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Warwickshire Museum Sites
The Market Hall Museum
 The Market Hall Museum houses displays of local archaeology, natural history and geology. A huge brown bear will be the first to greet you in the Museum entrance, and there are wilder beasts to follow.
Track the early history of Warwickshire and find the places you know on the Sheldon tapestry map
. Also look out for ancient jewellery, fantastic fossils, bees and bugs.
The ground floor exhibition gallery offers an exciting programme of changing exhibitions.
Entrance is free. Open 10.00am-5.00pm Tuesday-Saturday and Bank Holiday Mondays, also 11.30am-5.00pm Sunday April-September. Enquiries 01926 412500/412501
Access: Wheelchair access to ground floor with assistance. BSL signing by arrangement for events. The nearest public toilets are
off the Market Square.
For out-of-hours access to the museum and our collections,
please make an appointment on 01926 2500
| St John's House Museum A kitchen full of drawers to open and cupboards to explore, a Discovery Room for the under 5's and a Victorian school room. Really experience how people lived in the past.
The displays include a costume gallery and the Museum of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment is located on the first floor. The displays are housed in a historic 17th century house with gardens, nearby car park and a grassy picnic area.
Entrance is free. Open 10.00am-5.00pm Tuesday-Saturday and Bank Holiday Mondays; also 2.30pm-5.00pm Sunday April-September. Enquiries 01926 412132/412021
Access: Wheelchair access to ground floor. BSL signing by
arrangement for events. Public toilets, with baby changing
facilities and facilites fordisabled people.
For out-of-hours access to the museum and our collections,
please make an appointment on 01926 412021/412500.
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The Doll Museum
The Doll Museum is now closed. Some of the collection can still be seen on display at St. John's Museum.
Enquiries 01926 412021. | The Butts: Museum Field Services
Warwickshire Museum Field Services, based at The Butts, Warwick, comprises the County’s Archaeological and Ecological Teams.
The Archaeological Advice and Information Group looks after the County Sites and Monuments Record, a comprehensive database of information about the thousands of archaeological sites in Warwickshire. This record, which is available for public consultation by appointment, underpins the advice given to a wide range of organisations and individuals about the management and interpretation of the county’s historic environment; this includes the formal advice given to District Planning Authorities and other agencies concerned with changes in land use which may have an impact upon archaeological sites and historic landscapes.
NEW on line version of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record click here.
The Field Archaeology Projects Group undertakes research, excavations and surveys in Warwickshire and neighbouring counties for a mixture of public sector and private clients. Much of this work is undertaken as part of the planning process, and involves advance evaluation of sites in order to inform planning decisions and investigation of sites which are to be damaged or destroyed by development.
The Ecology Unit runs the Warwickshire Biological Record Centre, a database of information on nature conservation sites in the county. Together with the species record held in the Market Hall Museum the Warwickshire Biological Record Centre is the most comprehensive database on wildlife in the county. We collect information on habitats and species from many sources - including our own surveys and local enthusiasts. The Ecology Unit provides an information service to individuals and organisations, including public utilities, consultants and local interest groups. Advice on nature conservation issues is also provided including the formal advice given to some county council and district council departments. We work in partnership with many of these organisations to help safeguard the county’s natural heritage.
A record of nearly 1800 geological sites in Warwickshire, termed the Geological Localities Record Centre, is held at the Market Hall Museum. |
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