NEW OPENING HOURS from 11th MARCH
NEW OPENING HOURS
From 11 March we have new opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 3pm, plus Independent Market Sundays. Every Thursday we offer late afternoon opening, when we remain open until 5pm. Entry to the museum is free.
Our dedicated volunteers have been hard at work over the winter, revitalising the galleries, improving displays and interpretation.
The chemist’s shop, previously visible only through a window, is now open for visitors to step inside and explore newly displayed and illuminated exhibits up close.
Our newly formed Children’s Working Group has also been busy making the museum more engaging for our younger visitors with a new dressing-up area, fun quizzes and trails.
Major New Exhibition
A major new two-part exhibition from 11th March looks at the history of Frome’s Trinity area from the earliest times, focusing on The Great Clearance — the 1960s enforced demolition of swathes of historic properties that were considered at the time no more than worthless slums. The exhibition sheds light on a pivotal moment in Frome’s social and civic history, illustrating how these events shaped the town’s development and its sense of independent community.
Trinity, Part 1: The Great Clearance, 1962-1968 opens at Frome Museum, 1 North Parade, on Tuesday 11th March. Entry is free.
Looking for the ideal gift?
A selection of books about Frome is available to buy from the Frome Society for Local Study.
The perfect gift for local history enthusiasts!
We stock many of these books in the museum for immediate purchase. We also carry a small selection of second hand local history books relating to Frome and its surrounding area.
Interested in volunteering?
Are you interested in giving back to your community?
Contact us at info@frome-museum or org or give us a call on 01373 454611 to have a chat about how you can get involved.
Calling all researchers!
Following several years of development by a team of expert volunteers, the museum’s new online collections catalogue, with tens of thosands of records covering the history of Frome, is now available to all public researchers.
Accessible online via this website, Axiell Collections is faster in terms of searches and downloads than the previous system and will futureproof the museum with its ability to supports new technical developments in the future.
Together with this year’s refreshed branding and new approach to exhibitions and events, it strengthens the museum’s reputation as one of the most advanced small museums in the south west.
Please support your museum
Frome Museum is entirely run by a team of enthusiastic and committed volunteers.
We receive no regular funding and are dependent on the funds we raise ourselves and on donations from our visitors and supporters.
Thank you for keeping the museum at the heart of the community in Frome.
