The Museum
Chard Museum is a registered charity (No. 270186) set up in 1970. It is managed by a group of Trustees who, like all the workers involved with the Museum, are unpaid volunteers.
First registered under the Museums and Galleries Registration Scheme in 1990, it was awarded full Accreditation in April, 2006, one of the first volunteer-run museums in the South West to receive this recognition.
The Museum exhibitions have been expanded and improved steadily over the years and contain several collections of national importance including those of John Stringfellow (1799-1883), an early pioneer of powered flight, and James Gillingham (1839-1924) who was an important maker of artificial limbs.
First registered under the Museums and Galleries Registration Scheme in 1990, it was awarded full Accreditation in April, 2006, one of the first volunteer-run museums in the South West to receive this recognition.
The Museum exhibitions have been expanded and improved steadily over the years and contain several collections of national importance including those of John Stringfellow (1799-1883), an early pioneer of powered flight, and James Gillingham (1839-1924) who was an important maker of artificial limbs.
Museum in Birds Eye View and Floor Plan
Events in 2010
Details will be announced later
Chard Museum is supported by the Somerset Tourist Guide - for information on accommodation and attractions in Somerset.
Chard Museum is open from Monday 3rd May 2010 to Friday 29th October 2010. It is open from 10.30 to 4.30, Monday to Friday and from 10.30 to 1.00 on Saturday. Admission is £3 for adults with free entry for accompanied children.
New Displays
The main new displays in 2010 mark two Chard anniversaries. The first marks the fortieth birthday of the Museum which opened in July 1970, and the second marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the celebrations held in Chard to commemorate the first Charter given to the town in 1235.
Information for Schools
The Museum is always pleased to receive visits from schools and teachers are welcome to make a free visit beforehand to look round the Museum. For details phone the Custodian on 01460 65091.
The Museum also has Resource Boxes on World War II, The Victorians and the local history of Chard which can be loaned to local schools. For more information phone 01460 64017.
The Museum also has Resource Boxes on World War II, The Victorians and the local history of Chard which can be loaned to local schools. For more information phone 01460 64017.