sessions, site visits and real field archaeology.

How to obtain

Contact Peter Robinson (Branch Leader) on museum@doncaster.go.uk for more information or to join.

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