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One of the major collections of material relating to Horatio Nelson, including personalia, decorative art, naval equipment and particularly manuscripts.

The attached Local History Centre encompasses archaeology, social history and archives of the people of Monmouth, including Charles Rolls (of Rolls Royce fame). There is also a developing collection relating to the Picturesque tour in the Wye Valley.


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Nelson Museum and Local History Centre

Priory Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3XA

01600 710630

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Opening times

Open Every Day 11.00 - 16.00

Closed Wednesdays until May Half Term 2018

Free to all

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Exhibitions nearby

Albert Irvin, Almada, 1985

Albert Irvin and Abstract Expressionism

US actress Marilyn Monroe on the Nevada desert going over her lines for a difficult scene she is about to play with Clarke Gable in the film The Misfits by John Huston, 1960.

Women in Focus: Part One: Women Behind the Lens

  • National Museum Cardiff
  • Until 28 January 2019
Trevor Paglen, They Watch the Moon, 2010

Artes Mundi 8

  • National Museum Cardiff
  • Until 24 February 2019
Nia, The Gurnos, Merthyr

Women in Focus: Part Two: Women in Front of the Lens

  • National Museum Cardiff
  • Until 9 June 2019

Art we’ve helped buy at Nelson Museum and Local History Centre

Monnow Bridge and Gate, Monmouth
 Acquired 1994
1) New Weir on the River Wye; 2) Coldwell on the River Wye
 Acquired 2006
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