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Museums and Galleries


Winchester City Council operates three museums in the City Centre.
Click on the museums below to find out more.

City Museum

Westgate Museum

City Space

Check out the Winchester Museums film to see what we're about.

Want to know what's going on?

Take a look at (below) or download (from the bottom of this page) the latest 'What's On' guide.

What's On Guide: September 2011 - March 2012

Open publication

Curious about what we've been doing?

Read all the latest news, or review the latest publications .

Planning a School visit?

You must book in advance. Have a look at our Educational Resources section.

Interested in our collections?

Visit our Collections Online

Heritage100.org.uk is a dynamic site packed full of interesting and quirky items gathered together from museums and archives across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The site is just a taster of what is available in the area's museums and archives. Click on the link to see Winchester's 13 prize objects.


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Latest Updates:

Heritage100

Heritage100 is a dynamic site packed full of interesting and quirky items gathered together from museums and archives across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The site is just a taster of what is available in the area's museums and archives. Click on the link to see Winchester's 13 prize objects.
19/01/2012

Collections

The museum’s collections, numbering around 1 million artefacts, relate to the human history of the city and its surrounding district from the Palaeolithic period to modern times.
22/12/2011

Collections Online

Online collections of Winchester Museums
15/11/2011


Media Centre:

This is my home now | 14 January – 5 February | free entry

Opening in City Space on 14 January for 3 weeks ‘This is my home now’ features a multi-media exhibition celebrating the lives of 28 men and women who have found refuge in the Southampton and Winchester area from conflict or persecution.
09/01/2012


Downloads:
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What's On: September 2011 - March 2012

996K
56Kbps Modem: 2 Minutes
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Winchester Museums Service Forward Plan 2007 - 2010

828K
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Citizens' Panel Survey Results 2006

300K
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Related External Links:

Roman Winchester - animation workshop

www.winchester.gov.uk/.../C&id=17898

The Victorians in Winchester - animation workshop

www.winchester.gov.uk/.../C&id=17897


Contact Us

Economic and Cultural Services
Winchester City Council
Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LJ

Tel: 01962 848 303

Email Economic and Cultural Services
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