Gloucester Museums

Gloucester city centre hosts two museums.  The City Museum in Brunswick Road is currently undergoing a complete transfomation with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and will reopen in August 2011.

Gloucester Folk Museum situated in Westgate Street is one of the oldest-established museums dedicated to social history. Set in Tudor timber-framed buildings, the Folk Museum is a complex of rooms on different levels and with a unique ambience that makes it a popular sight for locals and visitors. Behind the chocolate-box facade is a museum which is both larger than seems possible, and constantly surprising. No visit to Gloucestershire is complete without seeing the treasures and curiosities on display here.  The collections have been drawn together through mainly gifts from Gloucestershire, and include objects from everyday life from the Civil War right up to recent history.

Both museums host a range of  exhibitions, events and family craft activities so there is always something new to get involved with when you visit.

OPENING TIMES: Tuesday to Saturday all year, 10.00-17.00.

Admission:

One entry ticket will allow the ticket holder to visit both museums within 1 month.

Entry to the Boutique and Tea Rooms: FREE
Adults: £3.00
Concessions:    £2.00
Family (2 adults 5 children):  £10.00

Concessions  include:   Adults over 60, Children between 5 and 17, Students, persons in receipt of benefits.

Visitors with disabilities – one companion for free

*Customers who buy an entry ticket from the Folk Museum prior to the City Museum re-opening will have 6 months in which to visit the City Museum once it opens.

MEMBERSHIPS:
Individual:   £10.00
Family (2 adults 5 children): £20.00

Gloucester Folk Museum
99-103 Westgate Street,
Gloucester
GL1 2PG
Phone: +44 (01452) 396868 - 69
Fax: +44 (01452) 330495
email: folk.museum@gloucester.gov.uk|

Last Modified: Wednesday 21 March 2012