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Nantwich Museum closed on both May 10 and 11

Nantwich Museum closed on both May 10 and 11

Nantwich Museum will be closed to the public on both Tuesday and Wednesday May 10-11.

The closure will allow partition walls to be removed, providing more exhibition space in the main gallery.

May 5, 2022
Free family Easter workshop at Nantwich Museum

Free family Easter workshop at Nantwich Museum

A free Family Easter Workshop inspired by the Civil War will take place at Nantwich Museum on Wednesday April 6.

There will be a chance to handle weaponry and try on clothing.

March 27, 2022
“Movement” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“Movement” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“Movement”, a new free exhibition by Alex Jabore, has opened in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum to run until Saturday May 7.

Alex Jabore, a returning exhibitor, is a fine artist based in the Pennines who has established herself as a figurative painter of ballet and wildlife of the British Isles.

March 15, 2022
Development officer appointed at Nantwich Museum

Development officer appointed at Nantwich Museum

Nantwich Museum has appointed Ellie Bray in a newly created role of part-time development officer.

She has relevant experience working both as front of house assistant at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and as exhibition and collections volunteer at Nantwich Museum.

February 18, 2022
PIC SPECIAL: Holly Holy Day celebrates 50th anniversary

PIC SPECIAL: Holly Holy Day celebrates 50th anniversary

Holly Holy Day events took place in Nantwich and Acton on Saturday, writes Jonathan White.

There was no battle re-enactment this year due to the pandemic.

January 24, 2022
“Neorenaissance” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“Neorenaissance” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“Neorenaissance”, a new exhibition by local artist Mark Sheeky, has opened in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum.

It will run until Saturday 5 March.

January 16, 2022
Nantwich “landmark” buildings to be added to Cheshire Local List

Nantwich “landmark” buildings to be added to Cheshire Local List

Nantwich residents are being asked to nominate “landmark” buildings and features in the town for a new Cheshire Local List of heritage assets.

Buildings like Nantwich Museum, Beam Street Almshouses and Players Theatre were named by town councillors last night as worthy inclusions.

January 14, 2022
Holly Holy Day in Nantwich commemorated by town museum

Holly Holy Day in Nantwich commemorated by town museum

Holly Holy Day in Nantwich is Saturday January 22 – the day residents celebrated the end in 1644 of the Royalist siege of the town by wearing a sprig of holly in their hats.

And while this year’s Battle of Nantwich re-enactment has been cancelled due to Covid, there are other events taking place to commemorate the occasion.

January 12, 2022
Nantwich Museum unveils programme of local walks

Nantwich Museum unveils programme of local walks

Nantwich Museum has unveiled its programme of walks for January and February 2022.

Options for the highly popular guided walks include a Town Tour, a Welsh Row Tour and a special Battle of Nantwich Tour.

January 4, 2022
“A Celebration of Stitch” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“A Celebration of Stitch” exhibition opens at Nantwich Museum

“A Celebration of Stitch” textile art exhibition has opened in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum.

The exhibition by “Connected Threads” is to run until Saturday January 8, 2022.

November 5, 2021
“Celebrating Creativity” exhibition of pupil artwork at Nantwich Museum

“Celebrating Creativity” exhibition of pupil artwork at Nantwich Museum

The artistic talents of local school children will be displayed in a forthcoming exhibition, “Celebrating Creativity” at Nantwich Museum.

The exhibition will run from Tuesday October 26 until Saturday October 30.

October 21, 2021
Rarely seen archives exhibition ends soon at Nantwich Museum

Rarely seen archives exhibition ends soon at Nantwich Museum

Midwifery, other medical paraphernalia and rarely seen archives are on display at Nantwich Museum for just one more week.

Viewing of the “Ouch! A slightly horrible history of health and disease in Nantwich” exhibition at the museum ends on Saturday October 23.

October 14, 2021
“Ouch!” exhibition at Nantwich Museum extended

“Ouch!” exhibition at Nantwich Museum extended

The “Ouch! A slightly horrible history of health and disease in Nantwich,” exhibition in the Millennium Gallery at Nantwich Museum has been extended to October 23.

It takes visitors on a quirky whistle-stop journey into Nantwich’s past from around the 17th to the early 20th century, and includes stories of some of its noteworthy people.

September 16, 2021