Baysgarth House Museum

What's on at Baysgarth Museum...

Here Comes the Bride January 2011 From 15th January until 17th April, Baysgarth House Museum will be hosting an entirely new exhibition on the history of the wedding. "Here Comes the Bride" will feature many wedding related items including a stunning collection of wedding dresses from the 19th century to the present day. Marriage, as we know it, has evolved over centuries and has been influenced by custom, tradition, religion and law. This exhibition offers a unique insight into what is one of the most important occasions in anyone's life. Further details of this exciting exhibition are available by contacting Baysgarth House Museum by phone on 01652 637568 or by emailing Louise Walker at louise.champltd@live.co.uk
Home & Away: Football, Fans and Memorabilia Summer 2010 The new football season kicked off with a fascinating footballing exhibition at Baysgarth House Museum. Home & Away: Football, Fans and Memorabilia displayed a fascinating collection of items collected by football fans in the local area and features objects representing a wide variety of teams on a local, national and international level. The exhibition included many interesting items including original programmes from the 1966 World Cup Final and items signed by some of the most famous players of the game.
Barton upon Humber – Then and Now Summer 2009 Barton upon Humber has gone through many changes over the past century. As the years have passed buildings have disappeared, traditional shops and businesses have closed and roads have become larger and busier. Although many of the town’s fine traditional buildings still stand, Barton is a town that has been greatly altered by the passage of time. Barton upon Humber - Then and Now exhibited a collection of local photographs old and new. Old photographs of Barton were displayed alongside contemporary images provided by the Barton Photographic and Digital Imaging Club showing how the streets and building of Barton had changed through time.
Legacies of War Summer 2008 The culmination of a larger Heritage Lottery Funded project, the exhibition centred on the impact of the war on the home front, the changing roles of women in society and experience of WW1 of those at the front through an interpretation of the letters of Stanbury Taylor, the heir to Baysgarth House killed at Ypres in 1917 and objects and photographs loaned by the local community. Click the icon for audio. On slower internet connections there may be a delay before the icon appears
Edit - for young people by young people Spring 2008 The EDIT Project, funded by Awards for All, worked to engage local young people in the Museum. Young people worked to interpret museum objects and exhibits and to develop a variety of responses including new postcards, videos and culminating in an exhibition of their work.