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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: University Rd, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ
A leader in contemporary art, the Hansard Gallery organizes several exhibitions annually, showcasing photography, sculpture, painting, and crafts. Accompanying these events are lectures and seminars that expand knowledge of and interest in the shows. Touring exhibitions are also set up for international exposure. The gift shop offers postcards,...
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: 58 French St, Southampton SO10 0AT
Built in the 13th century as the home and shop of a local merchant, this house went through a number of uses before being restored as a medieval museum. Its stone and timber-framed exterior is now authentic to the period, and the interior has been refurnished, as well. An audio tour lets you experience life in the Middle Ages at your leisure.
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: East Park Terr, Southampton Institute, Southampton SO14 OYN
Located on the Southampton Institute campus, the Millais Gallery focuses on contemporary art, particularly that which is significant to the local community. It looks to its own backyard for exhibitions and highlights works in design and media. It gives a special boost to students and young artists and encourages multimedia, installations, and...
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: Winkle St, God's House Tower, Southampton SO14 3AW
The lure of the past is strong in this museum, which details Southampton's history from Roman times to the medieval era. Set in God's House Tower, a building constructed in the 15th century, the museum was the former site of a gun storehouse and a jail. It was adapted to its current use following World War II.
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: Commercial Rd, North Guild Gallery Shop, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LP
This striking museum in the Civic Centre complex has a prolific collection of landscapes, portraits, ceramics, sculpture, and European works from the 17th to 19th centuries. It is particularly well known for its 20th century British paintings and for the Perseus Series, 10 gouache studies by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Occasionally, works in special...
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: S Albert Rd , Southampton SO14 3FR
Aircraft aficionados will be awestruck inside the metal hangar that houses this museum. Filled with a variety of planes, it follows the history of aviation and Southampton's role in the development of aircraft operations. Displays on the R.J. Mitchell-designed Spitfire and tours of the Sandringham Flying Boat are popular with visitors. There's...
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: Bugle St & Town Quay Rd, Town Quay, Southampton SO14 2AR
Housed in a 14th century wool warehouse, this stone structure has exhibits that tell the story of Southampton's docks and the ocean liners that sailed from the city. A special display showcases artifacts from the Titanic voyage. As you look through the museum, note the names carved on overhead beams. They were etched into the wood by French...
Category: Museums - Southampton Attractions & Activities
Address: Bugle St, St. Michael's Square, Southampton SO14 2AD
Tudor House is currently closed for rebishment. It will reopen in summer 2011. This stately gabled home, built in the 15th century, sparkles with leaded glass windows. First restored more than a century ago, it is currently undergoing additional renovations. Noted for being the city's first museum, it has a magnificent staircase and Elizabethan...
