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Museum of Island History

Isle Of Wight

Free entry

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About

The Museum of Island History is located on the ground floor of the Guildhall and tells the story of the Isle of Wight from earliest times to the present day.

A selection of recently found archaeology is always on display. The temporary gallery has themed exhibitions that change throughout the year.

Museum of Island History

High Street, Newport, Isle Of Wight, PO30 1TY

01983 521555

Opening times

Mon - Fri, 9.30am - 3pm Please get in touch for summer and winter opening times

With a National Art Pass you get

Free entry

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Exhibitions nearby

Iconic Jimi by Gered Mankowitz

Dimbola Museum & Galleries, Freshwater Bay
Until 30 October 2021

Blaze Cyan Croft Castle

Unsettling Landscapes: The Art of the Eerie

St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, Lymington
Until 8 January 2022

Hetain Patel, Trinity

Hetain Patel: Trinity

John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
Until 29 October 2021

Ben Nicholson, 1932-40 (still-life) Oil & pencil on canvas, Pier Arts Centre, Stromness © Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved DACS

Ben Nicholson: From the Studio

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
Until 23 October 2021

50% off exhibitions

Art we’ve helped buy at Museum of Island History

Views of the Isle of Wight

Acquired 2002

Collection of prints and drawings of the Isle of Wight

Acquired 2007

Early Medieval skillet

Acquired 2007

Seal matrix containing a Roman Jasper Intaglio

Acquired 2007