Swaffham Museum

Museum | Swaffham | England | Großbritannien

Das Swaffham Museum in Norfolk ist ein charmantes und vielseitiges Museum, das die Geschichte von Swaffham und seiner Umgebung von der prähistorischen bis zur modernen Zeit erforscht. Das Museum ist in mehrere thematische Ausstellungsräume unterteilt, die verschiedene Aspekte der lokalen Geschichte und Kultur behandeln.

Ein herausragendes Merkmal des Museums ist die „Carter Centenary Gallery“, die der Verbindung von Howard Carter mit Swaffham gewidmet ist. Carter, der Entdecker des Grabes von Tutanchamun, verbrachte seine Kindheit in Swaffham, und das Museum zeigt seine Lebensgeschichte sowie spannende Artefakte aus der Zeit des alten Ägyptens. Diese Galerie ist besonders für Besucher interessant, die sich für Archäologie und die Entdeckung des Pharao-Grabes begeistern.

Zusätzlich widmet sich das Museum der sozialen und industriellen Geschichte von Swaffham. In der „Ben Emmerson Room“ werden Artefakte ausgestellt, die die Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft und Industrie in der Region veranschaulichen. Besonders faszinierend sind die prähistorischen Funde und Artefakte aus der angelsächsischen Zeit, die in der „Monique Slaven Room“ präsentiert werden.

Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Geschichte von Swaffham im 20. Jahrhundert, insbesondere während des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Die „Conflict & Consequences Gallery“ ist eine Gedenkausstellung, die Erinnerungen und Geschichten von Menschen aus der Region während des Krieges vermittelt.

Das Museum bietet eine tiefgehende und abwechslungsreiche Darstellung der Geschichte von Swaffham und ist ein wunderbarer Ort, um mehr über die lokale Kultur und bedeutende historische Persönlichkeiten zu erfahren. Es ist besonders empfehlenswert für Besucher, die an der Geschichte von Howard Carter und der ägyptischen Archäologie interessiert sind.

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Adresse
4 London St
PE37 7DQ Swaffham

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Öffnungszeiten

Sonntags--
Montags10:00 - 16:00
Dienstags10:00 - 16:00
Mittwochs10:00 - 16:00
Donnerstags10:00 - 16:00
Freitags10:00 - 13:00
Samstags10:00 - 13:00

Bewertungen

50 Bewertungen

Rob Briffitt
28.10.2024

Great exhibitions of Howard Carter’s discovery of Tut’s Tomb, and social history of the area. Top notch! Good for kids too.
Fiona Curtis
26.09.2024

Bit of a hidden gem this place and great to meet such enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff/ volunteers. Love the links to Howard Carter and Tutankhamen and all the social history. I didn't know that Swaffham was bombed in the war, but I do now!
Jim McNeill
25.09.2024

A really geat museum and well worth a visit if you are a resident or a visitor to the town. There's so much to see....I'll be back again.
Kate
23.08.2024

Interesting
Simon Brown
22.07.2024

Small museum of local history. Friendly staff and interesting exhibits.
Abigail McGill-Thain
27.05.2024

Lovely little museum with very friendly staff.
D W
03.05.2024

Wow what a truly amazing hidden gem. A must visit.
Michael Sharpe
02.04.2024

The room devoted to Howard Carter was fascinating. Also the prehistoric material, and the display featuring Monique Slavin.
Stephen Donnelly
02.03.2024

Had a lovely time visiting this museum and the staff very polite and helpful well worth a visit
Sarah B
07.08.2023

Great little museum with some really interesting social history elements. The small Howard Carter room is super and poses some interesting and thoughtful questions. Volunteers really helpful and gave our children a trail to complete as well as things for the journey home
Steve Osborn
11.04.2023

Nice way to spend a morning, lovely exhibits and a must if Howard Carter is of particular interest to you.
Matt Smith
26.02.2023

Really interesting
Jerry Pank
03.12.2022

Superb local museum with fascinating exhibits and lots of quirky artefacts. The volunteers who staff the museum were lovely and friendly; they greeted us and pointed out a few of the special items in the collection. A perfect asset to a perfect town> We will be back!
Margaret Carter
20.11.2022

Interesting museum especially the section on Howard Carter
Julia Burgoyne
20.09.2022

Brilliant museum. Especially the young girl's diary illustrations from the 19th century and the Howard Carter and Tutankhamun exhibition
Hev lamb
20.08.2022

Lovely little museum
Richard Hellen
13.08.2022

Extremely interesting
angela richards
06.10.2021

Great place plenty of information well worth a visit £3.50 each for admission.
Alex Begg
08.12.2020

Interesting and well put together interpretation of local social history. Exceptional value for £3. We would go again.
Margaret Evans
27.08.2020

Small but lots packed in. We all found it interesting and the children particularly enjoyed viewing the Egyptian artifacts.
Charlie Horrell
11.11.2019

Good exhibits, the Howard Carter room is very interesting.
Nici Clifton
15.10.2019

Small but perfectly formed... & free on saturdays
Sarah Clare-Down
07.10.2019

Small but we'll worth a visit
Debbie Stemp
05.08.2019

Quaint museum, lots of information , very friendly and informed staff, veronica and Helen are the 1st you see and very pleasant and knowledgeable.
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15.05.2019

Lovely little museum
ian carter
22.04.2019

Great little museum. Lots of local history and a good selection of books in the shop
jacqui clutton
22.04.2019

This museum is a little gem with an eclectic range of artefacts related to the local area as well as an Egyptian room dedicated to one time resident Howard Carter. Organised into themed rooms there are photographs, exhibits as well as hands on pieces for children and the young at heart to get stuck into. The museum staff are great, really enthusiastic and clearly work closely with the local community both with schools who visit to do workshops and with adults who are asked to contribute their memories to help expand information about the town. Our 8 and 10 year olds really engaged with the activities at the museum, I would definitely recommended if you are visiting Swaffham
Stephen Clutton
22.04.2019

Brilliant little museum with friendly knowledgeable staff. Exhibition on Howard Carter who discovered Tutankhamen's tomb was particularly interesting and enjoyable
Heather Love
16.02.2019

Lovely to see local history

 

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