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Museum Details
Museum Of Canterbury with Rupert Bear Museum
Museum Of Canterbury
Stour Street
Canterbury
CT1 2NR
Kent
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Costume and Textiles
Film and Media
Land Transport
Literature
Personalities
Religion
Social History
Toys and Hobbies
Weapons and War
Facilities
Shop: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01227 452747
E-mail
:
museums@canterbury.gov.uk
Website
:
www.canterbury.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=112
Open
Open all year, Monday - Saturday, 10.30 - 17.00 (last admission 16.00).
Also open from June to the end of October on Sunday 13.30 - 17.00 (last admission 16.00).
Admission charges
Adults: £3.30, Concessions: £2.20, Family: £8.70 (2 adults and up to 3 children)
Groups of 10+: 10% discount, Teachers free.
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Discounts
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Description
The Museum of Canterbury is a 21st century interactive museum, whose theme is the city itself and its often turbulent story.
Housed in the medieval Poor Priests’ Hospital and now extended into two adjoining buildings, the museum displays exhibits from pre-Roman times to the end of the 20th century.
Hands-on activities make this a fun and interactive museum that appeals to the whole family – you'll be able to look at gold thread and medieval poo under the microscope, open the Elizabethan treasure chest to help you decide on Marlowe’s death or do some ‘friend or foe’ wartime plane-spotting.
For schools and colleges there is an education wing, featuring the 1900s house Victorian collection.
An exhibitions gallery and a well-stocked shop for souvenirs, presents and a host of publications on the Museum’s themes are all available.
Key artists and exhibits
Medieval Canterbury Discovery Gallery
;
Christopher Marlowe whodunnit display
;
Wartime Blitz experience
;
Joseph Conrad Gallery
;
Bagpuss and Clangers display
;
Rupert Bear Museum / Mary Tourtel
Articles
Get Your Digs During National Archaeology Week, July 12 - 20 2008
Children's Museum Opens In Canterbury - Home of Rupert Bear
Trails
Hidden Treasure Trail For The South East
General Information
Pre-booking service for groups
Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Children and Families
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Facilities
Shop
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