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The collection was established as the Keswick Museum of Local and Natural History, a creation of the Keswick Literary and Scientific Society, in the Moot Hall, in 1873. [1] An important item in the original collection at the Moot Hall was a three-dimensional model of the Lake District, measuring 12 feet by 9 feet, made by Joseph and James ...
This list of museums in Cumbria, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The museum featured in a 1997 episode of the BBC educational children's television series Come Outside. [4] The museum now receives over 80,000 visitors a year from all around the world. It is particularly popular with visitors from the county of Yorkshire, due to the importance of pencil production for the local economy during the 1930s.
Its features include the Moot Hall; a modern theatre, the Theatre by the Lake; one of Britain's oldest surviving cinemas, the Alhambra; and the Keswick Museum and Art Gallery in the town's largest open space, Fitz Park. Among the town's annual events is the Keswick Convention, an Evangelical gathering attracting visitors from many countries.
Derwent Pencil Museum. The Derwent Pencil Museum is the focus of Derwent, and is located in Keswick. A tour is provided by the museum, which shows the history of pencil making and the creation of Derwent pencils.
Fitz Park is a public park in Keswick, Cumbria. [1] Landscaped in the Victorian period, the park contains shrubberies and specimen trees, and provides open space for recreation. There are sports grounds for tennis and bowls, [2] and the Keswick Museum and Art Gallery is situated there. The home ground of Keswick Cricket Club is located in the park.
The museum opened in 1989 (36 years ago) () and closed in 2011 (14 years ago) (). The sister site The Bond Museum in Keswick, with its over 30 original screen cars from the James Bond films, also closed at the same time. [1] Nearly all of the vehicles were sold to the American collector Michael Dezer. [2]
Painting of Robert Southey (1774–1843), Aged 31 John Opie (1761–1807) Keswick Museum. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Robert Southey. inception. 15 February ...