Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum
Bolton Museum is a public museum and art gallery in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester, northern England, owned by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.[1]
The collections include natural history, archaeology, art, local history and one of Britain's oldest public aquariums. These are housed, together with Bolton Central Library, in one end of the Bolton Civic Centre, designed by, local architects, Bradshaw Gass & Hope and opened in 1939. The museum has two outlying locations, Smithills Hall and Hall i' th' Wood.
The collections include material from many private collectors, including geological specimens from the estate of Caroline Birley.[2]
In 2006, the museum became involved in the Shaun Greenhalgh case, when a statue in their collection, the Amarna Princess, was revealed as a forgery.[3]
The Bolton Lives gallery presents the story of Bolton and its people.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive". Culture24. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ "Caroline Birley". Bolton Museum. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bolton Museum, (no byline). "Amarna Princess statement" Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Bolton Museum, 29 November 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ Suggitt, Mark (March 2011). "Bolton Lives Gallery, Bolton Museum". Museums Journal. 111 (3): 50–51.
External links
- Tourist attractions in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
- History of Bolton
- Buildings and structures in Bolton
- Museums in Greater Manchester
- Art museums and galleries in Greater Manchester
- Egyptological collections in England
- Natural history museums in England
- Local museums in Greater Manchester
- Museums established in 1939
- 1939 establishments in England
- Bradshaw, Gass & Hope buildings