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German Occupation Museum
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| Museums on Guernsey |
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just some of the museums you can visit on Guernsey, illustrating
the past and Guernsey's culture. Please also see our Castles
and Military page.. |
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| Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum
Rocquaine Coast Road, St Peters |
Fort Grey stands on Guernsey's
rocky west coast near the infamous Hanois reefs, site of many
historic shipwrecks. The museum is housed in a 1804 small martello
tower, known locally as the 'Cup and Saucer' because of its
shape. Restored in 1976 it now tells the story of Guernsey's
numerous shipwrecks, with salvaged artefacts and illustrations.
Open Easter-Oct: 10:00-17:00 Tel: 01484 265036  |
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| La Valette German Underground
Museum Opposite Bathing Pool, St Peter Port |
This exhibition illustrates Guernsey's
military history, including World War I, the German Occupation
of 1940 - 45 and the island's Militia. Housed in a complex
of air-conditioned tunnels, built by the Germans as a fuel storage
facility for U-Boats, the museum contains military and occupation
memorabilia collected by Paul and Peter Balshaw.
Open daily Apr-Oct 10:00-17:00; Mar-Nov: closed Tue
and Wed. Tel: 01481 722300 |
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Guernsey Folk Museum
Saumarez Park, Castel
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The National Trust of Guernsey's
Folk Museum is in the former stable buildings of Saumarez Park. Based
on the late Advocate W H Langlois' collection of farm implements,
the museum has a collection of Victoriana, furniture, china,
household equipment and costume set out in a series of furnished
rooms. The 'living museum' gives you the chance to see
what life was like on Guernsey. The courtyard buildings
house farm implements, horse-drawn vehicles and examples of
the stone mason's skill. Exhibitions, shop, tea room and
children's playground.
Open daily from Mar- Oct: 10:00-17:00 Tel:
01481 255384
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| German Occupation Museum
Le Houards, Forest |
Opened in 1966, this museum provides
insight into life in Guernsey during the German Ocupation (1940
- 1945). Features include the Military Room, Equipment
Room, Civilian Room, Prison, Occupation Kitchen and a full-size
Occupation street scene. With the displays and dioramas,
audio-visual technology is used to convey the experiences of
the islanders during the occupation.
Open daily Apr-Oct, 10:00-17:00, during the winter Tue-Sun,
10:00-13:00 Tel: 01481 238205 |
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| Guernsey Museum and Art
Gallery Candie Gardens, St Peter Port
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Opened
in 1978, the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery stands in Candie
Gardens. The design was based on the Victorian bandstand
that once stood here. The 'Story of Guernsey' illustrates
the story of the island from Neolithic times through to the
modern technical revolution. Sections on the geology, flora
and fauna of the Guernsey. The Rona Cole Gallery displays
work from the Art Collection and also houses temporary exhibitions
by local and visiting artists. Shop and Café.
Open Apr-Oct 10:00-17:00, Nov-Mar 10:00-16:00 Tel:
01481 726518 |
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| Brooklands Farm Implement
Museum Kings Mill, Castel |
Situated on a working arable farm,
this private museum exhibits agricultural implements used in
Guernsey for the last 100 years. (The farm itself is not
open to the public).
Open Apr-Oct Tel: 01481 258422 |
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| The Doll's House Collection
Sausmarez Manor, St Martins |
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This museum, set in Sausmarez
Manor, is the third largest dedicated collection of doll's
houses in Britain. The collection as items dating from
1830 to the present day and there is also a comprehensive
doll's house shop. Open Apr-Oct. Tel:
01481 236538 / 235904.
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| Telephone Museum
Hermes, La Planque, Cobo Road, Castel |
Standing near Saumarez Park, this
museum illustrates the development of telephones, switchboards
and exchange machinery used on the island from 1898, when the
first exchanges opened, to the equipment used by the current
44,000 subscribers. Staffed by volunteers, many of
the exhibts are in working order and a 'hands on' approach is
encouraged.
Open Apr-Sept: Mon-Sat, 14:00-17:00 and Tue and Wed,
19:00-21:00 Tel: 01481 257904 |
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