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M Shed is an exciting and innovative new museum for Bristol.
Housed inside a 1950s transit shed [originally called M Shed], on Bristol's historic wharf, this landmark museum explores the city's history from prehistoric times to the 21st century.
It is a lively, contemporary museum, free to the public, full of fascinating collections and stories of the people who shaped the city.
Visitors are able to:
There are also working exhibits on the harbourside including steamboats, trains and cranes as well as a café that opens out onto a public square on the dockside.
Housed inside a 1950s transit shed [originally called M Shed], on Bristol's historic wharf, this landmark museum explores the city's history from prehistoric times to the 21st century.
It is a lively, contemporary museum, free to the public, full of fascinating collections and stories of the people who shaped the city.
Visitors are able to:
- Explore over 2000 years of Bristol's history
- Access over 150 restored and digitalised films
- Uncover Bristol's trading past and its role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Explore the city's war-time experiences, industrial heritage and engineering history
- Discover things made in Bristol from its music and art to industry and technology
- See over 3000 objects from the city's museum and archive collections
- Enjoy a programme of local, national and international exhibitions
There are also working exhibits on the harbourside including steamboats, trains and cranes as well as a café that opens out onto a public square on the dockside.
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The Museum is easy to find just look for the huge quayside cranes which stand outside the building.
M Shed is located on the harbourside and is a 5 /10 minute walk from the city centre or 20 minute walk from Temple Meads Train Station. |
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M Shed Postcode for SatNav: BS1 4RN
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Days Out near M Shed
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At-Bristol (<1 Mile)*
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Bristol's Georgian House (<1 Mile)*
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Bristol's Red Lodge (1 Mile)*
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Bristols City Museum and Art Gallery (1 Mile)*
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Bristol Zoo Gardens (1 Mile)*
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Blaise Castle House Museum (4 Miles)*
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Tyntesfield (5 Miles)*
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Dyrham Park (10 Miles)*
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Clevedon Court (10 Miles)*
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Number 1 Royal Crescent (10 Miles)*
Places to Visit near M Shed
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Bristol (1 Mile)*
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Staple Hill (4 Miles)*
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Chew Magna (5 Miles)*
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Portishead (7 Miles)*
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Chelwood (7 Miles)*
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Farrington Gurney (10 Miles)*
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Swainswick (11 Miles)*
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Bath (11 Miles)*
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Chepstow (13 Miles)*
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Bathford (13 Miles)*
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