Arundel Museum
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Arundel Museum is a local museum
in the town of Arundel
, West Sussex
, just inland from the south coast of England
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This independent museum was originally established in 1964 in the undercroft of Arundel Town Hall. In 1977, it moved to the Grade 2* listed building at 61 High Street, but it reluctantly had to vacate those premises at the end of 2007. For the 2008 season, it opened in temporary portacabin accommodation in the Car Park in Mill Road opposite the lower entrance to Arundel Castle
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In October 2011, it moved again, and again to temporary accommodation. This time it opened as the Arundel Museum and Information Centre in Crown Yard Mews. The postcode for satellite navigation users is BN18 9JW.
Arundel Museum is run by the Arundel Museum Society, a registered charity. The museum is manned entirely by volunteers and relies on subscriptions, donations and fundraising events for its survival.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a confirmed grant of £888,000 towards the cost of a new purpose-built museum on a prime site in the centre of the main tourist area of Arundel, adjacent to the river, and opposite the Lower Castle Gate. Building is scheduled to start later in 2011, but a total of £1.6 million is required to complete the build and fit out this new permanent home, so Arundel Museum Society is still involved in a major fundraising drive.
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Local museum
A local museum is a museum that covers local history. Its collection normally includes objects with a local connection of some sort. Such museums are often small in nature and have a low budget for their running costs...
in the town of Arundel
Arundel
Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, just inland from the south coast of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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This independent museum was originally established in 1964 in the undercroft of Arundel Town Hall. In 1977, it moved to the Grade 2* listed building at 61 High Street, but it reluctantly had to vacate those premises at the end of 2007. For the 2008 season, it opened in temporary portacabin accommodation in the Car Park in Mill Road opposite the lower entrance to Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. It was founded by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror...
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In October 2011, it moved again, and again to temporary accommodation. This time it opened as the Arundel Museum and Information Centre in Crown Yard Mews. The postcode for satellite navigation users is BN18 9JW.
Arundel Museum is run by the Arundel Museum Society, a registered charity. The museum is manned entirely by volunteers and relies on subscriptions, donations and fundraising events for its survival.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a confirmed grant of £888,000 towards the cost of a new purpose-built museum on a prime site in the centre of the main tourist area of Arundel, adjacent to the river, and opposite the Lower Castle Gate. Building is scheduled to start later in 2011, but a total of £1.6 million is required to complete the build and fit out this new permanent home, so Arundel Museum Society is still involved in a major fundraising drive.
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