Walsall Museums Service
| Name | Walsall Museums Service |
|---|---|
| Prefix | WASMG |
| Type | museum |
| Address | Walsall Museum Lichfield Street Walsall WS1 1TR Walsall Leather Museum Littleton Street West Walsall WS2 8EQ |
| Town | Walsall |
| County | West Midlands |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Telephone | 01922 653116 |
| museum@walsall.gov.uk | |
| Access Conditions | Please phone: Walsall Museum on 01922 6543116 Walsall Leather Museum on 01922 721153 to enquire about our collections. Objects not on display can be viewed by prior appointment only. |
| Operational Hours | Walsall Museum Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 10am - 4pm Walsall Leather Museum Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm (November - March: 10am - 4pm) |
| Website | Visit website |
| Collections Overview | Walsall Museum Walsall Museum is home to a wide-ranging collection of artefacts reflecting Walsall's proud heritage, its many industries, and the lives of the people who lived here. In particular, the Museum houses a very large costume collection, including the nationally important Hodson Shop collection of twentieth century working-class clothing. We also hold large collections of lorinery, locks, and cast brass, as well as the collection previously housed at Birchills Canal Museum. We have artefacts relating to domestic and social life in the Borough, and to local heroes Sister Dora, John Henry Carless and Jerome K. Jerome. Walsall Leather Museum For two hundred years Walsall people have been making some of the world's finest saddles and leather goods. The displays around the Museum tell the stories of the Walsall leather trade, and feature splendid examples of local craftsmanship past and present, including saddles made for the Royal Family and exciting contemporary designs. |
