Museum of Richmond
Local history museum | |
Collection size | More than 5000 objects |
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Founder | John Cloake |
Curator and Executive Officer | Gary Enstone |
Chairperson | Dr Nicola Mann |
Public transit access | Richmond |
Website | www |
The Museum of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is located in Richmond's Old Town Hall,[1] close to Richmond Bridge.[2] It was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 October 1988.[3]
An independent
The museum's permanent displays, from
The museum organises a programme of talks.[7][12] Admission to the museum, which is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays, is free.[13]
History
The museum was created in 1983 by local residents led by local historian John Cloake (who was the museum's first chairman).[14][15][16][17] Its first curator (from 1987 to 1989) was Kate Thaxton.[18]
Exhibitions
The museum's current exhibition, Artificial Silk: From Kew to the World, opened on 20 June 2023.[19][20]
The museum's previous exhibitions include:
2020s
- 2022–23 Richmond Remembers: 100 Years of the Poppy Factory[21][22]
- 2021–22 OT50 – Fifty Years of The Orange Tree Theatre.[23][24][25] Extracts from oral histories that accompanied the exhibition are available online.
- 2021 The King's Observatory: Richmond's Science Story, about the history of the King's Observatory in Old Deer Park.[23] An extended version of the exhibition is available online.
- 2020–21 Queen's Road: 500 Years of History, about Queen's Road, Richmond, a historic road that runs from Sheen Road to the top of Richmond Hill.[26] As physical access to the museum was affected by government restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a digital version was also produced.[27] The online version is still available.
2010s
- 2019–20 Celebrating 800 years of St. Mary Magdalene at the heart of Richmond, about Richmond's historic parish church[28]
- 2018–19 Museum of Richmond 30th anniversary exhibition: 30 years, 30 people, 30 objects[29][30]
- 2018 Archaeology: Richmond's Prehistory[31]
- 2017–18 Poverty[32]
- 2017 Old Palace Lane: Medieval to Modern Richmond[33]
- 2016–17 The Royal Star & Garter: 100 Years of Care, marking the centenary of the founding, in Richmond, of the first
- 2015–16 The Battle of Britain 75 years on – Richmond Remembers the Second World War[23]
- 2014–15 1914–1918 Richmond at Home and at War: Local stories and their international links, Richmond's experience of the
- 2014 Encountering the Unchartered and back – Three explorers: Ball, Vancouver and Burton,[17] telling the story of explorers Henry Lidgbird Ball, George Vancouver and Richard Burton and their connections with Richmond[38]
- 2013 Living and Dying in 19th Century Richmond, exploring the lives of some of Richmond's 19th-century residents[2][39]
- 2012–13 The Building of a Borough, showcasing building plans held in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames’ Local Studies Collection
- 2012 Royal Minstrels to Rock and Roll: 500 years of music-making in Richmond[40][41]
- 2012 Happy and Glorious: popular Royal celebration and commemoration in Richmond[42]
- 2010–11 Richmond Theatre: Through the Stages[23][43]
- 2010 How the Vote Was Won: Art, Theatre and Women's Suffrage[44]
2000s
- 2009–10 Richmond – From Page to Screen[45]
- 2009 From Henry VII to Henry VIII, marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Henry VIII[46]
- 2007 The Two Richmonds – A Celebration of their Twinning, marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown and the twinning relationship of Richmond, Surrey and Richmond, Virginia[47]
- 2007 Trading in Human Lives: The Richmond Connection, on Richmond and the slave trade[48][49]
- 2006–07 Men Remade: Paul Drury’s War in Richmond,[23] featuring the work of the 20th-century artist and printmaker Paul Drury
- 2006 A Rich Heritage, featuring items from the borough's Local Studies Collection[5]
- 2005–06 Turner-Upon-Thames, focusing on the period when the artist J. M. W. Turner lived in Isleworth and in Twickenham[23]
- 2005 Barnes & Mortlake Past, celebrating 50 years of the founding of Barnes and Mortlake History Society[18][50]
