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RUSSELL-COTES ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
East Cliff, Bournemouth , Dorset BH1 3AA - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)1202 451 800 - Fax: +44 (0)1202 451 851
E-mail Rusell-Cotes Art Gallery - Russell-Cotes Art Gallery Web site
Originally built in 1897 as a home for Sir Merton and Lady Annie Russell-Cotes , the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum was handed to the Bournemouth Borough Council upon their death. Now open to the public free of charge, it boasts of a substantial collection of art, furniture, ceramics, and other interesting objects and artifacts.
Among the museum s most important features is the Café at the Russell-Cotes . Set in a unique, light and airy space designed by five regionally based craftspeople, The Café offers freshly prepared, imaginative food and beverages with daily specials. You can also take the lift en route to its Japanese gallery, the core of which was formed by Sir Merton and Lady Russell-Cotes during their visit to Japan in 1885. It also houses a children's art gallery called Stories, Voices, Journeys .
BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION MUSEUM
Hanger 600, Bournemouth Int Airport, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6SE
Tel: 01202 580 858
E-mail: baman@onetel.com
Web site: www.aviation-museum.co.uk
Opening times: April - Sept; 7 days, 10am - 5pm. Last entry 4pm. Oct - Mar; 7days, 10am - 4pm. Last entry 3pm.
The Bournemouth Aviation Museum was established in 1999 out of the former Classic Jets Museum . Today, it houses a range of flying and static airframes from the 1950s and 1960s. On display in its model room are more than 600 military aircraft models, including the last surviving airworthy de Havilland Sea Vixen .
The museum also features a wooded picnic area which is ideal for watching the aircraft on display. It also has a gift shop, which offers a choice of refreshments, canned drinks and sweets.
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BEL AIR GALLERY
17 Westover Road, Bournemouth , Dorset, BH1 2BY
Tel: 01202 298990 Fax: 01202 290 379
E-mail: tony@wilec.co.uk
The Bel Air Gallery , which also has branches in London and Sheffield , specializes in original paintings, silk screens, limited editions and modern open prints. Also featured are figurines & bronze sculptures, signed sports prints & memorabilia. Fine art trade guild-commended framers also offer custom framing services on the premises.
RED HOUSE MUSEUM & GARDENS
Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1BU
Tel: 01202 482 860
Web: www.hants.gov.uk/museum/redhouse
Open: Tues to Sat 10am - 5pm. Sun 2pm - 5pm (last admission 4.30pm).
Spring & Summer Bank Holidays. Closed Good Friday, Christmas and New Year.
The Red House was originally built as the Parish Workhouse in 1764. More than a century later, a noted local collector by the name of Herbert Druitt opened the Red House as a private museum in 1919. It eventually became a public museum in 1952.
The Red House Museum and Gardens now houses an interactive archaeology gallery, the Bygones Gallery, the Hart Gallery, and the Herbert Druitt Costume Gallery , which celebrates fashionable attire from the Victorian era to Edwardian times. Also on display in a 1930s room setting are furniture created by Arthur Romney Green of the Arts & Crafts Movement .
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WATERFRONT MUSEUM
4 High Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1BW
Tel: 01202 262 600 Fax: 01202 262 622
E-mail: museums@poole.gov.uk
Open: April - October; Mon-Sat, 10am - 5pm. Sun, 12 noon - 5pm.
November - March; Mon-Sat, 10am - 3pm. Sun, 12noon - 3pm.
Located in a structure dating from the 1800s called Oakley s Mill , the Waterfront Museum is dedicated to tracing the 2000 fascinating years of Poole s history. From the Iron Age to the Roman occupation, from trade with Newfoundland to the Studland Bay Wreck , the museum s exhibits on these topics are displayed in a lively manner that would interest people from all walks of life. Also incorporated within the museum is the Local History Centre , which offers research facilities on the history of the town and its people.
THE MUSEUM OF ELECTRICITY
The Old Power Station, Bargates, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1QE
Tel: 01202 480 467
Open: Easter to end September. Mon to Thurs 12noon - 4.30pm, last admission 4pm. Open: Fridays during local school holidays and half-terms.
School Educational Tours & Group: Bookings taken at all times by prior arrangement.
Set in a genuine Edwardian power station , The Museum of Electricity in Bargates is the place to go to when you want to learn all about the history of electricity supply. Only five walking minutes away from High Street , the museum features plenty of hands-on experiments, as well as a popular demonstration gallery which ties in with the National Curriculum . It boasts of a unique collection of electrical memorabilia, ranging from an original 1911 Bournemouth tram and other miscellaneous items from the turn of the century to the present day.
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