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Aldeburgh Museum

Aldeburgh Museum is housed in one of the most important timber-framed public buildings in England.

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Aldeburgh Museum is housed in one of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain, the Moot Hall in Aldeburgh. 

Dating from the first half of the 16th Century, the Moot Hall originally contained six small shops on the ground floor and a spacious meeting chamber on the first floor.  When not in use as the Town’s council chamber, this hall offers an attractive display area for the Aldeburgh Museum which displays the history of a vibrant sea-side town.  Here you can discover how the town has developed through the years, from the time the Romans came to Barber’s Point until the present day.

The displays contain items of local interest such as photographs and artefacts depicting life in Aldeburgh.  The collection also contains Anglo-Saxon finds from 1862 and the Snape ship burial excavations in 1999,  along with Roman Aldeburgh, the vanished port of Slaughden and the Aldeburgh Witches.

For additional information about admission, opening hours, access, facilities and learning opportunities, please visit the museum’s website

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Aldeburgh Museum
The Moot Hall
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
IP15 5DS

T: 01728 567767
E: enquiries@aldeburghmuseum.org.uk

W: www.aldeburghmuseum.org.uk/

 

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Montgomery Bonbon: Museum Mystery Trail

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When: February 11, 2023 to March 31, 2023 Venue: Aldeburgh Museum Cost: Included in museum admission price Suitable for: 6-10
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Happy Anniversary to Aldeburgh Museum!

2022 marked the 110 year anniversary of Aldeburgh Museum. Established by Aldeburgh Literary Society in 1912 in a single room behind the Old International Stores in Aldeburgh High Street, it housed a mammoth tusk, stuffed birds and volumes of poetry… Continue reading Happy Anniversary to Aldeburgh Museum!

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