Windsor and Royal Borough Museum

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Windsor and Royal Borough Museum
Guildhall, Windsor, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 15.JPG
Windsor and Royal Borough Museum
Established1951
Location Windsor, Berkshire, England
Coordinates 51°28′56″N0°36′26″W / 51.482347°N 0.607168°W / 51.482347; -0.607168
Type Local museum
Collection size13,500
Website windsormuseum.org.uk

Windsor and Royal Borough Museum is a local history museum, exploring the history of the town of Windsor and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, in the English county of Berkshire. It is accommodated within Windsor Guildhall which is a Grade I listed building. The museum is managed as part of the local authority of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.

The first museum exhibition was opened in Windsor Guildhall in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations by Princess Elizabeth. [1] The Queen returned to the building in 2011. [1]

The art collection includes a work by Alix Jennings. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Queen opens the Windsor and Royal Borough Museum". BBC. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jennings, Alix, 1884–1980 | Art UK". 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.


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