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Kingston Museum and Heritage Service

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.

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• Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm
• Thursday 10am–7pm

The Museum is closed on Bank Holidays, between Christmas and New Year and from Good Friday to Easter Monday unless otherwise notified.

Admission is Free

Wheatfield Way
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 2PS
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8547 5006
Email:

Current exhibition: ‘Iris Murdoch and Philippa Foot: an Arc of Friendship’

An exhibition entitled ‘Iris Murdoch and Philippa Foot: an Arc of Friendship’, run by the Centre for Iris Murdoch Studies at Kingston University, will take place in the Kingston Museum Gallery from 3 to 25 May. It will centre on letters from Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) to Philippa Foot (1920-2010), acquired by Kingston University with the support of a grant of £107,000 from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The 2013 Museum guide leaflet is now available and you can download it below.

Kingston Local History Room and Archives

• 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:, bank holidays, between Christmas and New Year and from Good Friday to Easter Monday.

*Term dates:

• Spring: 14 January 2013 – 23 March 2013
• Summer: 15 April 2013 – 29 June 2013
• Autumn: 3 September 2013 – 20 December 2013

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

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8547 6738
Email: