Arundel Museum
Volunteer-run museum beside the River Arun telling the story of Arundel's castle, port, trades, wartime and farming, with family trails and hands-on activities.
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Over het museum
Arundel Museum grew out of the Arundel Museum Society, which local residents founded in 1963. The first museum opened in March 1964 in the old prison cells beneath the Town Hall and was run entirely by volunteers. In 1977 it moved to a Georgian building at 61 High Street, and the Society became a registered charity. The museum was among the first in the area to gain official registration and, in 2005, accreditation.
In 2007 the lease on the High Street building ended and the collection went into store. The museum then worked from temporary premises, first beside the Mill Road car park and later in Crown Yard Mews. A new building was planned on the site of the former St Nicholas Hall beside the River Arun, with a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £888,000 awarded in 2011. The architect was Graham Whitehouse, and the new museum was opened by the Duke of Norfolk on 24 June 2013.
Today a single modern gallery presents themed displays on the castle, the river port, local trades, pastimes, wartime Arundel and farming. The objects range from flint hand axes some half a million years old and Roman floor tiles to a Second World War air raid siren and 20th-century shop signs. The museum is run by trustees with the help of more than 65 volunteers and also offers school sessions, a community digital archive and room hire.
Hoogtepunten
- Flint hand axes around half a million years old
- Displays on Arundel Castle from 1067 and its role in the Civil War
- The story of the river port and its decline
- Wartime Arundel, including evacuee stories and a WWII air raid siren
- Knot-tying and castle-building activities for families
- Modern museum building beside the River Arun, opened in 2013
Vaste collectie
- Arundel's story gallery – One gallery with themed displays on the castle, the river port, trades, pastimes, wartime Arundel and farming, plus family quiz trails.
- Opgericht
- 1964
- Beheerder
- Arundel Museum (registered charity run by trustees and volunteers)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 5,75 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | £ 5,25Seniors and students |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 5 jaar · Children under 6 are free. |
| Senioren | £ 5,25 |
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · Accompanying carers visit free. |
| Studenten | £ 5,25 |
| Groepen (vanaf 8 pers.) | –Group visits need at least 8 people. Packages with a talk, a guided walk or a handling session are offered at £10 per person; call or email to book. |
| Gezinnen | £ 11,50Family ticket for 2 adults and children; a ticket for 1 adult and children costs £10.50. |
| Family ticket: 1 adult and children | £ 10,50 |
Museum members and accompanying carers enter free. The museum lists a reduced price of £2.75 for Art Fund members. The shop can be visited without paying admission.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The museum describes itself as fully wheelchair accessible. Gallery sling seats are available at the entrance. A hearing loop (T-Loop) is installed in the Jubilee Room and the foyer. Assistance dogs are welcome and accompanying carers visit free.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 5 jaar |
|---|---|
| Gezinsticket | £ 11,50 · Family ticket for 2 adults and children; a ticket for 1 adult and children costs £10.50. |
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Doe- en voelstations
The gallery has hands-on knot-tying and castle-building activities. Families can use a Meet the People of Arundel trail, a Super Silly Museum activity sheet and a downloadable visual story for planning the visit, and children's art workshops are held in some school holidays. Family backpacks are planned.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Arundel railway station · 10 min. lopen
The museum is a 10-minute walk from Arundel railway station. Buses 9 and 85 stop in Arundel, with services from Chichester and from the direction of Worthing.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
The pay-and-display Mill Road Car Park is next to the museum.
Use the postcode BN18 9PA for satellite navigation.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Museumwinkel
Tea, coffee and biscuits are served in the museum cafe. The shop can be visited without paying admission.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
The Jubilee Room, next to the gallery and overlooking the River Arun, can be hired for training days, celebrations, lectures, meetings and art shows. It is fully licensed and refreshments can be provided. Hirers should send an initial enquiry by email.
Je bezoek plannen
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
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| Goed om te weten | School visits can include a workshop, a gallery visit and a handling session; workshops cover chronology, the medieval period, the Civil War, local geography and fossils, and the museum also hires out learning boxes. Groups of at least 8 can book talks, winter outings and guided walks. |
