Museums · East of England
North Hertfordshire Museum
In or near Preston.
North Hertfordshire Museum — museum in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Hitchin · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
North Hertfordshire Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.9494°, -0.2794°.
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Official information
North Hertfordshire Museum showcases the history and culture of the district through four galleries. Visitors can explore exhibitions that highlight local history, art, and heritage, with facilities that include accessible toilets and a café.
From the Wikipedia article
North Hertfordshire Museum is a museum that displays collections relating to local history and heritage. It is located adjacent to the refurbished Hitchin Town Hall on Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
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Background
History
In 2004–5, North Hertfordshire District Council undertook a Fundamental Service Review of its Museum Service. Although it found that visitors greatly valued all aspects of the service (Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery, Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery, the Education Service with its School Loans scheme, the Archaeology and the Natural History Services), the two museums were both described as unfit for purpose and the Museums Resource Centre at Burymead Road in Hitchin as outdated and inefficient. The review had five main recommendations, one of which was to close the two existing museums at Letchworth and at Hitchin, and instead run a museum and gallery on a single town-centre site. A…
Description
The museum has three galleries containing permanent exhibitions – Discovering North Herts, Living in North Herts and The Terrace Gallery – and one containing temporary exhibitions:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9494, -0.2794
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Parish
- North Hertfordshire, unparished area
- Postcode
- SG5 1JE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hitchin
- Nearest railway station
- Hitchin — 1.2 km
- Official site
- northhertsmuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q43549083 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North Hertfordshire Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Living in North Herts Gallery.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Hertfordshire Museum?
- North Hertfordshire Museum is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG5 1JE), in the parish of North Hertfordshire, unparished area.
- What is North Hertfordshire Museum?
- North Hertfordshire Museum — museum in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to North Hertfordshire Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hitchin, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode SG5 1JE.
- How do I get to North Hertfordshire Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Hitchin, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SG5 1JE.