Kingston Museum
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The Kingston Museum is an MLA
-accredited local-history museum in Kingston upon Thames
, southwest London
, England. Built in 1904 and restored in 1992–1997, the museum features three permanent exhibits—"Ancient Origins"; the lottery
-funded "Town of Kings", dealing with the borough
's history in Saxon times
; and "Eadweard Muybridge
", 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 September 18, 2010 (exactly a century since the Museum's first Muybridge exhibition) and runs until February 12, 2011. A fourth gallery is used for temporary exhibitions. At a separate site, on Richmond Road, is a room housing research materials and archives for investigating local history.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is a non-departmental public body in England and a registered charity with a remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries and archives...
-accredited local-history museum in Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
, southwest London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England. Built in 1904 and restored in 1992–1997, the museum features three permanent exhibits—"Ancient Origins"; the lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
-funded "Town of Kings", dealing with the borough
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London, England. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Surbiton, Chessington, New Malden and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the three Royal Boroughs in England, the others are Kensington and Chelsea, also in London,...
's history in Saxon times
History of Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period of the history of that part of Britain, that became known as England, lasting from the end of Roman occupation and establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the 5th century until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 by William the Conqueror...
; and "Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard J. Muybridge was an English photographer who spent much of his life in the United States. He is known for his pioneering work on animal locomotion which used multiple cameras to capture motion, and his zoopraxiscope, a device for projecting motion pictures that pre-dated the flexible...
", 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 September 18, 2010 (exactly a century since the Museum's first Muybridge exhibition) and runs until February 12, 2011. A fourth gallery is used for temporary exhibitions. At a separate site, on Richmond Road, is a room housing research materials and archives for investigating local history.