Stevedownes1973 : A glorious glimpse of #Norfolk... Radar Museum Neatished. Find a place to visit. Welcome to The Museum of the Broads Norfolk. List of museums in Norfolk. This list of museums in Norfolk, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. City of Norwich Aviation Museum. Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service - Time and Tide. Come and explore this museum housed in a converted Victorian herring curing works and take an exciting journey into the past.
Discover Great Yarmouth's fascinating history, its rich maritime and fishing heritage and some of the colourful characters who made their living from the sea. Wander through a Victorian 'Row' and see inside a fisherman's home. Experience the heady atmosphere of a 1950s quayside, take the wheel of a coastal Drifter and hear gripping tales of wreck and rescue on the high seas. Follow Great Yarmouth’s transformation from a sandbank to the present day, through times of boom and bust and war and peace. Relax in the spacious courtyard beneath a spectacular canopy of sails, surrounded by historic fishing boats.
Lively hands-on displays, games, puzzles, free audio guides, film shows and children's activities bring the great story of Great Yarmouth vividly to life. See our new promotional video on YouTube by visiting the link below: Dragon Hall - Home. Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service - Norwich Castle. One of Norwich’s most famous landmarks, Norwich Castle was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago.
Explore the Castle's history as a palace and later as a prison, and enjoy our fabulous collections of fine art, archaeology, and natural history as well as the Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum collections. For more information, please contact our friendly museum staff on 01603 493625 or email museums@norfolk.gov.uk. Norwich Castle Highlights See below for news on displays, major exhibitions, and current highlights. Winter and Spring What’s On brochure – Out Now! The much anticipated What’s On leaflet for Norwich Museums is out now! To keep abreast of events at all the museums, sign up to our regular e-bulletins here. #DeadlyDragons competition time!
If you’re visiting ‘A Viking’s Guide to Deadly Dragons’ don’t miss our Twitter competition with signed books and an original illustration by Cressida Cowell up for grabs! New Edith Cavell Display Get more info on all our events here. The RNLI Henry Blogg Museum in Cromer, Norfolk. Upcoming events The museum runs events for children and adults throughout the year, from exhibitions to storytelling sessions.
Contact the museum for more information. Hope in the Great War 4 – 28 February 2014, 10am - 4pm (Closed Mondays) Admission Free See the First World War through the eyes of those living on the coast of the UK and Ireland. Funded by Arts Council England Sirens: Emergency Services in the East 2 – 31 August 2014, 10am – 5pm (Closed Mondays) Admission Free From Victorian volunteer fire brigades to today’s dedicated coastguard crews, this exhibition tells the story of the creation and development of the emergency services. Produced by Epping Forest District Museum. Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service - Cromer Museum. After a bracing seaside walk, why not step inside Cromer Museum.
Have a look around the cosy Victorian fisherman's cottage and imagine what it was like to live in Cromer at the end of the 19th Century. Delve into the 'Old Cromer' Gallery with its displays of historic photographs and illustrations of the town. Discover Cromer's history as a Victorian seaside resort with its fine hotels and scandal of mixed bathing. Learn about the daring rescues of Henry Blogg and the Cromer lifeboatmen.
What's New Cromer Museum recently secured over £42,000 in funding to purchase and put on display a nationally important collection of photographs by pioneering North Norfolk photographer Olive Edis. The photographs were taken by Edis between 1905 and 1955. Local History Booklets Cromer Museum has published a number of local history guides which are available to buy from the museum shop or by post. Our latest title is “The Danish Pavillion”, a history of a much missed Overstrand house (£2.50). The Mo Sheringham Museum. Norfolk Virtual Museum.