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Saffron Walden Museum

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Coordinates: 52°01′32″N 0°14′27″E / 52.02543°N 0.24079°E / 52.02543; 0.24079
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Saffron Walden Museum
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Established1835
LocationMuseum Street, Saffron Waldon, Essex CB10 1BN, England
Coordinates52°01′32″N 0°14′27″E / 52.02543°N 0.24079°E / 52.02543; 0.24079
TypeLocal museum
OwnerSaffron Walden Museum Society
Employees50 volunteers
Websitesaffronwaldenmuseum.org

Saffron Walden Museum is a local museum in Saffron Walden, Essex, east England.[1]

The museum is one of the oldest purpose-built museums in the United Kingdom.[2] It is located in Museum Street within the town of Saffron Walden, set in an enclosed grass meadow near the ruins of the 12-century Walden Castle.

The museum's collections cover ancient cultures, archaeology, ceramics and glass, costumes and textiles, geology, furniture and woodwork, social and local history, natural history, and world cultures.[3] The collections also includes fine art paintings and sculptures.[4]

The museum has over 50 volunteers.[5] The Saffron Walden Museum Society is voluntary charitable organisation that supports the museum and owns the building.[6] It provides talks and events for members.

Since the 19th century the museum has been home to a mummified child dating from the 3rd century AD.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Saffron Walden Museum". Visit Saffron Walden. UK: Saffron Walden Town Council. March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Saffron Walden Museum". Visit East of England. UK. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Collections". Saffron Walden Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Saffron Walden Museum Artworks". Art UK. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Saffron Walden Museum". UK: Uttlesford District Council. March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Saffron Walden Museum Society". swmuseumsoc.org.uk. UK. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ Riggs, Christina (2013). "A Roman Period child's mummy in the Saffron Walden Museum" (PDF). The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 99 (1): 265–270. doi:10.1177/030751331309900113. ISSN 0307-5133.
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