NEW MUSEUM DISPLAYS FOR 2013
Now’s the time when the Halesworth and District Museum, up at the Railway Station, bursts back into summer life. So now you have a chance to catch up with what Mike Fordham, our Curator, has been up to, assembling the new 2013 displays.
You’ll find two new subjects this year. ‘Dairying in Halesworth’ takes the story of dairying through from the days when most cottages would have their own butter churn and access to fresh milk from a local cow, through to the time when the United Dairies had their big production plant up by the Railway Station.
‘Toys and Comics of Yesteryear’ features a range of toys which have been donated, over the years, to the Museum’s collections, from Victorian jigsaw puzzles to Dinky toys, via toy trains and dolls. An ideal (and free!) outing on your doorstep for the kids during the summer holidays.
Our summer opening hours are now in operation, so come and see us between 10.00 and 12.30 any day between Tuesday and Saturday. Admission is still free.
And when you’ve done all that, there’s still more. In the Gallery at the Library is another free display, this time of farming photos from the 1920s, the time when celebrated artist Harry Becker was living and painting in Wenhaston. The Museum has been pleased to play its part in supporting the recent series of events and concerts by the Halesworth Community Choir, all celebrating the life of Becker.