From the 1st September the Museum will be open 5 days per week (closed Mondays & Fridays), 10.00am to 4.00pm except Sunday when opening is from 11.00am
News
Thanks to many generous donations, our Appeal Fund for new premises has now exceeded £190,000, bringing us nearer to our goal of £250,000.
This is an exciting milestone as we look forward to exhibiting and expanding our collection in bigger and better premises.
Party in the Park
Visit the museum stand at the Somerset Day Party in the Park on May 9th
Volunteering & Friends Meeting
Find out how you can join in our success story. Minehead Museum reopens to the public on Saturday 21st March 2026. We look forward to welcoming back...
Portable Antiquities Scheme at the Museum
Do you have an archaeological object that you would like identified? Bring your finds along to Somerset's Finds Liaison Officer Laura Beckwith for...
Fundraising Quiz
A big thank you to all who attended the charity quiz in aid of Minehead Museum, held at Minehead Social Club on Friday 27th February. It was great...
WINTER CLOSURE
The Museum is closed for the winter from 3rd November 2025. We look forward to welcoming you again in Spring 2026 Museum will open on Saturday 21st...
Winners of our November Quiz
Our Charity Quiz in November marked the end of another successful season, raising £355 towards our appeal to secure long term and larger premises...
Harbour watercolour unveiled
A fine early watercolour of Minehead Harbour, painted around 1800, has been donated to the Museum. One of the earliest known paintings of Minehead...
Regal Theatre 90th birthday
The Regal celebrates its 90th birthday in July. Come and see our model of the Regal. It's changed a lot since 1934!
Minehead Families document
For those of you interested in Minehead's history, we have a new document available for download. Go to our History tab and the drop-down menu...
Museum welcomes 70,000th visitor
A family group from Barry, in South Wales, marked our 70,000th visitor since the museum first opened. The Saunders family were spending the late May...
Can you help with our appeal for new premises?
Find out about our new premises appeal here.
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