COMING SOON: NEW EXHIBITION
From Horace Walpole to Ted Lasso, visitors have flocked to Richmond to experience its picture postcard beauty and the rest bite from the busy nearby metropolis of London.
Explore this FREE exhibition and discover how Richmond first attracted visitors and still keeps them coming after 300 years.
COMING SOON
Generously supported by The Asgill House Trust
FREE TRAIL: PUZZLING PATCHWORK PIECES
Lizzie and Harry need your help to find the missing patchwork pieces around the Museum! Search high and low and match the pieces to the colours to get your prize!
Just drop in any time the Museum is opeN!
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
Saturdays, 10am to 4pm
Please note: these activities are self-led and children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
FREE CRAFTS: PRIDE FLAGS
Need to get the kids out of the house for a few hours?
Pop in to the Museum for our FREE crafts and get creative as a family!
Available from 1pm each weekday and Saturday the Museum is open.
No need to book, just drop in.
Everything you need will be set out for you, including instruction sheets and materials.
Please note: these activities are self-led and children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
OUR USUAL OPENING TIMES
Usual opening hours:
Tuesday to Fridays, 11am to 5pm
Saturdays, 10am to 4pm.
FREE ENTRY!
We are closed on Sundays and Mondays, including Bank Holidays
We will open at:
– 2pm pm on Friday 17 May
– 1pm on Saturday 18 May
– apologies for any inconvenience!
We will be closed:
– from 2pm on 23 May 2024, as we will be hosting a private event
CURRENT EXHIBITION: ARTIFICIAL SILK: FROM KEW TO THE WORLD
On until 1 June 2024
Visit for free during usual Museum opening hours
A special exhibition about a little-known local scientific invention with a huge global impact: the development of artificial silk.
CURATOR’S TOURS
Join the Museum Team to discover more of the secrets and stories behind the Museum’s collection.
Every Thursday at 2pm. No need to book – just head to the Museum’s reception.
DONATE
All of your generous donations make a huge difference to the Museum of Richmond and the work we do.
Click here to find out how your valuable support can make a difference at the Museum.
BECOME A BENEFACTOR
For an annual donation of £500, our Benefactors help the Museum:
– Sustain our vibrant programme of temporary exhibitions, learning workshops and community activities
– Care for the collection and preserve it for the future
– And pursue our long-term goal of being in a bigger, better and more accessible location.
BECOME A FRIEND
For an annual donation of just £15, you can help the Museum of Richmond:
– Create new and exciting exhibitions
– Keep working with with schools, families and local groups
– Care for the collection and preserve it for the future
COFFEE AND CRAFTING
Each month we will be exploring the story behind a beautifully crafted object in the Museum’s collection. Then we will help you start your own craft project inspired by the object and at the end of the workshop you have a goody bag of materials to take home and keep crafting!
Click here to find out more and book your places
FAMILIES
Using objects from the Museum’s handling collection, learn more about the history of the local area and have a go at arts and craft activities!
SCHOOLS
From prehistory to World War Two, our professional Learning Team can bring the past to life, in our hands on workshops, using museum objects and local case studies.
COLLECTIONS
Explore the Museum’s collection of over 5000 objects
MUSEUM CALENDAR
Want to visit on a specific date and want to check what we have going on that day?
FOLLOW US
Every day the Museum is open, we post on our social media accounts – follow us to find out more about our exhibitions, collections and what goes on behind the scenes