The Museum is now open for the summer season, with new exhibitions as well as many of the old favourites.
'If you don't like the weather - wait a minute'. Visit our new display 'Come Rain or Shine', with its weather timeline and garments for all seasons, and find out more about that well-worn conversational subject, the English weather.
... is located on the ground floor near the building entrance.
It provides a comfortable seated area with screening facilities for DVD. It normally shows the Museum virtual tour. This is intended for visitors with restricted mobility who may not be able to undertake a full tour of the Museum.
The facilities were funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.