Bruton Museum
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Bruton Museum is a small local museum
in Bruton
, Somerset
, England.
The museum is housed in the Dovecote Building, in the towns High Street. The building also contains a tourist information office
.
The Bruton Museum Society was formed in 1989 and involved the community and local schools in the development of the collection of local artefacts. It was initially housed in the basement of the Co-Op and then in a disused Coach House owned by the National Westminster Bank
. The museum moved to its current location in 1999 after it was jointly purchased by South Somerset
District Council and Bruton Town Council.
The time spent in the town by John Steinbeck
is commemorated in the museum. They have also organised exhibitions at King's School
including one in 2008 of the work of Ernst Blensdorf.
In 2010 an anonymous donor agreed to pay the rent on the building, removing earlier doubts about the future viability of the museum.
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 Bruton
Bruton
Bruton is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Brue seven miles south-east of Shepton Mallet, just south of Snakelake Hill and Coombe Hill, ten miles north-west of Gillingham and twelve miles south-west of Frome in the South Somerset district. The town has a...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England.
The museum is housed in the Dovecote Building, in the towns High Street. The building also contains a tourist information office
Visitor center
A visitor center or centre , visitor information center, tourist information center, is a physical location that provides tourist information to the visitors who tour the place or area locally...
.
The Bruton Museum Society was formed in 1989 and involved the community and local schools in the development of the collection of local artefacts. It was initially housed in the basement of the Co-Op and then in a disused Coach House owned by the National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank Plc, commonly known as NatWest, is the largest retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom and has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc since 2000. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is ranked as the second largest bank in the world by assets...
. The museum moved to its current location in 1999 after it was jointly purchased by South Somerset
South Somerset
South Somerset is a local government district in Somerset, England.The South Somerset district covers and area of ranging from the borders with Devon and Dorset to the edge of the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 158,000...
District Council and Bruton Town Council.
The time spent in the town by John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
is commemorated in the museum. They have also organised exhibitions at King's School
King's School, Bruton
King's Bruton is an independent fully co-educational secondary day and boarding school based in Bruton, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1519 by Richard FitzJames, and received royal foundation status around 30 years later in the reign of Edward VI...
including one in 2008 of the work of Ernst Blensdorf.
In 2010 an anonymous donor agreed to pay the rent on the building, removing earlier doubts about the future viability of the museum.