Weston-super-Mare Museum

Weston Museum
Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom
Location Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°20′55″N 2°58′12″W / 51.3485°N 2.9700°W / 51.3485; -2.9700Coordinates: 51°20′55″N 2°58′12″W / 51.3485°N 2.9700°W / 51.3485; -2.9700
Website Museum web site

Weston Museum is a museum in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England. It covers the history of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding area from pre-historic times up to the present day.

Exhibits

The collection includes archaeological exhibits, including those from Worlebury Camp an Iron Age hill fort. Social history is also covered with a particular focus on local industries including Royal Potteries in the town,[1] seaside holidays, costume and domestic life.[2]

The museum ran an exhibition of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual history in the South West during May 2008.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "North Somerset Museum". Culture 24. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Galleries". North Somerset Museum. North Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "LGBT History Month at the North Somerset Museum". Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
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