North Somerset Museum

Infobox Museum
name = North Somerset Museum


established =
location = Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
map_type=Somerset
latitude= 51.3485
longitude= -2.9700
visitors =
director =
website = [http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Leisure/Museum/ Museum web site] The North Somerset Museum is in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.

The museum details the history of North Somerset from pre-historic times up to the present day.

The collection includes archaeological exhibits, including those from Worlebury Iron Age hill fort. Social history is also covered with a particular focus on local industries including Royal Potteries in the town, seaside holidays, costume and domestic life.

There are also replicas of a 19th century chemist shop, and exhibits which explores life on the Home Front for the people of North Somerset during the Second World War, from air-raids to vegetable plots.

The museum ran an exhibition of lesbian gay bisexual and trans history in the South West during May 2008.

External links

* [http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Leisure/Museum/ Museum web site]
* [http://gaysomerset.com/latest/exhibition-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-history-in-the-south-west.html LGBT History Month at the North Somerset Museum]