Museums Somerset


	Places of interest : SOMERSET


Museums & Exhibitions

Blaise Castle House Museum	Bristol Blue Glass	Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Blaise Castle House Museum, Henbury Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QS.	Bristol Blue Glass, Unit 7, Whitby Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 3QF.	Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL.
The museum is housed in a late 18th century mansion and contains lots of weird and wonderful items that show how people used to live in the past. Some items you will see include a model train collection and period costumes. You can also see the Victorian picture room and schoolroom (note. schoolroom often busy with schoolgroups). Blaise Castle House Museum	Bristol Blue is a small working factory still making glass in the UK. The factory is open 7 days a week. You can watch the glass being made and visit the factory shop free of charge. Tours or evening displays can be booked in advance and take about 1 hour, you may even be able to blow a glass bubble yourself. Tel: 0117 972 0888 to book. Bristol Blue Glass	The museum is housed in an Edwardian building. You can see the permanent collections, including ancient egypt, or one of the temporary exhibitions. The curiosity gallery is great for kids including the play and learn space for under 7`s. .Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

CREATE Centre	@ Bristol	The Architecture Centre

Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Spike Island, Bristol, BS1 6XN..	At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB.	The Architecture Centre, Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA.
Create hosts a number of events and exhibitions. Entry is free and visitors can go to the childrens library, exhibitions, gallery and cafe. Visitors are also welcome to visit the purpose built ecohome. The ecohome gives a number of practical ideas for greener living. Closed on Sundays. CREATE Centre	Bring science to life at @ Bristol. There are over 300 hands-on exhibits, live shows and a Planetarium. Learn about animatio and have a go yourself, play music through the bones in your head, see your own veins, create your own t.v. show, Learn about cosmic rays, cover yourself in a giant bubble and more. @ Bristol	The Architecture Centre is open 6 days a week (closed on Mondays). You can visit the harbour-side gallery, shop and resouce room free of charge. Check the website for the exhibitions and events programme. . The Architecture Centre

Red Lodge	Georgian House	Kingswood Heritage Museum

Red Lodge, Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5LJ.	The Georgian House, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR.	Kingswood Heritage Mus`m, Tower Lane, Warmley, South Glos, BS30 8XT.
The house was built in 1580 and is decorated in Elizabethan, Stuart and Georgian styles. You can see the rooms including the Great Oak Room. It also incorporates a Tudor style knot garden. Open Apr - Oct (check website for days and times). Red Lodge	This 18th century six-storey townhouse was built in 1790 for a wealthy sugar merchant. It has been restored and decorated to its original condition. There are 11 rooms to see where you can get an idea of what life was like above and below the stairs. Free admission. Note- lots of stairs, no lift, no toilet. Check opening times. Georgian House	The museum is in an 18th century brass mill with icehouse, windmill tower and the gardens nearby with grottoes, echo pond and a statue of Nepune. Displays of local industries and social history of the area. The museum also has a cafe, gift/book shop and a family corner for the children. Open Tues (not Jan) 2-5pm. Kingswood Heritage Museum

Oakham Treasures	Concorde at Filton

Oakham Treasures, Oakham Farm, Portbury Lane, Portbury, Bristol, BS20 7SP.	Concorde at Filton, PO Box 77, Bristol, BS99 7AR.
This is a museum of retail and farming history. See the grocery store, sweet shop, hardware store, habidashery, Off Licence & Tobacconist, Chemist, Tractor & Farm Museum. See original shop counters, scales, contents and advertising signs. You may even recognise some of the products. Also about 150 old tractors from around the world.Oakham Treasures	On 26th Nov 2003 the final flight of Concorde 216 flew into Filton. In Autumn 2010 Airbus withdrew Concorde Alpha Foxtrot from display for inspection by aircraft engineers. There is as yet no date for the re-opening of Concorde at Filton. Concorde at Filton is a temporary home for Concorde 216. Concorde at Filton