Museums

[Spendless]

What about a thread for all free museums we know of

This is mine:

National Railway Museum - York

"Discover the story of the train. The museum has three huge galleries"

[student100]

City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester



Smithstonian Institution, Washington DC

[16011996]

grundy art gallery, blackpool

glasgow museum

;D

[Caterina]

All public museums in London!

If anyone comes to visit them let me know and we can meet to share a pot of of tea for one (with extra hot water ). I can bring the (homemade) bikkies!

Caterina

[Allexie]

Not exactly a museum but:-

YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK

[Allexie]

Any of the Tates:-

Modern
Britain
St Ives
Liverpool

Tate Galleries

[Allexie]

HENRY MOORE INSTITUTE:LEEDS

[Allexie]

The Royal Armouries , Leeds

I'm ashamed to say i've never been !:-[

Ooooh shame on you Sheel...an' its free now! !

Mind you, it costs a fortune to use the car park >

[Allexie]

NORTH LIGHT GALLERY : HUDDERSFIELD

[franky]

Museum of Scotland

[Allexie]

All in Dublin

NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND

IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART <- wonderful place

[16011996]

click here if your a pensioer for free enrty to lots of museums.

[Allexie]

click here if your a pensioer for free enrty to lots of museums.

aren't all National Galleries and Museums free to everyone now...or am I mistaken? could be...usually am ???

[16011996]

they were for s pell in 2001 to 2002, but only a few are now.

[Spendless]

It's definately not all of them that are free, but I'm not sure why some are free and some aren't. Can someone tell us ???

[Allexie]

It's definately not all of them that are free, but I'm not sure why some are free and some aren't. Can someone tell us ???

Yes, does anyone know? It's very confusing ??? ??? ???

[16011996]

a lot of them depend on grants and subsidis from the council, lottery etc. its a bit of a hit and miss thing wether thats enough for them to run opening for free, or if they need to charge to make up the shortfall.

hth

160.

[Robert_Sterling]

National Railway Museum - York

I liked The Castle Museum at York
I do not think it is free
It has some Victorian China Fairings in it.
You could buy about 250 ! of them for a pound from about 1850 to 1920.
They then stopped making them.
If you don't know what they look like
visit the web site at victorianfairings
There are 27 shown there.
I have got about 50
The world record price for a rare one is now £3200.
The cheapest start at about £40

[VickyA]

Have to say that the Imperial War Museum in London is fantastic and free. I laughed at my dad spending 5hrs in there, but then I went, spent 2hrs in there (all the time that we could afford) and barely scratched the surface. They've got a 1940s house - really good and a World War I trench - with sounds and smells. Well worth it.

[Allexie]

Have to say that the Imperial War Museum in London is fantastic and free. !I laughed at my dad spending 5hrs in there, but then I went, spent 2hrs in there (all the time that we could afford) and barely scratched the surface. !They've got a 1940s house - really good and a World War I trench - with sounds and smells. !Well worth it.

Also one in the north too at The Quays, Trafford Park, Manchester

IWM NORTH