Maeldune Heritage Centre

About the museum

The Maeldune Heritage Centre is a community-run heritage and visitor information point on the ground floor of St Peter's Building on Market Hill, the former church of St Peter in the middle of Maldon. Its name uses the Saxon spelling of the town. It is run by the Maeldune Trust, a charitable incorporated organisation, in partnership with Maldon Town Council.

The centre is best known as the home of the Maldon Embroidery, a 42-foot hanging designed by Humphrey Spender that tells a thousand years of the town's story, from the Battle of Maldon in 991 to the unveiling of the work in 1991. The Maldon Society's photograph and film archive can be explored on a touch screen, and a listening station plays local people's memories and stories.

An exhibition hall shows changing work by local artists and groups, with a new exhibition about every three weeks, and a small shop sells crafts made by local makers. Volunteers welcome visitors and also give out tourist information about Maldon and the surrounding district.

Highlights

• The 42-foot Maldon Embroidery marking 1,000 years of local history
• Maldon Society archive on a touch screen, with a video interview with the embroidery designer
• Oral history listening station with local stories
• Changing exhibitions by local artists in the Exhibition Hall
• Visitor information point for Maldon

Permanent exhibitions

• The Maldon Embroidery – A 42-foot embroidery designed by Humphrey Spender that marks 1,000 years of Maldon history, from the Battle of Maldon in 991 to 1991.
• Maldon Society archive – A touch-screen archive of photographs and film about the town, with an oral history listening station featuring local people's stories.

Operated by

Maeldune Trust (with Maldon Town Council)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Entry is free; donations are welcome.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A Heritage Open Days listing mentions a hearing loop and welcomes assistance dogs; it shows both full and partial wheelchair access, so ask the centre about the exact level of access before visiting.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The centre is at the top of Market Hill at the junction with the High Street, with Iceland on its south side and the Maldon Town Council office on its west side.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Gift shop selling crafts by local artists and makers.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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