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Museum Details
Braintree District Museum
Town Hall Centre Gallery
Market Place
Braintree
CM7 3YG
Essex
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Archives
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art
Natural Sciences
Personalities
Science and Technology
Social History
Facilities
Parking: yes
Shop: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01376 325266
General information (Fax)
:
01376 344345
E-mail
:
museum@braintree.gov.uk
Website
:
www.enjoybraintree.co.uk/Museums-And-Culture/Braintree-District-Museum/Introduction.aspx
Open
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm including Bank Holidays.
Admission charges
Admission: £2.00
Students, Senior Citizens and Under 16s: £1.00.
50% discount for Braintree District Council residents.
Description
The Museum’s galleries interpret the diverse local industrial heritage: the production of fabrics for state occasions during the past 200 years and innovations in metal window design and man-made textiles in which our District led the world.
Collections description
The lives of the early people of Braintree District are shown through the Museum’s archaeology collections. They range from Stone Age flint handaxes to eighteenth century trade tokens. Extensive archaeology archives are held from the Roman town of Braintree and Medieval Cressing Temple.
The Museum holds collections of the textile industry that dominated the District, including the nineteenth and twentieth century companies of Courtaulds and Warners. In addition there is a good collection from the Crittall Manufacturing Company who continue to make metal windows in Braintree.
As well as a diverse collection of ceramics collected by the Courtauld family, the Museum hold a distinctive group of Castle Hedingham pottery designed by Edward Bingham. There is also a selection of works by the Great Bardfield artists.
The everyday lives of people in the District over the last 200 years are covered in the photography, local and social history collections.
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
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
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Loan service
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Facilities
Facilities for private functions and events
Library
Library with public access
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Shop
Study facilities
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