Opening Hours
We recommend that you arrive before 3.00pm to ensure entry.
Our normal opening hours, Tuesday - Sunday (including bank holidays*) are:
10.00am - 5.00pm (last admission, 4.30pm)
We will be closed on 24, 25, 26, 30 December and 1 January.
*Please note that the museum is no longer open on Mondays, however we will be open for Bank Holiday Mondays.
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Christmas Opening Hours:
| Monday 23 December |
10am - 5pm |
| Tuesday 24 December |
CLOSED |
| Wednesday 25 December |
CLOSED |
| Thursday 26 December |
CLOSED |
| Friday 27 December |
10am - 5pm |
| Saturday 28 December |
10am - 5pm |
| Sunday 29 December |
10am - 5pm |
| Monday 30 December |
CLOSED |
| Tuesday 31 December |
10am - 5pm |
| Wednesday 1 January |
CLOSED |
| Thursday 2 January |
10am - 5pm |
Please note:
We reserve the right at our discretion to alter our advertised arrangements for Events and Exhibitions, and to cancel without notice. Special exhibitions may have additional restrictions.
Your visit to the museum is at all times subject to any notice to visitors we post on the premises. We reserve the right to refuse to allow entry to our premises, or remove from our premises any person that fails to comply with any reasonable instructions that we may give to visitors from time to time.
We will sometimes conduct bag searches. The searches look for restricted items and any other material that might be considered a risk to our collection, or to the health and safety and enjoyment of our visitors. Any items found will be removed at the bag-searching point will be recorded and returned to the visitor on departure. If our staff finds anything they consider to be illegal, they will confiscate it and contact the Police.