Here are some useful links to some of the many local organisations that help promote our local heritage. Malvern Tourist Information Office Masses of information about local events and further afield can be found here, supported by a dedicated team … Read More
Loan Boxes The museum has created three loan boxes so far. The loan boxes meet Key Stage 2 requirements for primary schools and can be adapted for Key Stage 1 pupils. Equally they will be of interest to adult groups. … Read More
Collections Policy Malvern Museum is a museum of local history, and its collections policy reflects this. The museum’s Collection Development Policy is in line with the national guidelines and has been approved by Arts Council England. The majority of the … Read More
Family and local history research This page provides information on how to research family and local history using material in the museum’s collection and archive. It will eventually provide links to the catalogue of maps, books and archive material held by the … Read More
The 17th and early 18th century provide the museum’s first closely dateable artefacts, prints and books. Items on display The museum has few artefacts from this period, but covers the enclosure of Malvern Chase (1630s) and the English Civil War … Read More
Tudor Malvern At the beginning of the Tudor period, Great Malvern had an important Benedictine monastery. The small town had a market place in front of the monastery gates. There was a separate parish church, dedicated to St Thomas on … Read More
Items from Great Malvern Priory church The medieval collection at Malvern Museum is built around a significant number of items on loan from Great Malvern Priory church. These include carved stonework, timbers and medieval tiles. They probably all originally came from the … Read More
Prehistoric and Roman Malvern The prehistoric heritage of Malvern is dominated by the two Iron-Age hill forts at the southern end of the Malvern Hills. The museum has a display board about British Camp (Herefordshire Beacon) and Midsummer Hill. A … Read More
The geology collection The Malvern Hills are formed of hard igneous rocks dating from the Precambrian period (600 million year ago (MYA)). To the west are softer sedimentary rocks of the Silurian period (440 MYA) which are rich in fossils, … Read More
The museum collections and archive Malvern Museum has over 8,000 items in its collection. Some of the larger artefacts are on permanent display. These include the medieval stonework and timbers on loan from Great Malvern priory church. The museum displays many … Read More
