Amgueddfa Lloyd George Museum

Musée | Criccieth | Wales | Royaume Uni

Le musée Amgueddfa Lloyd George Museum est situé à Llanystumdwy, un village pittoresque du Gwynedd, au pays de Galles, et est dédié à la vie et à l'œuvre de David Lloyd George, Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni de 1916 à 1922. Le musée se trouve à Highgate, l'ancienne résidence de Lloyd George, et offre un aperçu approfondi de son enfance et de sa carrière politique.

Histoire et importance

David Lloyd George est né en 1863 à Manchester et a déménagé à Llanystumdwy avec sa famille à l'âge de deux ans. Il a grandi dans des conditions modestes et a montré très tôt un talent exceptionnel pour la rhétorique et la politique. Sa carrière politique l'a mené d'un réformateur radical à l'un des politiciens les plus influents du XXe siècle. Le musée a été ouvert en 1960 et propose une collection complète d'objets qui documentent sa vie et son époque.

Collections et expositions

Le musée abrite une variété d'expositions, comprenant des objets personnels de Lloyd George, des photographies, des documents et des souvenirs qui éclairent différents aspects de sa vie et de sa carrière :

Objets personnels : Documents originaux, lettres et effets personnels offrant un aperçu de la vie privée de Lloyd George.

Artefacts politiques : Documents et photographies illustrant sa carrière politique et son rôle dans la politique britannique.

Expositions multimédias : Présentations interactives et audiovisuelles qui rendent l'histoire de Lloyd George vivante.

Highgate Cottage

Un point fort du musée est Highgate Cottage, la maison d'enfance de Lloyd George. Le cottage est décoré dans un style victorien et offre une impression authentique de la vie à la fin du XIXe siècle. Les visiteurs peuvent visiter les pièces et en apprendre davantage sur les premières années de Lloyd George.

Programmes éducatifs et événements

Le musée propose divers programmes éducatifs, dont des ateliers, des conférences et des expositions spéciales sur l'histoire de Lloyd George et le paysage politique de son époque. Il existe également des programmes spéciaux pour les écoles et les groupes, offrant un aperçu plus approfondi du sujet.

Jardin et environs

Le jardin de Highgate Cottage est aménagé dans un style victorien, reflétant l'époque où Lloyd George y vivait. Il offre un endroit paisible pour réfléchir à la vie de l'ancien Premier ministre.

Dans l'ensemble, le musée Amgueddfa Lloyd George offre un aperçu complet et vivant de la vie et de l'époque de David Lloyd George, et est un lieu culturel important dans la région.

Coordonnées

Web

https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Residents/Leisure-parks-and-events/Museums-and-the-Arts/Museums-and-galleries.aspx

Téléphone

+441766522071

Adresse

Llanystumdwy

LL52 0SH Criccieth

Vue de carte

Horaires d'ouverture

Dimanche	10:30 - 17:00
Lundi	10:30 - 17:00
Mardi	10:30 - 17:00
Mercredi	10:30 - 17:00
Jeudi	10:30 - 17:00
Vendredi	10:30 - 17:00
Samedi	10:30 - 17:00

Avis

174 Avis

Jon Foster

11.09.2024

Good museum with lots of items and detail. Sit in video room of whole life. Plus a visit to another house nearby, just as it was long time ago. Plus short walk to magnificent grave on rivers edge. All included in ticket and really friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Christopher Bird

03.09.2024

Great little museum but with lots to see.

Ken Swift

30.08.2024

A lot of reading but well worth it, very informative and knowledgeable staff

paul hill

24.08.2024

Lovely place and lots of sympathetic history and I learned a lot about Lloyd George.

Stu E

18.07.2024

Very interesting!

Dimitri Kissoff

04.07.2024

Very informative. Good bio film

Clive Palmer

09.06.2024

Marvellous piece of history. Learned a lot. The film was fantastic. Never realised his contributions to winning WW2

Cindy Wall

20.05.2024

A lot to read but very interesting and informative especially for us who did not know much about him. So glad we visited and recommend it.

Linda Lee

04.10.2023

David Lloyd George is someone I had only the sketchiest of knowledge about. I found the information fascinating, and was also interested in seeing his childhood home, with his uncle who was a cobbler.

Dorothy Jenkins

29.09.2023

Very interesting well put together exhibition about the life & experiences of Lloyd George

Diane Forrest

27.09.2023

Shame house wasn't open, but museum was very interesting

Graham Hartney

22.09.2023

Tells a story

Paul A

18.09.2023

A lovely surprise. The museum is devoted to his interesting and varied life and causes. Next door is the cottage where he grew up and close by is his unusal burial plot. A must for anyone interested in British and Welsh history. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Mike Keane

10.09.2023

Just a perfect place to visit, all the information on his life, his house and gardens and just across the road his grave. A truly amazing time

Phil Belfield

24.08.2023

A charming local museum dedicated to the life and times of the Liberal Prime Minister. Helpful staff and they take you to the little cottage where Lloyd George grew up. His beautiful final resting place is a very short walk away on the bank of the river. Well worth a visit!

Mark Schaefer (Mark S)

21.08.2023

Realistically it's not an amazing museum by modern standards - it's small, a bit gloomy, it doesn't have many things or fancy, interactive, multimedia displays. BUT... It really is worth a visit, the panels and artefacts tell the story well and quite briefly - the story of the prime minister who, took us through ww1, started the concept that became the NHS, negotiated as Ireland gained independence plus quite a lot of other very significant things at a time of huge change. Really interesting and only takes an hour or so.

Julie Cowley

18.08.2023

Very informative

jane gracey

26.06.2023

Closed due to renovation

Mark Watts

26.10.2022

Thought some of the information boards to low and needed to bend to read ,no tea rooms

Carys Hollis

15.10.2022

So so interesting definitely worth a visit.

bar mitchell

04.10.2022

Brilliant collection. Very interesting

Andrew Smith

02.10.2022

Small museum dedicated to the life of the late Prime Minister David Lloyd George. All exhibits, either photographs or items have a description of them in Welsh or English and most have a version also in French. A small video theatre is there to give you an introduction to the great man himself, and the reasons why he became the political force over time, that brought help to the poor and elderly of this nation.

Amanda Radburn

30.09.2022

Good range of artefacts, and information. Useful film about his life, and a visit to his home. Well recommended.

Keith Richard Kirwan

26.09.2022

Lots of interesting material I had read Lloyd Georges biography and seen documentaries but still learnt a lot more about the great man. Lovely grounds too

Evan Lloyd

13.09.2022

I didn't realise politics could be so interesting. Lloyd-George did amazing things, and rarely gets the kudos nowadays.

Phil Beecher

07.09.2022

This is an excellent little museum, it's small size belying the wealth of information well presented in the exhibits. It won't appeal to everyone, but if you have any interest in this country's history or more specifically in Lloyd George, then I would strongly recommend a visit. Entrance includes access to his childhood home and nearby grave site, which can be visited without paying for the museum. Toilets available within the museum but otherwise no other facilities though anything one might require is readily available in nearby Criccieth.

Davina Billows

07.09.2022

Nice first time there more to see than I expected

George Kouloumbis

06.09.2022

A must for all visitors in the area. At £7 per person is not for everyone. What an amazing political figure with a huge impact in UK politics. And of course he was Welsh.