Museums & Art Galleries Portsmouth

Bembridge Heritage Centre
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Bembridge Heritage Centre
The Bembridge Heritage Society on the Isle of Wight was formed in 1996 to record and present the rich history and heritage of Bembridge and its surrounding areas. The Centre was once part of the Village School and is located at the rear of what is now the library in the old part of the village. Displays ...
Bognor Museum
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Bognor Museum
Find out more of the history of early Bognor, when Sir Richard Hotham set about transforming a small fishing village into a fashionable seaside resort. The Museum is run by the Bognor Regis Local History Society and has been in this building since 2011. Almost every aspect of Bognor’s history is represented, from rocks and fossils millions...
Brading Roman Villa
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Brading Roman Villa
Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK. Our award-winning Exhibition and Visitor Centre offers a unique insight into Roman life in Britain, from our beautifully preserved mosaic floors to our extensive collection of Roman archaeology, including coins, pottery and tools. Whether you are a family...
Brading The Experience
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Brading The Experience
The original Isle of Wight Wax Works Museum and Animal World was founded by Graham Osborne-Smith and opened in 1965. Today it is still owned by an Islander who has developed this historical and wonderfully interesting attraction into more than just a Wax Works. It now has many exciting ongoing developments, and in particular the huge new extension...
Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum - Southampton
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Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum - Southampton
THE LAST REMAINING STEAM DRIVEN BRICKWORKS IN THE COUNTRY Welcome to Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum. We are a volunteer run independent museum based near Southampton. The museum is open from April to November: Thursdays 10-4 and for eight big Open Days - click on events to find out when the next one is ...
D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery - Southsea
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D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery - Southsea
Portsmouth’s D-Day Museum is Britain’s only museum dedicated solely to covering all aspects of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. D-Day was a turning point in the Second World War, and a moment when the course of world events depended on the Allied troops taking part. Opening Times Open...
Dinosaur Isle - Sandown
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Dinosaur Isle - Sandown
Dinosaur Isle is Britain's first purpose built dinosaur museum and visitor attraction; based in Sandown on the Isle of Wight. The Island's diverse geology contains a wealth of fossils that tell us much about the past and gives clues to the effects of possible future environmental changes. Starting about 126 million years ago the rocks record the...
Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower - Gosport
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Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower - Gosport
Explosion! is an award winning museum of naval warfare created within 18th century buildings at the Royal Navy's former armaments depot of Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire. The museum is housed in a group of listed buildings which centre around the original powder magazine of 1771. These sit on the edge of a delightful camber basin on the...
Lilliput Antique Doll and Toy Museum - Brading
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Lilliput Antique Doll and Toy Museum - Brading
This cottage museum was established in Brading in 1974, and was formed from the private doll collection started by the Munday family in 1960. It is acknowledged as being one of the finest and most important collections in Great...
Little Woodham - Gosport
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Little Woodham - Gosport
A unique pattern woven in the fabric of time. Within the Parish of Rowner, surrounded by woodland, the village of Little Woodham exists to educate both children and adults about 17th Century rural life in the South of England. In the April of 1642 the King of England, Charles Stuart and his Parliament stood...
Portsmouth City Museum
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Portsmouth City Museum
Portsmouth City Museum is a great place for to get to know the city and its history that have various events throughout the year. Children will enjoy it looks which is like a manor house with turrets and pointed roofs, which was actually a former barracks. The main attraction is: 'The story of Portsmouth ' is the name of those galleries which...
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Discover the world famous historic ships – HMS Victory & HMS Warrior 1860 that have shaped British history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Home of the Royal Navy, other attractions include The Royal Naval Museum, with a new Exhibition “Task Force South: The Royal Navy and the Falklands War”, and Action Stations with the...
Portsmouth Natural History Museum - Southsea
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Portsmouth Natural History Museum - Southsea
Portsmouth is a very special place for wildlife in Britain. It has many different habitats in a very small area, and at Portsmouth Natural History Museum you can explore them all. The museum tells the story of the wild things of the riverbank, marshes, woods and urban areas of Portsmouth. Have a...
Royal Marines Museum - Southsea
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Royal Marines Museum - Southsea
The Royal Marines Museum depicts history of the Royal Marines from 1664 through to present day. Personal stories of wars, battles and events of great significance, make the history of the Royal Marines comes to life. The Curators at the Museum collect and display contemporary material so that the story of our history is told up to the present...
Royal Navy Submarine Museum - Gosport
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Royal Navy Submarine Museum - Gosport
Dive into history... A visit to the Submarine Museum includes the incredible experience of actually going onboard a WW2 submarine HMS Alliance with a submariner Guide. The visitor can chat with our submariners and find out what it was like to face danger in battle, to share jokes, hot bunk and how the torpedo section  doubled up as...
Solent Sky Museum - Southampton
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Solent Sky Museum - Southampton
The "Birthplace" and  "Home" of The Spitfire - Solent Sky Museum showcases the history of aviation in Southampton and Solent area. Geographically this area was the most important area in the country, if not the world, for aircraft experimental and development work between 1908 and the late 1960s, the most famous being the...
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