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MuseumsSite Name: Sunderland Museum and Winter GardensCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.401 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Tyne and Wear Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Sunderland
Map Ref: NZ398568
Latitude: 54.904342N Longitude: 1.380838W
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Anne T visited on 20th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Sunderland Museum: Despite having been here for many meetings and conferences over the years, I've never wandered around this museum - a series of permanent and special displays in themed rooms off the main corridor leading from the main entrance/gift shop to the cafeteria.
Having spent longer than we thought (well, it was VERY interesting!) at St. Peter's, we knew we didn't have time to go the Minster to see their stones collection before shutting to visitors at 2.30pm, so came here instead (it was supposed to be our third, and last, stop of the afternoon).
We focused mainly on the Secrets of the Past Exhibition on the ground floor, which has some of the Anglo Saxon stone fragments recorded by the Corpus of Anglo Saxon Stone Sculpture. Not all of them (mostly the smallest) fragments were on display, so I have asked if it's possible for us to see, and photograph, these.
There were also prehistoric cists with grave goods, stone axes, jewellery, and other artefacts on display.
The museum seemed largely deserted at this time of day, apart from a few people coming down the staircase at the rear of this exhibition hall.
We enjoyed a rather large, and tasty, lunch in the cafeteria before leaving.
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
A museum in the centre of Sunderland, with the region's largest collection of prehistoric archaeology, plus displays of Anglo Saxon artefacts associated with St. Peter's Church/Monkwearmouth Priory.
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR1 1PP
Tel 0191 5532323
For more information, visit their website at: Sunderland Museum.
Opening times are: Monday – Friday: 10am – 4pm (their ground floor galleries and shop remain open until 5pm and 7pm on Wednesday);
Saturday: 10am – 4pm; and Sunday: 12pm – 4pm
Admission is free.
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