• The Cottage Museum

    Experience an intimate glimpse of early Victorian life in the wonderful Cottage Museum.

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  • Accessibility at Lancaster City Museums

    What we are doing to improve accessibility at Lancaster City Museums

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  • Museum Events & Exhibitions

    The online home of Lancaster’s museum service has moved – for the most up to date information please visit our new site at  www.lancaster.gov.uk/museums    Above: Hoard of Hoards Exhibition at the Maritime Museum Lancaster City Museums have a lively programme of events and exhibitions throughout the year. Discover family fun at our Art Adventures for ...

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  • Museum Collections

    There are over 50,000 objects in our collections. This is far more than we can display at any one time in the City, Maritime and Cottage Museums combined. A program of ever-changing temporary exhibitions helps us to bring more of the collection to you in person. You can also explore our collection online: Take an in-depth look at some of our ...

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  • Learning with Lancaster City Museums

    Lancaster City Museums are working with our partners to develop brand new resources for teachers and experiences for pupils. These will support learning local history in context with regional and national history. We understand the financial challenges of planning visits for schools and our self-guided sessions start at only £1.50 per child.  Themes for 2024 include: Transatlantic Slave Trade (KS2)* Find out ...

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  • Holiday with history in Lancaster

    Welcome to Lancaster, one of England’s historic cities. History runs through the cobbled streets of this compact city. You’ll soon find out Lancaster is a vibrant city with a big story to tell. Here’s just a few suggestions to help you with your historic day out…

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