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  • Chesham Museum opens From the River to the Railway exhibition at the Good Earth Gallery

    Chesham Museum opens From the River to the Railway exhibition at the Good Earth Gallery

    26 August 2022

    Chesham Museum’s new temporary exhibition From the River to the Railway looks at the impact of the River Chess and the Metropolitan Railway on people’s lives in the past and today.

  • Where’s Winifred?

    Where’s Winifred?

    18 August 2022

    Can you work out where Winifred is? Guess right and win a prize – £20 cash thanks to Silverson Machines Ltd of Chesham plus £5 Blue Haze voucher.

  • Hats off to Chesham!

    Hats off to Chesham!

    12 July 2022

    Thank you to everyone who stopped by to celebrate Hats Off with us. We had some great conversations and had fun trying on some hats!

  • Exciting new monthly competition

    Exciting new monthly competition

    6 July 2022

    Enter our exciting new monthly competition – Where’s Winifred. First clue is now out!

  • Chesham Museum’s new Insta team

    Chesham Museum’s new Insta team

    12 April 2022

    Millie and Kit are studying their History A Level at Chesham Grammar School and are very excited about running the Museum’s Instagram page.

  • Chesham Museum Receives Support for New Website and Outreach Programme

    Chesham Museum Receives Support for New Website and Outreach Programme

    25 March 2022

    Chesham Museum is delighted to announce that their A Future for Chesham’s Past project has received funding from Arts Council England and Chesham and Villages Community Board. The project will connect local people with their local history.

  • Selfie trail competition winners announced

    Selfie trail competition winners announced

    27 July 2021

    Thank you to everyone who took part in our selfie trail competition. Congratulations to our winner and runners-up. Remember, you can still take part in the selfie trail for fun.

  • Teddy trail competition: winner announced

    Teddy trail competition: winner announced

    25 June 2021

    We are happy to announce that Teddy finally has a name – meet Winifred the bear! Congratulations to Kay Cullen who won the competition. Read on to find out the history behind Teddy’s new name Winifred.

  • Chesham Museum Half term spooky shop trail

    Chesham Museum Half term spooky shop trail

    13 November 2020

    Our Spooky Shop Trail was a big success. Thank you to everyone who took part and a special thank you to Waitrose and Partners for providing the prizes.

  • Chesham Museum announces two new information panels in the town

    Chesham Museum announces two new information panels in the town

    9 July 2020

    Chesham Museum is pleased to reveal two new informational panels showing the history of breweries and public houses in Chesham.

  • Chesham Museum wins National Lottery funding

    Chesham Museum wins National Lottery funding

    27 November 2018

    Chesham Museum has received a National Lottery grant of £4,490 to assist in the delivery of an exciting heritage outreach project, in 5 locations in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on establishing 4 heritage panels on local buildings of merit and an information point in Chesham Library.

  • The Damon Singers raise money for Chesham Museum

    The Damon Singers raise money for Chesham Museum

    23 May 2017

    We are delighted that the concert raised a total of £655.07 for Chesham Museum.

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