Southwold's
unique cottage museum is dedicated to the local and natural
history of this corner of Suffolk. Owned and managed by the
Southwold Museum & Historical Society, this tiny building
houses an astonishing collection of objects, paintings, photographs,
models and wildlife exhibits.
The
whole span of history is here, from fossil remains through sea
battles, the development of the town's architecture, its industries
and artistic life, the rise and fall of its railway, its famous
land-locked lighthouse, its ever-changing coastline... to the
20th century transformation of this busy fishing community into
a prosperous seaside resort.
REOPENING
3 MAY 2008
Southwold
Museum has been closed for a programme of major refurbishment
and internal redesign helped by generous funding from the Heritage
Lottery Fund, the Southwold Trust and the Adnams
Charity. The Trustees are delighted to announce that this
work is now nearing completion and the museum will reopen to
the public on 3 May 2008. For details of opening times, click
on Planning a visit
The
Society is a registered Charity (No. 1109571) and the Museum
has attained 'Registered Museum' status (No. 808) with the Museums,
Libraries and Archives Council.
The
museum building is three hundred years old
L
A T E S T :
Our
collecting area
The
museum's collecting policy covers Southwold and
its surrounding area, including the villages of
Reydon, Wrentham, Wangford, Easton Bavents, Covehithe,
Frostenden, Blythburgh, Walberswick, Wenhaston,
Henham, Uggeshall and South Cove