{"id":19623,"date":"2012-10-24T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T15:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemiavillage.com\/?p=19623"},"modified":"2013-07-10T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T16:13:24","slug":"hastings-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bohemiavillage.com\/?p=19623","title":{"rendered":"Hastings Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0John Humphries<\/a>\u00a0(Oct 2012)<\/p>\n

\"Hastings<\/a>

Hastings Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has extremely rich and varied collections, with artefacts from prehistory to the present day and from every continent.\u00a0Its collections include fine and decorative arts, local and natural history, and world art, including significant Native American collections. The most spectacular part of the Museum is the magnificent Durbar Hall, constructed for the 1886 Colonial & Indian Exhibition, which now also offers a unique venue for weddings and civil partnerships. There are plenty of special features for children, from fossils that transform into dinosaurs and free activity books to a play corner and dressing up. The museum shop offers a range of books, cards, toys and gifts inspired by the collections and temporary exhibitions. Shop, Parking, Disabled Access, Accessible toilet, lift. Admission free.\u00a0[updated Oct 2012]<\/p>\n

Hours \u00a0<\/strong>(April \u2013 September) <\/strong>Open daily, closed Mondays. Tuesday \u2013 Saturday 10am – 5pm,\u00a0Sunday 12 Noon \u2013 5pm.\u00a0Last admission 4.30pm<\/em><\/p>\n

Hours\u00a0<\/strong>(October \u2013 March) Open daily, closed Mondays. Tuesday \u2013 Saturday 10am \u2013 4pm,\u00a0\u00a0Sunday 12 Noon \u2013 4pm.\u00a0Last admission 3.30pm<\/em><\/p>\n

Personnel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cathy Walling \u2013 Curator (cwalling@hastings.gov.uk<\/a>).\u00a0For general collections enquiries.<\/p>\n

Alison Hawkins \u2013 Keeper of Local History\u00a0& Archives (ahawkins@hastings.gov.uk<\/a>).\u00a0For enquiries about the Local History and\u00a0Archives Collection.<\/p>\n

Catherine Harvey \u2013 Education Officer\u00a0& Keeper of World Art (charvey@hastings.gov.uk<\/a>).\u00a0For educational activities and enquiries\u00a0relating to the World Art collection.<\/p>\n

Susan Ward \u2013 Keeper of Exhibitions and\u00a0Fine & Decorative Art (sward@hastings.gov.uk<\/a>).\u00a0For information on temporary exhibitions and\u00a0the Fine & Decorative Art collection.<\/p>\n

Debra Gould \u2013 Museum Administrator (dgould@hastings.gov.uk<\/a>).\u00a0For general enquiries, events and wedding\u00a0bookings.<\/p>\n

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery<\/span><\/strong>
\nJohn\u2019s Place, Bohemia Road,\u00a0Hastings, Sussex, TN34 1ET.\u00a0Tel: 01424 451052.\u00a0Email:\u00a0museum@hastings.gov.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Website: www.hmag.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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