Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum

Ashby Museum re-opened on Easter Saturday 2007, with a new two-storey extension housing a Community Room and Archives Room, and two revamped Exhibition Galleries.

Ashby Museum was established in 1982 in a small cottage in Lower Church Street. In 1991 it relocated to its present home in North Street, where it shares the old National School building with the town Library and Tourist Information Centre. It is a Registered Charity and is run by a group of trustees supported by over 50 volunteer custodians.

It has won the Leicestershire Heritage Award for best temporary exhibitions in 1998, 2001 and 2003. In 2007 the Museum won the Leicestershire and Rutland Museum of the Year. It works closely with the county Museum Service and other independent museums, sharing expertise and artefacts.

The Museum has a huge archive of local material, under topics such as Education, Health, Agriculture, Business and Industry, Military, Local Government, Recreation and the Arts.

The museum is proud of its succesful links with local schools, family researchers and other interested individuals and groups.

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