Braintree Museum exterior
Museum

Braintree Museum

Braintree

With a National Art Pass you get

Free entry

Set in an old school, Braintree Museum conserves and celebrates local history, focusing on the District’s industrial and cultural achievements and notable personalities.

Based in the former Manor Street School building, Braintree Museum celebrates and cares for the town’s history, particularly following its achievements and contributions to industry and creativity from the prehistoric era to the 21st century.

Explore collections dedicated to companies such as Crittall Windows, notable manufacturers of steel-framed windows, and the Courtauld and Warner textile firms. Other unique collections explore the celebrated naturalist John Ray, the First and Second World Wars, geology and fossils, photography, and art and ceramics.

A varied programme of exhibitions explores everything from art and textiles to science and local history, plus there are also regular events and community activities on offer. And why not step back in time through the museum’s Victorian classroom.


Listen to dress historian Amber Butchart take her partner, illustrator Rob Flowers, to Braintree Museum in Essex, on our podcast, Meet Me at the Museum. They uncover the area’s strong textiles heritage and explore what fabrics and design can tell us about society over time.

Visitor information

Address

Braintree Museum

Manor Street, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3HW
01376 328868

Opening times

Tue – Sat, 10am – 4pm

Closed Mondays including Bank Holidays and over the Christmas period.

Visitor information

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