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Museum Details
Cuming Museum
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The Cuming Museum
The Old Town Hall
151 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1RY
Southwark
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Coins and Medals
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art
Land Transport
Music
Natural Sciences
Personalities
Science and Technology
Social History
Weapons and War
World Cultures
Facilities
Shop: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
The museum reopened in its new fully accessible venue on the 18th October 2006. It now offers wheelchair access to exhibition areas together with public toilets (including a toilet for the disabled and baby changing facilities).
www.southwark.gov.uk/cumingmuseum
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
020 75252332
General information (Fax)
:
020 75252345
E-mail
:
cuming.museum@southwark.gov.uk
Museum Web Pages
:
www.southwark.gov.uk/cumingmuseum
Searchable Collections Database
:
www.southwarkcollections.org.uk
Open
Tues-Sat 1000-1700
Closed
Sundays, Mondays, Bank Holidays
Admission charges
Admission free
Description
The Cuming Museum is home to the rich and unusual collection of the Cuming family and a museum of Southwark's history. The gallery contains a variety of hands on activities for younger visitors as well as a lively temporary exhibition programme. Henry Syer Cuming left the collection amassed by himself and his father Richard, to the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark when he died in 1902. His will stated that " My Museum illustrative of Natural Hisory, Archaeology and Ethnology with my coins and medals and along with all other curios" be exhibited in "a suitable and spacious gallery or apartments...in connection with Newington Public Library". The Museum was to be known as the Cuming Museum and he left a sum of money to employ a curator.
Collections description
The Cuming Museum's collection is unique and eclectic. When the museum opened in 1906 it was described as "the British Museum in miniature". The collection ranges from natural history, science, costume and textiles to world collections covering at least 50 different countries. The collection was put together by the Cuming family between 1788 and 1902. You can find out about the collection at www.southwarkcollections.org.uk
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Available resources
Ancient Egyptians Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Archaeology and Numeracy Workshop (KS1&2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Family Storyboxes
Resource or activity pack
History of Southwark ESOL session
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Light Fantastic! Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Material Madness Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Migration and Diversity: Citizenship Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Romans Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Second World War Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Storybuilding Workshop (KS1)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Switched-On Workshop (KS1)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
Victorians Workshop (KS2)
Workshop or activity session (Resource)
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