Kingston Museum is an accredited local history museum in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. Built in 1904 and restored in 1992–1997, the museum features three permanent galleries — “Ancient Origins” detailing the borough’s past from prehistoric to Anglo Saxon times; the HLF funded “Town of Kings” gallery, continuing Kingston’s history as a market town through the medieval period until World War II, and The Eadweard Muybridge Gallery, devoted to the pioneering photographer who was born in and died in Kingston.
An exhibition of the important items bequeathed by Muybridge, entitled Muybridge Revolutions, opened at the Museum on 18 September 2010 (exactly a century since the Museum’s first Muybridge exhibition) and ran until 19 March 2011.
An Art Gallery on the first floor of the Museum hosts a changing programme of exhibitions.
The Local History Room and Archive, the other half of the Heritage Service, is located at the North Kingston Centre on Richmond Road. It houses research materials and archives for investigating local history, but is currently closed to the public. Its new location will shortly be announced on the Heritage web pages.
Kingston Museum’s unique Accreditation Reference Number is 98, and the museum is included in the database of museums Accredited under the Museum Accreditation Scheme
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Listing Details
- Address: Kingston upon Thames, Greater London KT1 2PS
- Phone: 020 8547 5006
- Website: http://www.kingston.gov.uk/museum
- Email: local.history@kingston.gov.uk
- Get there by bus: 57, 131, 213, K5
- Get there by tube/train: South West Trains
- Wheelchair access: Yes
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Additional information:
Access information:
free admission
bell at front entrance for wheelchair users
parking at rear of building for disabled people by prior arrangement
alternative access for wheelchair users from rear car park, including door bell
level access into building
four steps to Muybridge Gallery - level access through Kingston Library by prior arrangement
first floor accessible by lift
induction loop in the first floor art gallery
wheelchair accessible toilet on the ground floor
large font captions to permanent displays
Opening Times
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday Closed
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