Sir Francis Cook man takes photo of toys

Meet the Collections

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

Details

  • 7 October 2023 - 2 December 2023
  • Sir Francis Cook Gallery

Meet the Collections gives you the opportunity to 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.

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  • Saturday, 7 October
  • Saturday, 4 November
  • Saturday, 2 December

Health and Medication

Saturday, 7 October / 9.30am to 1pm / Sir Francis Cook Gallery

Learn how medicine has progressed over the years. We’ll have doctor’s and dentist’s tools, medicine bottles, pharmaceutical objects and more for you to take a look at.

 

Tours of our social history store will also run at 10am and 11am giving you an opportunity to see many more of the objects in our collection connected to health and medicine.

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Wierd and Wonderful

Saturday, 4 November / 9.30am to 1pm / Sir Francis Cook Gallery

We have all sorts of unusual objects in our collection, come along and see some of the strangest things our staff have picked out just for you.

 

Tours of our social history store will also run at 10am and 11am giving you an opportunity to see many more of the objects in our collection that are weird and wonderful.

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Technology & Gadgets

Saturday, 2 December / 9.30am to 1pm / Sir Francis Cook Gallery

See how technology has changed over the years, with an array of objects from typewriters to telephones to cameras.

 

Tours of our social history store will also run at 10am and 11am giving you an opportunity to see many more of the objects in our collection.

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What's On?

There's always something new to discover

We bring stories to life, through living history, tours, activities and events. So that no matter how you can choose to enjoy it, we can help you find your place in the Island’s story

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Donating to our collection

If you have an item of interest you’d like to donate to Jersey Heritage take a look at our collections policy.

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Object in focus

Discover the story behind our collection, this month we take a closer look at a Pocket watch belonging to Canon Clifford Cohu

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History

Find out what makes our Island so special, read some of the heritage stories and discover our Island story.