Bruton Museum

Bruton Museum is a small local museum in Bruton, Somerset, England.

Bruton Museum
Bruton Museum is located in Somerset
Bruton Museum
Shown within Somerset
Established1989
LocationBruton, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.1120°N 2.4540°W / 51.1120; -2.4540
PresidentDouglas Learmond

The museum is housed in the Dovecote Building, in the towns High Street. The building also contains a tourist information office.[1]

The Bruton Museum Society was formed in 1989 and involved the community and local schools in the development of the collection of local artefacts. It was initially housed in the basement of the Co-Op and then in a disused Coach House owned by the National Westminster Bank. The museum moved to its current location in 1999 after it was jointly purchased by South Somerset District Council and Bruton Town Council.[2][3]

The time spent in the town by John Steinbeck is commemorated in the museum. They have also organised exhibitions at King's School including one in 2008 of the work of Ernst Blensdorf.[4]

In 2010 an anonymous donor agreed to pay the rent on the building, removing earlier doubts about the future viability of the museum.[5]

References
  1. "Bruton Museum". South Somerset Council. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. "Revenue Grant Requests – Bruton Museum and Wincanton Museum and History Society" (PDF). South Somerset Council. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. "Museum". Bruton Town. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  4. "BRUTON MUSEUM AT KINGS SCHOOL Blensdorf Retrospective". Galleries UK. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  5. "Anonymous donor ends museum's woes". Somerset Guardian. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

"Bruton Museum, registered charity no. 1008144". Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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