Museum of The Iron Age & Andover Museum

30/04/2020

Lockdown: Open Up

Thanks for joining us today for #MuseumFromHome. If you'd like to get involved whilst our physical doors are closed, why not visit #CultureOnCall and get in touch via #LockdownOpenUp? https://buff.ly/2wgFs0k 🌈

How are you? It’s something we’re asked every day in our ordinary lives, but life is far less ordinary now and that phrase is missing, along with all our normal, daily social interactions.So, we’re here to ask the question. How are you? Tell us how you

30/04/2020

#Throwback to some of the great events at Milestones that have taken place over the last year, including brick creations, a Halloween spooktacular and the festive season! #MuseumFromHome #CultureinQuarantine

30/04/2020

#Throwback to just some of the amazing exhibitions that have taken place at The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre - from historic wedding dresses to bold contemporary art, from the distinct designs of Orla Kiely to the revered images of the Sistine Chapel. #MuseumFromHome #CultureinQuarantine

30/04/2020

#Throwback to serious nostalgia at the Willis Museum and Gosport Gallery last year for #IGrewUp80s. Celebrating the highlights of a 1980s childhood, this exhibition explored the era of the Rubik's cube, leg warmers and Bill and Ted - most excellent!! #MuseumFromHome #CultureinQuarantine

30/04/2020

#Throwback to last year's Sealed Knot event at Basing House, where hundreds of visitors watched as re-enactors bought history to life, recreating the English Civil War battle of this once great house. #MuseumFromHome #CultureinQuarantine

30/04/2020

#Throwback to several occasions where members of Courtlye Musick have performed at Westgate Museum, adding to the historic atmosphere of the unique building. #MuseumFromHome 🎵

30/04/2020

Hampshire Cultural Trust on Twitter

We also recently rounded up some of our creepiest objects - not a thread for the squeamish! 😱 https://buff.ly/2SjHAwb #MuseumFromHome

“Well, we can't talk creepy collections without mentioning taxidermy. This nightjar's eyes seem to follow you around the room... #CreepiestObject https://t.co/O7al6iSBV9”

30/04/2020

Natural Sciences | Hampshire Cultural Trust Online Collections

🐞 The natural sciences collection contains around 300,000 specimens including preserved plants, animals, insects and geological samples, mostly collected over the last 150 years and including a well-preserved set of Dodo bones. https://buff.ly/2Uh2SdV #MuseumFromHome

The natural sciences collection contains around 300,000 specimens including preserved plants, animals, insects and geological samples, mostly collected over the last 150 years. They mainly relate to Hampshire although, there are some specimens from across the country and abroad, including a well-pre...

30/04/2020

Transport Vehicles | Hampshire Cultural Trust Online Collections

🚚 The Hampshire Cultural Trust transport collection contains more than 60 vehicles and steam engines, as well as the tools and equipment used to make them. https://buff.ly/2xmmSoc #MuseumFromHome

The transport collection contains more than 60 vehicles and steam engines, as well as the tools and equipment used to make them. We also keep an extensive archive of business and technical records, models, catalogues and photographs which principally relate to the two local manufacturers, Taskers an...

30/04/2020

👗 The Hampshire Cultural Trust costume collection contains more than 20,000 examples of historic dress, including early items made by Burberrys of Basingstoke. https://buff.ly/3cWSoZ2 #MuseumFromHome

30/04/2020

Online collections | Hampshire Cultural Trust Online Collections

Curious about collections? Explore our website and discover fascinating items from working steam engines to ancient artefacts: https://buff.ly/2KM0kQF 💡 #MuseumFromHome

Hampshire Cultural Trust Online Collections We care for over 2.5 million historic objects, from working steam engines to fragile ancient artefacts. Our collections tell the stories of the people who lived in Hampshire thousands of years ago to the present day. We welcome researchers to use our colle...

30/04/2020

Horizon 20:20 | Hampshire Cultural Trust

Participants of the Horizon 20:20 programme for vulnerable young people have had their work displayed within Hampshire Cultural Trust venues, including alternative portraiture and pop up theatre. https://buff.ly/2y9LnoY #MuseumFromHome #HCTHorizon2020

Horizon 20:20 is our ambitious arts-intervention programme, using regular engaging arts and cultural activity to achieve positive social outcomes for vulnerable young people who have been excluded from mainstream school, or cannot cope in a mainstream learning environment, for a variety of reasons.

