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Museum Details
Rutland County Museum and Visitor Centre
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Catmose Street
Oakham
LE15 6HW
Rutland
England
Collection details
Agriculture
Archaeology
Archives
Coins and Medals
Law and Order
Personalities
Social History
Toys and Hobbies
Facilities
Parking: yes
Shop: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Public pay-and-display car parks within easy walking distance.
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01572 758440
Visitor Centre (Tel)
:
01572 758441
General information (Fax)
:
01572 758445
E-mail
:
museum@rutland.gov.uk
Website
:
www.rutland.gov.uk/museum
Website
:
www.rutnet.co.uk/rccmuseum
Open
1st July - 2nd November 2008
Mon - Sat 10.30 - 5.00
Sun 1.00 - 5.00
3rd Nov 2008 - 8th March 2009
Mon - Sat 10.30 - 5.00
Sun Closed
Closed
Closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and Good Friday
Admission charges
Admission free
Description
Rutland County Museum is the perfect introduction to England's smallest county. The new Welcome to Rutland gallery is a guide to the history of Rutland and leads into displays of local archaeology, history and an extensive rural life collection. The site itself is also remarkable as the Museum is set in the old riding school of the Rutland Fencible Cavalry.
Collections description
The Museum has an extensive rural life collection, including tractors, farm equipment and waggons on display in the Riding School and in the adjoining Courtyard, where can be found the game larder of Lord Lonsdale, one of the famous Rutland characters whose stories can be found here.
The collections include a wide range of rural tradesmen's tools, domestic and social history material, Rutland's standard weights and measures, and local archaeology.
Key artists and exhibits
One special exhibit is the early 13th century Limoges enamel reliquary from Rutland's only priory at Brooke, found in 1805 and acquired for the museum in 1997 with grant aid from the National Art Collections Fund, the V&A/MGC Purchase Grant Fund, and the museum's Friends.
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The jewel of our tractor collection is a 1916 Saunderson Model G, purchased with the assistance of the Friends and the Science Museum.
Articles
MGM 2007 - Rutland Museum Gears Up For Night At The Museum
Trails
All Aboard! Visit A Heritage Railway This Summer
General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Information point provided
Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Disability Access
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan
Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
General Education
Education facilities available
Loan service
Facilities
Facilities for private functions and events
Library with public access
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Refreshments
Shop
Study facilities
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