Chepstow Museum
Free museum in an 18th-century town house in Chepstow, covering the town’s history as a port and market centre and the Wye Valley in art.
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Over het museum
Chepstow Museum occupies Gwy House, a town house built in 1796 for a wealthy apothecary and merchant. The building later served as a girls’ high school, a Red Cross hospital during the First World War and, from 1921, a district hospital. It was converted into the town museum in 1982.
The displays tell the story of Chepstow as a medieval trading port and a market town on the Welsh border. They look at the wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing, and at local pastimes through photographs, programmes and posters.
The Wye Valley attracted many poets and painters, and the museum holds eighteenth and nineteenth century paintings and prints of Chepstow and the valley. Changing exhibitions complement the permanent displays.
The museum is run by the Monmouthshire Museums Service, which is part of MonLife and Monmouthshire County Council. It stands across the road from Chepstow Castle.
Hoogtepunten
- Local history of Chepstow as a port and market town
- Displays on the wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing
- Eighteenth and nineteenth century paintings and prints of Chepstow and the Wye Valley
- Photographs, programmes and posters about local pastimes
Vaste collectie
- Chepstow: port and market town – Local history of Chepstow with displays on the wine trade, shipbuilding and salmon fishing.
- Chepstow and the Wye Valley in art – Eighteenth and nineteenth century paintings and prints of the town and the Wye Valley.
- Opgericht
- 1982
- Beheerder
- MonLife (Monmouthshire County Council)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
| Kinderen & jongeren | –Children are free when accompanied by an adult. |
|---|---|
| Groepen | –Pre-booked educational groups are free. |
Admission is free.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The ground floor and a toilet are accessible to wheelchair users.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
The museum offers quizzes and worksheets for children as well as workshops and activities. Children are free when accompanied by an adult.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Car parks are adjacent to the museum.
The museum is across the road from Chepstow Castle and the Tourist Information Centre.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Museumwinkel
- Wifi
Free Wi-Fi is available.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
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| Goed om te weten | There are special facilities for educational and group visits, and pre-booked educational groups enter free. |
