WELCOME TO RUSTINGTON MUSEUM
A place for you to discover, explore and delve into the history of Rustington.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Samuel Wickens Centre
Broadmark Lane Car Park
Broadmark Lane
Rustington
West Sussex
BN16 2NW
01903 788478
museum@rustingtonpc.org
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm
Closed for lunch 1pm to 1.30pm
ADMISSION
Free
WHAT’S ON
Rustington Schools
October 2024
We are also looking to get YOU involved in sharing memories and objects that relate to your time at School in Rustington? Were you a pupil? Were you a teacher? We would love to hear your stories.
If you have memories, photos and memorabilia that you would be happy to share, then please get in touch with the Museum
Family Crafts
30th and 31st October 2024
10am – 1pm
Join us for Halloween Half-Term to make some Spooky Spiders. Fancy Dress is encouraged!
No Booking Required – it’s going to be Spooktacular!
More details on the What’s On page.
To find out more and book a place contact us.
Behind the scenes of Pride and Prejudice
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
2 – 4pm
Robert Parker, former Manager of Sudbury Hall, shares photographs of the filming of the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice.
More details on the What’s On page.
To find out more and book a place contact us.
The History of the Rustington Players
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
2 – 4pm
Colin Bolton, archivist, explores the colourful and creative history of local amateur dramatics group the Rustington Players.
More details on the What’s On page.
To find out more and book a place contact us.
RECENT NEWS
New Art Storage
Rustington Museum is very pleased to have been awarded a Collections Care grant funded by South East Museum Development (SEMD). Together with additional funding from the Rustington Heritage Association, the Museum has purchased some at racking so that the Art Collection can be better looked after in the Museum Store. It also increases the access, so that we can get more art on display in future exhibitions.
A documentation exercise is also underway, properly recording the location and details of the art. We are also photographing them so we can show them off in future presentations!
Handling Collection at the Museum
Did you know that the Museum has a collection that can be borrowed by schools and other groups like Brownies?
The Handling Collection at the Museum covers many topics suitable for schools such as Home Front and Childhood. A handling box can be tailored to suit the topic of choice – just choose the items you would like to borrow from the catalogue.
It is also ideal for reminiscence sessions. Royal events, 1960s and WW2 are just some of the topics covered.
The collection is made up of real Museum items and replicas. Each one has been carefully selected and helps to tell the story of Rustington.
For a copy of the catalogue or for more information on how Rustington Museum can help your school or group, please contact the Museum.
“A lovely local museum – I discovered lots of things that I didn’t know about the village”
We have a small, but growing, team of dedicated volunteers.
Our volunteers assist the museum staff with researching, cataloguing, stewarding, interviewing people as part of Rustington Remembers, and much more.
The volunteers are an invaluable to running the museum and making it a success.
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