Kendal Museum:-
Timeline:-
1796 - The Kendal museum was formed in 1796 by William Todhunter who exhibited fossils, plants, minerals, animals and antiques.
1835 - the Kendal Literary and Scientific Society took over the museum.
1900 - In the early 1900s the museum started to have money problems.
1913 - the current building was offered to the Town Council for the purposes of housing the museum.
This images is owned by Kendal Museum
1920 - After World War One the collections were moved to the new building and the museum was run by a series of honorary curators on behalf of the Town Council. One of these curators included Alfred Wainwright, who gave up his spare time for 30 years to look after the collections.
Opening Times
Thursdays and Fridays from 12.00 noon to 5pm
Saturdays from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Closed for Christmas.
Admission Charges
Free of charge for 2011
Directions
By road from M6 Motorway
From the M6, Junction 36: Take the A591 to Kendal, leave at the exit signposted South Kendal. Follow signs for town centre, then for Brough (A685). After crossing the river, Kendal Museum is on the right - the car park is signposted.
By road from Windermere/Keswick A591
Take the A5284 towards Kendal town centre, then follow signs for Brough (A685). After crossing the river, Kendal Museum is on the right - the car park is signposted.
By Train
The nearest mainline station is Oxenholme the Lake District. Kendal Station is situated on the opposite side of the road From Kendal Museum.
Parking
FREE car and coach parking is available for museum visitors.
Whats On
John Garstang - Excavations in Egypt
1 April - 30 September 2011
Material from the Egyptian excavations of John Garstang. He excavated several sites in Egypt between 1902 and World War One and went on to found the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology…More
Mountains: A Local Perspective
1 October - 11 February 2012
The Mountain Heritage Trust and Kendal Museum are pleased to present an exhibition featuring newly catalogued material from the Bonington ‘Quest for Adventure’ Archive Project...More
Useful Contacts
Kendal Museum
Station Road
Kendal
LA9 6BT
Tel: 01539 815597
Fax: 01539 737976
Email: info@kendalmuseum.org.uk
Staff Contacts
All staff can be contacted on the main phone number and email address shown above, or if you have a specific query related to natural history, education or archaeology you can use the email addresses below:
| Curator | Morag Clement | morag.clement@kendal.ac.uk |
| Natural History Curator | Carol Davies | carol.davies@kendal.ac.uk |
| Education Officer | Anna Hall | anna.hall@kendal.ac.uk |