Annan Museum

Dublin Core

Title

Annan Museum

Description

This family friendly museum houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Annan and surrounding area. Travel in time from the prehistory to the era of nuclear fusion with displays on the way that include costume, First World War memorabilia, town regalia and a remarkable collection of fine art showing Annan and the Solway shore. Look out for a 3000 year old bronze sword, mummified baby crocodiles and a 110 year old piece of chocolate! A glittering exhibition of recent archaeological finds from across Dumfries and Galloway. Learn about the important, interesting and downright odd items that have turned up all over Dumfries and Galloway in recent years. From shining swords to delicate brooches, here’s a world of wonder that’s been found on your doorstep.

Source

dumfriesandgalloway

Type

Museum

Identifier

990

Spatial Coverage

current,54.98697,-3.262183;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Bank Street

Place

Annan

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

7/9/2019

OpeningDate2

8/9/2019

OpeningTime1

11.00-16.00

OpeningTime2

11.00-16.00

Activities

On street and public parking are situated close by.

Public toilets are situated close by.

Directions: Annan Museum is situated on Bank Street, just off Annan High Street. From the Dumfries side turn right at the first set of traffic lights. From the Carlisle direction turn left at the second set of traffic lights (ignoring the pedestrian lights near Tesco’s) opposite the Corner House Hotel. Look out for the metal gates and the purple Dumfries & Galloway Museum sign. The car park is located in Dobie’s Wynd. Turn immediate left after the museum and left again, the car park is on the right.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

Yes

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11147

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

DG12 6AA

Citation

“Annan Museum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/988.

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