Sherborne Museum - tour the museum

On entering the Museum you are in the JAMES GIBB ROOM To the right are exhibits on pre-historic Sherborne, a scale model of the Norman Old Castle and a case of artefacts from the English Civil War. New cases hold artefacts from the Paddock Garden Finds, prehistory and geology. At the other end of the James Gibb Room is a wall painting dating from 1480 and the Museum Shop which stocks gifts; publications covering local history; post cards; and other items. Moving on, you will pass through
	THE LINK - see old favourites plus new exhibits this season. Where you can see Rural Implements; details of the Abbey Bells; ancient Fire Buckets; and much more! Now you will visit the
GARDNER ROOM This room forms the extension to the Museum created in 1996 through a National Lottery Heritage Grant. This season, modern technology has enabled the Sherborne Missal to ‘come home’, the original being held by the British Library. New this season, Ironmongers shop, school medals, coins, Sherborne Historical Society 50th anniversary exhibition. Local schools are invited to mount displays each year. This year pupils will be mounting Abbey School 150th anniversary exhibition. Your visit now takes you up the stairs, past pictures and photographs to the
	MARSDEN ROOM In which our renowned Dolls House, as featured in the BBC TV show "Antiques Inspectors". There is also a display covering the history of silk manufacturing in Sherborne; a tableau showing some of our fine collection of costumes and albums of photographs depicting Sherborne and its inhabitants over the past 150 years. New this year, "Atishoo" - handkerchiefs through the ages, visiting cards and a Victorian nursery. Watch out for developments at Clara's corner. You will be able to order copies of photographs from the Reception Desk, should you wish to.