Alison Bailey, a trustee of Amersham Museum, will be giving a talk on Arts and Crafts Architecture in Amersham and Chesham Bois. Alison has conducted extensive research on the Arts and Crafts style in the area and her talk will highlight the designs of local architect JH Kennard. The talk will he held in Chesham […]
Dr Ines Schenker, biographer of Austrian artist Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, will explore the time Marie-Louise spent living in Amersham. Amersham Museum has recently been gifted three paintings by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, which guests will also have an opportunity to see. Tickets cost £12 or £10 for Friends of Amersham Museum and can […]
Find out about Amersham’s Arts & Crafts architecture, including homes and community buildings. Learn about J H Kennard, who designed many of our early 20th century homes. For booking please click on this link or email Emily
Author, transport historian and former curator of the London Transport Museum, Oliver Green, will share the fascinating story of the development of Metro-land housing alongside the Metropolitan Railway. Amersham is the last and latest of the Metro-land developments. For booking and any other queries, please contact emily@amershammuseum.org
Arthur Liberty: the Bucks Man, the London shop, the global style Liberty, the iconic London shop, needs very little introduction. Yet the story of this world famous department store is full of surprises, from its historical connection to Buckinghamshire to the effects of wartime on the company’s creative vision. Come and find out more at […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. We have initially programmed in four sessions, join us […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. We have initially programmed in four sessions, join us […]
A talk by Alison Bailey, 23rd March at 2:30 pm Discover one of the most important architects in Amersham’s 20th century development, J H Kennard, and find out about the area’s Arts & Crafts architecture, including homes and community buildings. Alison Bailey is a trustee and volunteer researcher at Amersham Museum and has been researching […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories Amersham's Cinemas and Theatres Time: Mar […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories Amersham's Social Housing Time: Wednesday April […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories Metro-land and the Birth of Commuting […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories: Refugee Stories Description: In Refugee Week […]
Local Stories is a new programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories: Sport In the run-up to the […]
Local Stories is a programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories, Shopping Time: Sep 29, 2021 02:30 PM […]
Local Stories is a programme from Amersham Museum. Join us on Zoom for 45 minutes of sharing stories about people and places from the past. Each interactive programme will have a different theme and include a focus on new research and artefacts from our collection. Topic: Local Stories: Traditional Crafts Time: Nov 17, 2021 02:30 […]
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