30/04/2020

Still Curious | Hampshire Cultural Trust

Some of the Hampshire Cultural Trust museums also host social impact projects. The Still Curious project is a two year funded project being delivered at Red House Museum. The project focuses on increasing the accessibility and enjoyment of the local heritage for people with dementia and their carers: https://buff.ly/2xYRsoh #MuseumFromHome

The Still Curious project is a two year funded project being delivered at the Red House Museum, Christchurch. The project is focused on increasing the accessibility and enjoyment of the local heritage for people with dementia and their carers, by creating new dementia-friendly programmes of activiti...

30/04/2020

Lockdown: Open Up

#ICYMI on #CultureOnCall... We’re capturing the highs and the lows of lockdown, gathering public thoughts and mood for posterity. We've had some really insightful submissions so far, including art, photographs and poetry. Find out more and and get involved:
#MuseumFromHome

How are you? It’s something we’re asked every day in our ordinary lives, but life is far less ordinary now and that phrase is missing, along with all our normal, daily social interactions.So, we’re here to ask the question. How are you? Tell us how you

30/04/2020

Life Through the Lens

#ICYMI on #CultureOnCall... explore life in Fareham in days gone by with Life Through The Lens, featuring a selection of specially coloured historic photographs: https://buff.ly/3cYWIqA #MuseumFromHome

Welcome to ‘Life Through The Lens’. This exhibition of historic photographs showcases a selection of images from the Fareham area, a selection of the images were chosen by our local youth club, volunteer team, museum staff and our Facebook followers. The images feature everyday scenes of people ...

30/04/2020

Gosport Open Art 2020

#ICYMI on #CultureOnCall... join the Gosport Gallery team as they take you on a special virtual tour around the Open Art exhibition: https://buff.ly/2RRHo6W #MuseumFromHome 🖌️

Gallery Tour Part 2We are bringing Open Art to our visitors whilst we are closed! Join the Gosport Gallery team in part two of a walk through their Open Art 2020 Exhibition, which is returning after a three year break. Open Art 2020 is an opportunity for local artists to

30/04/2020

Mr Simpson's Bears

#ICYMI on #CultureOnCall... catch up with the story of Mr Simpson's bears, an amazing collection getting ready to go on display at Milestones Museum: https://buff.ly/2V9jB4v #MuseumFromHome 🐻

Tino is one of 269 bears that make up the Simpson Collection.

30/04/2020

Culture on Call

Hello #MuseumFromHome! We're Hampshire Cultural Trust, a charitable organisation in Hampshire established in 2014. Since the lockdown closure of our 23 venues, we've taken our arts, history and culture offering online to #CultureOnCall: cultureoncall.com

Bringing culture and communities together

14/04/2020

We’re missing this lovely spring blossom at Museum of Iron Age & Andover Museum at the moment.
Check out the new Hampshire Cultural Trust blog, bringing you cultural articles and activities to entertain you during #lockdown

https://www.cultureoncall.com

03/04/2020

Culture on Call

Hampshire Cultural Trust's museums, galleries and arts centres may all be closed, but that doesn’t mean that we’ll stop bringing you the very best of arts and culture in Hampshire – our doors are still open, virtually!

Culture on Call is our new blog, which we’re launching to bring culture and communities together during the challenge that is the coronavirus crisis. From fascinating insights into local history to fun things to make and do at home, curious objects from our collections and more, we’ll be bringing arts, culture and heritage straight to you, wherever you are. Visit Culture On Call to find out more!

Bringing culture and communities together

31/03/2020

Have you got lots of photos of Andover during the 1950s?
Once the Museum of The Iron Age & Andover Museum opens again we’d like to resume our project to change the display each year in our shop front in the Weyhill room of our Andover museum. But whilst we’re waiting we’d love your help to find photos of Andover during the 1950s to tell the story about how the town and people’s lives changed during that decade. We’d especially like to see photos of iconic Andover buildings, people, shops, what pastimes people had, fashion, work life, school life, cultural activities/ events, music and more!
If you’re able to scan your photos and email them to us please send them, with some info about the photo, e.g. when, where, why, what & who was in the photo. To [email protected]
We’ll then contact you in the future once we’re open again and if we’re able to use your photo/s for our temporary ‘Andover in the 50s’ display. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

19/03/2020

Coronavirus Update From Hampshire Cultural Trust | Hampshire Cultural Trust

We would like to inform all our visitors and supporters that Andover museum and museum of Iron Age will be closed to the public until 5 April at the earliest. Please visit our website for the statement about Hampshire Cultural Trust’s museums and arts centres closures.

https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/coronavirus-update-hampshire-cultural-trust

17 March 2020

14/03/2020

Great day for a brisk walk at Danebury Hill fort then visit us at Museum of the Iron Age to see a lot of the artefacts that were discovered at Danebury.

