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Have your say on the Shire Hall Museum exhibition

Have your say on the Shire Hall Museum exhibition

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Have your say on the Shire Hall Museum, Monmouth Image of Shire Hall

Residents and visitors can now have their say on what exhibitions they want to see at the Shire Hall Museum. 

MonLife Heritage is in the process of moving Monmouth Museum into the Shire Hall and is looking for which collections residents and visitors would like to see exhibited. 

From the 1st of August 2024, an online survey will be available to gather feedback on themes and activities that would attract visitors to the museum. Whether you’ve been before or have never visited, we want to create a museum full of history and activities for everyone. 

Shire Hall will be a modern and engaging museum based on community conversations to ensure that it is relevant and representative for all of our visitors. It will bring local stories alive, as well as events and activities that all want to see and participate in. 

To take part in the survey, please visit https://www.monlife.co.uk/heritage/the-shire-hall/shire-hall-consultation/

The redevelopment project has been funded by Monmouthshire County Council and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Following the feedback, our project team will work with architects and museum design teams to develop plans to create a new museum in Shire Hall.

Monmouthshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Equalities and Engagement, Cllr Angela Sandles, said: “We are working to create a modern space for visitors to learn more about the vast local history of Monmouth and surrounding areas. This museum is for everyone, and the survey lets you tell us what you want to see. If you’ve not been to the Shire Hall before, I’d urge you all to do so. The building is steeped in local, Welsh and British history.”

Built in 1724, Shire Hall is Grade 1 listed and was formerly the location of the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire. It is most famous for the 1839/40 trial of Chartist leader John Frost and others for high treason during the Newport Rising. Why not visit today and see the courtrooms and cells that have been vital to Monmouth’s history?

The Shire Hall Museum in Monmouth is open from 11.00 am to 4:00 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (holiday opening hours may vary). Admission is FREE.

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