Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=200 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="142387a0.png" border=0 width="312" height="122" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tenby Museum & Art Gallery</B></div> <div> <B>Castle Hill Tenby</B></div> <div> <B>SA70 7BP </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Tel: 01834 842 809 E-mail:</B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="mailto:info@tenbymuseum.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@tenbymuseum.org.uk"><U><B>info@tenbymuseum.org.uk</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=220 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/calendar.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/calendar.h"><U><I><B>NEW-2011 Calendar</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/books.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tenbymuseum.org.uk/books.html"><U><B>On-line Bookstore</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2010 1510 Robert Recorde"><U><B>2010 - 1510 = Robert Recorde</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Exhibitions"><U><B>Exhibitions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Galleries"><U><B>Galleries</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Permanent Exhibits"><U><B>Permanent Exhibits</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><B>Events</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sea Piracy"><U><B>The Sea & Piracy</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Story of Tenby"><U><B>Story of Tenby</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tasteful Tenby"><U><B>Tasteful Tenby</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tills of the Town and Natural History"><U><B>Tills of the Town and Natural History</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Publications"><U><B>Publications</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About us"><U><B>About us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Children"><U><B>For Children</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Museum Shop"><U><B>Museum Shop</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Facilities"><U><B>Facilities</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Become a Friend"><U><B>Become a Friend</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Awards"><U><B>Awards</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=280 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <I><B>...  to visit, to see, to learn, to do, to enjoy, to remember</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17c5e060.png" border=0 width="350" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="181a4060.png" border=0 width="420" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1825d060.png" border=0 width="349" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="184c4060.png" border=0 width="196" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Tenby Museum stands as the oldest independent museum in Wales, serving the community since 1878.  It was founded by a self appointed committee of local retired professional gentlemen some of whom were also amateur naturalists or archaeologists.  They wished on behalf of the community to display predominantly local collections of natural history, geological specimens and archaeological finds.  In 1878 The National School (built in the 1830s) became vacant, allowing the museum trustees to acquire the building for the collections.  The former school building was adapted as a museum by Lewis John, a local builder at the cost of £44.12s.4d.</div> <bR> <div> It has naturally seen some changes since its instigation with numerous facilities and services to offer including family history research, educational programmes, events, talks and workshops.  The notion of a collection representing the locality still applies.</div> <bR> <div> The displays include:</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lower Gallery"><U><B>Local archaeology and geology galleries</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Story of Tenby"><U><B>`The Story of Tenby' Gallery tracing history of Tenby from earliest recorded times</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sea Piracy"><U><B>Maritime history and Tenby Lifeboat displays</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sea Piracy"><U><B>Piracy</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sea Piracy"><U><B>Tenby Harbour exhibition</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lower Gallery"><U><B>Natural History of Pembrokeshire</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Victorian Antiquarian's Study</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilfred Harrison Gallery"><U><B>Wilfred Harrison Art Gallery</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Art Gallery"><U><B>The New Art Gallery</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Also available are Research and educational facilities, library, collection and archive by appointment and special projects and activities for young visitors and adults including storytelling and prearranged events.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >There are also two art galleries, one which, </FONT><A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilfred Harrison Gallery"><U>The Wilfred Harrison Gallery</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >,  houses the permanent exhibition of works by artists with a local connection including Augustus and Gwen John, Nina Hamnett, David Jones, John Piper, Arthur Giardelli, John Knapp-Fisher and EJ Head.  </FONT><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Art Gallery"><U>The New Art Gallery</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >has many changing exhibitions throughout the year, many of which are sales exhibitions.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Click on the link to the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.aboutbritain.com/counties/towns-in-pembrokeshire.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.aboutbritain.com/counties/tow"><U>About Britain</U></A></FONT> web site, the premier online guide to Britain, which has a wealth information about this area. </div> <bR> <div> Site last updated: 26th July, 2010</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>