Amersham Museum

infobox Museum


name= Amersham Museum
location= 49 High Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 0DP, England
type= Private museum, local history
established= Opened 1991, extended 2001
website= [http://www.amershammuseum.org/ www.amershammuseum.org]
curator= Jane Bowen
email= [e-mail]

Amersham Museum is a small local museum based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England.

The museum is located in a 15th century half-timbered house in the High Street, with a herb garden to the rear, and covers local history. It has collections of fossils and archaeological finds, including objects from Roman and mediaeval times. It originally opened to the public in 1991. In 1993 the museum won a National Heritage Award, in 2001 it was extended at the front of the museum, and in 2005 it employed its first professional curator.

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External links

* [http://www.amershammuseum.org/ Museum website]
* [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/AM14565.html Entry] in the 24 Hour Museum
* [http://amershammuseum.pbwiki.com/ Amersham Museum Wiki]
* [http://museums.wikia.com/wiki/Amersham_Museum Entry] in the [http://museums.wikia.com/ Museums Wiki] on Wikia