Museum

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of Barnstaple &

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evonEvents North Devon’s

museums

Braunton & District Museum Caen Street, BrauntonTel: 01271 816688

North DevonMaritime MuseumOdun Road, AppledoreTel: 01237 422064

South Molton &District MuseumThe Guildhall, South MoltonTel: 01769 572951

For information and opening times for all ourmuseums visit: www.devonmuseums.net

Mortehoe HeritageCentreMortehoe, WoolacombeTel: 01271 870028

Lyn & ExmoorMuseumMarket St, Lynton

IlfracombeMuseumSea Front, IlfracombeTel: 01271 863541

Burton Art Gallery& MuseumKingsley Road, BidefordTel: 01237 471455

Combe MartinMuseumEberleigh House, CrossSt, Combe MartinTel 01271 889031

Torrington MuseumTown Hall, Torrington

The museum occupies abeautiful Victorian building atthe end of the Long Bridge, onThe Square

Barnstaple Tourist InformationCentre is also based at themuseum Tel 01271 375000

AccessWe try to ensure thateveryone gets the best out ofvisiting our museum. If youhave particular accessrequirements please get intouch to let us know how wecan help. The ground floor ofthe museum is wheelchairaccessible, the first floor canbe reached by stairlift.Disabled parking is availableat the museum, please call toconfirm availability.

Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm(closing at 4pm in winter)Closed from Christmas Day toNew Year’s Day inclusive.

Museum of Barnstaple & North DevonThe Square, Barnstaple, North Devon EX32 8LN01271 346747museum@northdevon.gov.ukdevonmuseums.net/barnstaple

Whereand when

Holsworthy MuseumManor Offices,HolsworthyTel: 01409 259337

With new quizzes every month and activitiesin The Square there is always somethinginteresting for children to do.

Play As part of North Devon’s Project Panda weprovide activities on Wednesdays duringschool holidays and on occasional Saturdays.Call us for more detail on: 01271 346747

The highlights of this year’s programme are:

Sat 12th March Light up the Museum! Images, film and animation produced byyoung people of Forches Youth Club andBarnstaple schools

Mon 2nd May Mayhem for May Learn to May Pole danceand Morris dance, make a flower garland.

Sat 25th June Barnstaple Elephant Day With lots ofactivities, stalls and our Elephant Parade

Sat 16th July Life A special day to launch our summerscience exhibition.

Wed 3rd Aug National Play Day on The Square. Join us fora day packed full of things to make and do.

Sat 8th Oct The Big Draw! Join us on The Square tocreate your very own masterpiece.

Everyone’s inAs a regional cultural resource we are alwaysinterested in new projects and we can providesessions designed for people with differentneeds.

At the Museum we don’t charge admission,Love Museums needs your help to raisemoney to maintain this important tradition of open access.

A multitude of secrets to discover

LearningSchool visits can be plannedaround the curriculum, and includeopportunities to handle our collections.

Loan collections from life in Roman Britain to Victorian toys; our learningresources bring the past alive.

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Exhibitions 2011-2012

My Thing - A youth curatedexhibition12th March to 25th AprilAn exhibition about objects and collectionsdeveloped by young people through socialnetworking.

Lifting the Veil30th April to 4th JuneSatisfy your curiosity about the Freemasons.

Three Chairs by John MakepeaceThroughout JuneIn conjunction with the North Devon Festival we areshowing three chairs by this important maker.

The Turning Year: James Ravilious11th June to 9th July Photographs of North Devon. The first of threeannual exhibitions from the Museum’s collection.

Life 16th July to 3rd SeptWhat are humans made of and what makes us tick? A family friendly interactive exhibition fromScience Projects.

Kisses on a Postcard10th Sept to 15th Oct The second world war in North Devon seen throughthe eyes of evacuees with special event for schools.In partnership with the Queen’s Theatre.

Olympic Dreams22nd Oct to 19th NovemberIn the run-up to the London Olympics, anopportunity to explore the history of the Games.

North Devon in Photographs26th Nov to 14th Jan Selected entries from our Annual HeritagePhotographic Exhibition.

10th North Devon Open Art Show From 21st January 2012At the Museum & the Gallery Café Queen’s Theatre.

The Museum tells the story of North Devon, and its historic centre Barnstaple, fromits formation to the present day, through a series of themed galleries.

CollectionsOur identification service canhelp identify and date artefacts forthe general public. (not valuations)

Talks and guided visits andspecial openings for communitygroups are available for a nominalcharge.

Behind the scenes at the museum

Shopping for history and fun

The Story of North DevonTold through our geology, archaeologyand social history collections.

Shapland & PetterManufacturers of high quality arts and crafts furniture.

From fascinating books to unique souvenirs, children’stoys to puzzles and gifts. We have a fun selection ofitems in our museum shop.

CommunityAdvice for other museumscan be offered on all aspects ofrunning a museum in North Devon.

Take partIf you would like to be part of ourvolunteer team please contact us on01271 346747

follow us at twitter.com/BarumMuseum See some of our collections on line at www.explorenorthdevon.org.ukimage by James Ravilious for the

Beaford Archive (c) Beaford Arts

image by Keith Lowther

image by Ruth Benning

The Tarka Gallery Find out about otters, culm grasslandand the North Devon AONB.

The Undersea World Revealing the underwater life ofturtles, dolphins and porpoises.

The Art Pottery GalleryShowcases our important collectionof Brannam and other local wares.

North Devon at WarIncluding the regimental collectionsof the Royal Devon Yeomanry.