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Fun games, downloads and interactive learning with Eco Dude, Mansfield Museum's resident eco-warrior! |
Art galleries and termporary exhibitions with local and national artefacts, art, sculpture and photography |
Practical education programmes for young and old, including school visits relating to the national curriculum |
Welcome to Mansfield Museum!
Museum of the Year!
Mansfield Museum was named Museum of the Year at the Nottinghamshire Renaissance Heritage Awards held at the Museum on Wednesday 23 July.
The Museum also jointly won the category of Best Exhibition for the Golden Sands exhibition held last summer. This prize was shared jointly with Newark Town Hall.
The Golden Sands exhibition attracted a record-breaking 16,000 visitors through the doors. The Museum transformed into Mansfield-on-Sea with 20 tonnes of sand used to create a beach complete with rock pool, mini-pier and sounds of the sea, deckchairs, buckets, spades, seashells and, of course, Punch and Judy!
This summer, the Museum becomes a department store with the Baily Bros. exhibition held from 9 August to 1 November.
Other events held at the Museum include: the Talk like a Pirate day, Mansfield in the Blitz and the ‘Are We Nearly There Yet’ event held for Museums and Galleries month this May.
Councillor Kate Allsop, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration at Mansfield District Council is thrilled with the win:
“I am delighted that the Nottinghamshire Renaissance Heritage Awards have named Mansfield Museum as Museum of the Year. The Museum is a fantastic facility, run and maintained by the District Council.”
“The accolade of Museum of the Year is a tribute to the hard work carried out by our creative museum staff and my thanks go to them for making the winning of this award possible.”
Liz Weston, Curator of Mansfield Museum commented:
“I am thrilled that the Museum has been recognised as Museum of the year.”
“We have spent a busy twelve months organising events that are free of charge and suitable for people of all ages.”
“I am also pleased that our record breaking Golden Sands event, which was extremely popular with visitors, has been jointly named exhibition of the year.”
Look here for information about:
- Permanent displays
- Escapes, our temporary art exhibitions
- XplorActive, our hands-on children’s gallery
- Group visits
You can also discover more about Learning Journeys, including:
- Our varied programme of school sessions
- Growing Bolder, our arts and crafts workshops for people 55+
- ArtBeat! – our fun, creative holiday sessions for children 5-16
Whether you are looking for opening times or games to play you will find it here. Explore our site and then come and visit the real thing!
