Events
Click on this link to download Amersham Museum’s events leaflet for 2018 giving you details of all our exhibitions, events, walk and clubs for over the coming year. A printed version is available from the museum front desk during opening hours.
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The Watercolours of Car Richardson
Discover the wonderful watercolours of local artist Car Richardson, who lived in Chesham Bois. This exhibition, which features many previously unseen works, focuses on her paintings of local people, places and events from the end of WWI to the 1940s.
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Tudor Walks
Last Saturday of the month, April to September, 2.30pm, £3 per person, children free These walks tell you about life - and death - in Amersham in Tudor times; food and drink, work and housing, fairs and markets, sickness and cures, clothing, and ghosts and religious beliefs. Costumed guides will tell you about the Lollard martyrs as you visit some of the places relevant to their story. Note the walk includes a steady climb through fields to the martyrs memorial. Walks start at…
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Walks of Amersham Old Town
Every Sunday, April to October, 2.30pm, £3 per person, children free A walk around Old Amersham viewing the old buildings which make Old Amersham unique. The talk explains the history of the town and covers the High Street and Broadway plus St. Mary’s church, School Close and Mill Lane and the Platt and Whielden Street. 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Find out more »Workaid
Find out more about about Workaid, an amazing local charity. Each year their happy team of volunteers breathe new life into 80 tonnes of tools and equipment you might otherwise send to landfill. These tools are then sent to Africa to help people work their way out of poverty.
Find out more »Walks of Amersham Old Town
Every Sunday, April to October, 2.30pm, £3 per person, children free A walk around Old Amersham viewing the old buildings which make Old Amersham unique. The talk explains the history of the town and covers the High Street and Broadway plus St. Mary’s church, School Close and Mill Lane and the Platt and Whielden Street. 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Find out more »Walks of Amersham Old Town
Every Sunday, April to October, 2.30pm, £3 per person, children free A walk around Old Amersham viewing the old buildings which make Old Amersham unique. The talk explains the history of the town and covers the High Street and Broadway plus St. Mary’s church, School Close and Mill Lane and the Platt and Whielden Street. 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
Find out more »Reminiscence Group
Amersham Museum runs a monthly reminiscence group where we share our stories and memories from the past. These sessions are both stimulating and fun and give us the opportunity to meet new people. The sessions cost £2 per person and last for around an hour and always include tea, coffee and biscuits. The sessions are on Monday mornings, 10.30am - 11.30am The dates for 2018 are: 5th February, 5th March, 9th April, 14th May, 11th June, 9th July, 10th September,…
Find out more »J H Kennard and Amersham-on-the-Hill Walks
Sunday 20th May, Wednesday 23rd May, 11am, £3 per person, children free Discover one of the most important architects in Amersham’s 20th century development, J H Kennard. Join this walk around Amersham-on-the-Hill and find out about the many projects undertaken by this arts & crafts architect. The walk starts outside Amersham station and lasts 1 ½ to 2 hours. Booking required. Booking required. Contact the curator, Emily Toettcher, by email at emily@amershammuseum.org to book.
Find out more »Walks of Amersham Old Town
Every Sunday, April to October, 2.30pm, £3 per person, children free A walk around Old Amersham viewing the old buildings which make Old Amersham unique. The talk explains the history of the town and covers the High Street and Broadway plus St. Mary’s church, School Close and Mill Lane and the Platt and Whielden Street. 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
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Dementia Friendly Workshop: Tiles
This session is for people living with dementia and their carers. Find out about the museum’s medieval tile collection and then decorate a tile of your own. Booking required: 01494 723700 or emily@amershammuseum.org
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49 High Street
Old Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0DP
01494 723700
info@amershammuseum.org
OPENING TIMES
In 2018, the museum is open from 10th February, every Wednesday to Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays) from 12 noon to 4.30pm.
We are open throughout the week for groups, schools, workshops and special events.
£3 Adults | Children are free
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