Windsor and Royal Borough Museum is a local history museum, exploring the history of the town of
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
and the
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, in the
English
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* English language
* English people
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* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
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county of
Berkshire. It is accommodated within
Windsor Guildhall
The Windsor Guildhall is the town hall of Windsor, Berkshire, England. It is situated in the High Street, about from Castle Hill, which leads to the main public entrance to Windsor Castle. It is a Grade I listed building.
History
A deed o ...
which is a
Grade I listed building
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. The museum is managed as part of the
local authority
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of the
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
The first museum exhibition was opened in Windsor Guildhall in 1951 as part of the
Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a "triumphant success" during which people:
...
celebrations by
Princess Elizabeth.
The Queen returned to the building in 2011.
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References
External links
Windsor and Royal Borough Museum – RBWM WebsiteWindsor and Royal Borough Museum – Windsor & Maidenhead Tourist Information UKWindsorMuseum.org.uk – museum collection and blog
Art museums and galleries in Berkshire
Museums of ancient Rome in the United Kingdom
Local museums in Berkshire
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