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Kingston Museum and Heritage Service operates on two sites and comprises a Museum, Local History Room and an Archives Service.

Kingston Museum is accredited by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The MLA Accreditation Scheme sets national standards for UK museums.

The Museum was built in 1904. The building and its galleries were restored between 1992 and 1997 and include a Lottery-funded 'Town of Kings' Gallery, telling the story of the Borough from Saxon times.

The Museum has three permanent galleries: Ancient Origins, Town of Kings and Eadweard Muybridge, and there is an Art Gallery for temporary exhibitions.  The Museum also has a special 'Community Showcase'  that can be hired on a monthly basis by local groups. The Local History Room holds a large and growing collection of local history research material.  

New for 2010

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• Muybridge in Kingston celebrates an exciting collaborative research and development partnership between Kingston University and the Kingston Museum & Heritage Service world-class collection.
• Eadweard Muybridge: DefiningModernities is a unique website that aims to provide a definitive research resource surrounding the work of 19th Century photographer Eadweard Muybridge.
• The new leaflet is now available for the Les Kirkin Photographic Competition. The theme for 2010-2011 is Architectural gems - from the unusual to the downright quirky! Download the form here.2010 Photographic Form

Kingston Museum

Wheatfield Way
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 2PS
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8547 6460
Email: kingston.museum@rbk.kingston.gov.uk  

Opening Hours:

• Daily 10am to 5pm except Wednesdays and Sundays

Admission Free

Kingston Local History Room and Archives

Room 46
North Kingston Centre
Richmond Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 5PE.
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8547 6738
Email: local.history@rbk.kingston.gov.uk  

Opening Hours

• Monday, Thursday, Friday, 10am to 1pm; 2pm to 5pm
• Tuesday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 9pm (term time*) and 2pm to 7pm at other times
• Closed on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
  

*Term dates:

• Autumn: 21 September to 12 December 2009
• Spring: 11 January to 27 March 2010
• Summer: 26 April to 10 July 2010