- 2004–05 Britflicks-on-Thames: Film Studios of the Borough and Beyond[51]
- 2004 The Sensational Miss Braddon, about the author Mary Braddon who lived and died in Richmond and is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret[52][53]
- 2003 Without Exception, a selection of original prints by Dance of Death" (1815–1816)[54]
- 2003 The Virgin Queen in Richmond, marking the 400th anniversary of the death, at Richmond Palace, of Elizabeth I[55]
- 2002 The Fight To Save The View, marking the 100th anniversary of the Richmond, Petersham and Ham Open Spaces Act which has protected the view from Richmond Hill
- 2002 Stage by Stage: Richmond's Theatrical Heritage,Elizabethanera
- 2001–02 Richmond's River: Pictures of and inspired by the Thames in Richmond[57]
- 2000 From Canvas to Camera: George Hilditch 1803–1857[18]
1990s
- 1998–99 Arthur Hughes: The Last Pre-Raphaelite,Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes, who died at his house on Kew Green in 1915 and is buried in Richmond Cemetery[59]
- 1997–98 Richmond Women Face to Face, famous women who lived in Richmond[60]
- 1997 The Henry Doulton Legacy: 120 Years of Royal Doulton[61]
- 1997 The Best Years of Our Lives? Going to school in Richmond – reminiscences of Richmond school days[61]
- 1996–97 Spencer Gore in Richmond, about the artist Spencer Gore who lived in Richmond and died there in 1914[62][63]
- 1995–96 Past & Present: The Changing Face of Richmond[64]
- 1995 Going Shopping![64]
- 1995 The Artist's Inspiration: Views of Richmond upon Thames[64]
- 1994–95 The Factory of Remembrance: The Poppy & the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory[23]
- 1994 Father & Son: The Art of Roland & Bernard Batchelor
- 1994 'Simplest Country Gentlefolk': The Royal Family at Kew 1727–1841
- 1993–94 Prospects About Richmond: mid-18th century drawings and prints by Augustin Heckel[65]
- 1993 Richmond at War: The Civilian Experience 1939–45[18]
- 1992 Mr K: The legend of Edmund Kean
- 1992 Farewell Ice-Rink, marking the closure that year of Richmond Ice Rink
- 1991–92 Mr Rowlandson's Richmond: Thomas Rowlandson's Drawings of Richmond-upon-Thames
- 1991 The Richmond Royal Horse Show,[66] an event held regularly in Richmond from 1892 to 1967[67]
- 1991 Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press in Richmond
1980s
- 1989 Pissarro in Richmond, about Camille Pissarro and other artistic members of his family who lived in Kew and Richmond[18][68]
Publications
The museum's publications include:
- Robinson, Derek (2019) The Richmond Vicars: the ministers of St Mary Magdalene and their role in the community, 106pp. ISBN 978-0951-854921
- Robinson, Derek; ISBN 978-1912-314027) was published in 2020.
- Boyes, Valerie (ed.) (2014) Encountering the Uncharted and Back – three explorers: Ball, Vancouver and Burton, 24pp.
- Boyes, Valerie (with contributions from Govett, John) (2013) Living and Dying in 19th Century Richmond, 25pp.
- Boyes, Valerie (with contributions from Cloake, John and Paytress, Mark) (2012) Royal Minstrels to Rock and Roll: 500 years of music-making in Richmond, 28pp.
- Boyes, Valerie (ed.) (2009) Richmond on Page and Screen, 36pp.
- Moses, John; Cloake, John (2007) The Two Richmonds: a celebration of their twinning, the American connection, 14pp. OCLC 143627273[69]
- Boyes, Valerie (2007) Trading in Human Lives: The Richmond Connection, 28pp.
- Moses, John (2005) Turner-upon-Thames, 13pp.
- Roberts, Leonard; ISBN 978-1851-493173
- ISBN 0951-854917[70]
- Museum of Richmond (1994) Simplest Country Gentlefolk: Royal Family at Kew, 1727–1841, 36pp. ISBN 978-0951-854914
- Jeffree, Richard (1991) Mr Rowlandson's Richmond: Thomas Rowlandson's Drawings of Richmond-upon-Thames, 89pp. ISBN 0951-854909
Patrons
See also
- John Cloake
- Orleans House Gallery
- Richmond Local History Society
- Twickenham Museum
Notes
- ^ The museum is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as charity number 295164.
"The Museum of Richmond". Charity profile. Charities Aid Foundation. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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- ^ Houghton, Joy (1991). The Richmond Royal Horse Show: Reflections of a Devotee. Museum of Richmond.
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