Welcome to Sleaford Museum... Sharing Our Stories
Sleaford’s Museum of local history in its specially designed building is home to artefacts and stories that portray fascinating aspects of the town and area’s unique past. Exhibitions in its colourful interior change frequently and visitors are united in their praise. Admission is free, but your donations are welcomed and much appreciated to help us to cover essential costs and to fund new exhibitions. A range of local history books, booklets, postcards, pens, key-rings etc can be purchased.The Museum is a completely volunteer-run organisation and a registered charity. Donations are very gratefully received. Since opening in 2015, over 20000 visitors have joined us to celebrate sharing the stories of Sleaford people.
More exciting news from Sleaford Museum and Hub-Sleaford
The exciting new installation of our joint exhibition with The Hub, ‘Common Ground – Sleaford’s Shared Stories’, is now complete and both are open to view until November 8th. Opening times for Sleaford Museum are shown in the banner at the top of this page; Hub-Sleaford is open 10am – 5pm Mon to Sat, 10 – 4pm Sun and Bank Holidays.
These new exhibitions presented at both the Hub and Sleaford Museum, with new artist commissions and residencies shown alongside heritage and historical objects, will unearth and reinterpret objects from Sleaford Museum’s collection.
Through creative interventions and intergenerational dialogue, Common Ground: Sleaford’s Shared Stories will offer new perspectives on local heritage and create a platform for diverse community voices. Central to the project is the question: who and what has historically been excluded from regional heritage and cultural spaces, and how can this be actively changed?
A considerable amount of additional and complementary information relating to the artists, their creations and artefacts in the Exhibition is able to be viewed on Bloomberg Connects, a link is available below.
Images from the Exhibition spaces - Sleaford Museum and Main Gallery, Hub-Sleaford
Sleaford Museum will continue its Local History Talks Programme on July 28th with this talk from local Historian, Simon Pawley.
Local History Talks Programme details.
Visiting the Museum
A logical route around the Museum has been suggested by tape and floor markings. Visitors may wear a face covering during their visit if they wish, and hand sanitiser is provided for use if required.
It is not permitted to eat or drink within the Museum. Local history books, booklets and postcards are available to purchase from the welcomers.
Card payment is available, or cash payment, for any purchases. Financial donations are welcomed and should be put into the donation postbox or paid electronically via the card machine or with STRIPE via Donorbox (instructions are shown in the Museum).
Gift Aid envelopes are also available. Artefact donations are welcomed – please place any items in a plastic bag and hand to a welcomer.