We regret that we won’t be able to run our Saturday drop in craft activities at the moment but will let you know as soon as they’re back! Thank you for your understanding.

12/03/2020

Come and see us here at Andover Museum. Maybe after a brisk walk at Danebury Hillfort.
We have a lovely cafe, yummy cake and tea/ coffee/ soft drinks- come and meet with friends/ family or just to treat yourself!
We won’t be doing our drop in crafts for families on Saturdays until further notice but will let you know as soon as we do start them again, look out for our event posts!
Our gift shop has lovely gifts for children and adults, come and have a look.
☕️🍰🦕🦖🐸

06/03/2020

This Saturday 7th between 12.30pm - 3.30pm; we have craft activities for your children/ grandchildren. They could make a Dino and Ladders game, stencils for you to make your own dinosaur scene or a collage for just £1.00 per child.

Don't forget we also have a cafe so you can enjoy a hot drink and cake whilst you're with us.

16/02/2020

Events | Hampshire Cultural Trust

There’s lots to keep you and the children/ grandchildren/ nieces/ nephews/ friends busy at Andover museum this half term!
We’re open Tues- Fri & Saturday. Check out our What’s on pages on our website for all the activities happening like Children’s creative writing workshops, drawing and crafts! https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/events?venue=43

Take a trip to our museums, arts centres and galleries across Hampshire for great family days out, to find out more about our history and heritage, discover world-class art or enjoy some of the very best in music, theatre and comedy that the county has to offer.

05/02/2020

Hooray! We’re on Instagram! Our lovely volunteer student from Winchester University is helping us with a social media project over the next few weeks so watch this space - as well as Instagram!! Find us on Instagram as andovermuseum_

04/02/2020

Andover Museum | Hampshire Cultural Trust

We’ve got lots going on at Andover museum this half term! Take a look at our What’s on page, there’s children’s writing workshops, learn how to draw landscapes and lots more! https://www.hampshireculture.org.uk/andover-museum

Situated on the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, the historic market town of Andover boasts two museums in the same building. Andover Museum, telling the story of the town and surrounding area, opened in 1981, and it was joined in 1986 by the Museum of the Iron Age, which tells the story of nea...

30/01/2020

If you missed out on Chinese New Year crafts last Saturday; don't worry, we are bringing it back this chilly Saturday 1st February between 12:30pm – 13:30pm. Our lovely volunteers and staff are waiting to welcome you to the Andover museum - It costs just £1.00 per child.

Parents/grandparents are welcome to come along and enjoy our café for hot drinks and cake.

23/01/2020

If you're looking for something to do with your children/grandchildren this Saturday 25th between 12.30pm - 3.30pm look no further. We have our lovely volunteers and staff at Andover museum waiting to welcome you with Chinese New Year themed crafts for just £1.00 per child.

Don't forget we also have a cafe so you can enjoy a hot drink and cake whilst you're with us.

11/01/2020

If you’re wanting to entertain your children/ grandchildren this afternoon we have our lovely volunteers and staff waiting to welcome you at Andover museum with FREE afternoon winter pictures crafts until 3pm today.

You can also warm yourself up with a hot drink and delicious carrot cake in our cafe!

Hairy Mary in the Natural History room is also very lonely and needs to be clothed in suitable attire please as she’s feeling very cold today!!

31/12/2019

All the staff and volunteers at Museum of The Iron Age & Andover museum would like to wish everyone a very Happy new year 🥳
We look forward to seeing you again when the museum will be open from 10am on Thurs 2 January, 2020!!
Thank you all for your continued support of your local museum, we couldn’t do this without you. 🥰

23/12/2019

All the staff, volunteers and of course Hairy Mary at Museum of the Iron Age & Andover Museum (Hampshire Cultural Trust) would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new!
Thank you for all your continued support of your local community museum.
We look forward to welcoming you to the museum after the Christmas break from 10am-5pm on Thurs 2 January. We’ve also extended the local painters exhibition until Sat 4 Jan too to give you a chance to see the paintings!

21/12/2019

It’s not too late to write to Father Christmas! We have his post box at Andover Museum and he promises to write back really quickly. Pop in before 3pm today, Sat 21 Dec to write your letter (no stamp required- it’s free!)
We have some lovely gifts and stocking fillers in our gift shop too.

20/12/2019

Our treat to you this Christmas! Free mini mince pie when you buy any hot or cold drink in our cafe at Andover museum on Friday 20 & Sat 21 Dec. ☕️☕️🥧🥧
We’ll be open 10am-4pm on Sat 21 Dec then closed for the Christmas break, re-opening on Thurs 2 January at 10am!