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Sir Francis Cook medals on display

Meet the Collections

A chance to get behind the scenes and take a closer look at objects and artwork in our collection

Details

  • 6 April 2024 - 14 December 2024
  • Sir Francis Cook Gallery

Come and 'Meet the Collections' and see some of the fascinating items in our collections that are not usually on display at one of our sites.

With a different theme each month, our collections team will be selecting some of their favourite objects to show you and will be on hand to tell you about these objects, where they came from and what they can tell us about our Island’s history.

Sir Francis Cook Gallery is located in Trinity - view the map here

View all dates for this event
  • Saturday, 6 April / 9.30am to 1pm
  • Saturday, 4 May / 9.30am to 1pm
  • Saturday, 1 June / 9.30am to 1pm / Jersey Archive
  • Saturday, 27 July / 9.30am to 1pm
  • Saturday, 7 September / 9.30am to 1pm
  • Saturday, 5 October / 9.30am to 1pm
  • Saturday, 2 November / 9.30am to 1pm
  • Saturday, 14 December/ 9.30am to 1pm

April

New accessions in the collection

We received some fascinating new objects for both our museum and archive collections in 2023, adding hundreds of new items to our existing collections.

Come along and see some of the new material that we have acquired.

May

Occupation and Liberation

With Liberation Day next week, our May event will be all about our Occupation collections.

Come and see a selection of objects and documents from this momentous period in our Island’s history, including a new collection of material connected to Lord Coutanche.

June

Fashion and textiles

Taking place at Jersey Archive where our textiles collection is stored, we will be showing a range of textiles pieces, from dresses to baby clothes to jewellery to samplers.

You will also have the chance to look behind the-scenes in our textiles store.

July

Archaeology

As part of the CBA Festival of Archaeology, come along and see some of the archaeological treasures in the collection, as well as some recent finds.

Our Museum Conservation Lab will also be open allowing visitors to see some conservation work in practice.

September

Domestic life

We have a very large number of objects connected to domestic life in our collections.

Come and see how everyday items have changed over time, with examples from the Victorian period through to the late 20th century.

October

Weird and Wonderful

We have all sorts of unusual objects in our collection.

Come along and see some of the strange and quirky things that our staff have picked out.

November

Military

We will be showing a range of objects to tell the story of our Island’s military history.

Objects on display will include uniforms, armour, swords, medals and other militaria, ranging from the 16th century through to the 20th century.

December

Hobbies and passtimes

Learn about different hobbies and pastimes through the years, including handicrafts, games and other activities, with items from our archives, social history and textiles collections.

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Sir Francis Cook shelves with lots of items

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