Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Stromness HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 10.00-17.00 OpeningDate1 21/9/2019 OpeningDate2 22/9/2019 OpeningTime2 10.00-17-00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10937 Refreshments No Street The street address Alfred Street Postcode KW16 3DH Parking No DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess Yes NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Free admission to Stromness Museum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived orkney Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3143 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource <p>With the support of the Magistrates and Town Council, the current premises at 52 Alfred Street were built in 1858. The Museum was officially re-opened on 29th December 1862, initially occupying the first floor only, with the Town Hall below. In the 1920s the Town Hall was relocated, and offered an opportunity for expansion. The Society bought the Old Town Hall at public auction and were soon able to occupy the ground floor as well as the first, with the new gallery officially opened in February 1931 by the Lord Lieutenant of Orkney. The Museum expanded further in the 1990s, with the addition of the Pilot’s House (No.56 Alfred Street) to the rear of the main building. This was refurbished to house new displays, with new cases and displays in the first floor following soon after, but the Museum has retained its original Victorian character. We have collections on archaeology, ethnography, maritime, social and natural history.</p><p>There is public parking at the Pierhead, about ten minutes walk away.</p><p>There is limited disabled visitor access due to the age of the building. The entrance and ground floor are level, there is a slight incline to the upper gallery of the ground floor. A stair lift to our Natural History collection is available, but there is no such access to our other galleries. To access the Captain's Parlour and the Summer exhibition, speak with the custodian on duty who can arrange your access from the pier. There is a disabled-access toilet at street level. Wheelchair access, hand rails and baby changing facilities are all available.</p>