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Kendal Museum(See also Kendal and Abbot Hall Art Gallery)
The development of the Kendal area from prehistoric to modern times is charted at the Museum. The historic and archaeological gallery covers prehistoric, Viking, and medieval times with a display on Kendal Castle. There is a Natural History Gallery detailing the Lake District's geology. Another part of this gallery contains a series of dioramas that look at Lakeland habitats. There is a large collection of Lakeland flora and fauna.
An outdoor wildlife garden provides pond, marsh, and meadow habitats for flying and crawling insects. Kendal Museum The Museum is now open all year round on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 12.00 noon and 5pm. It will be closed for a week at Christmas. The last entrance to the Museum is at 4.30 pm. Please allow about one and a half hours for your visit. Photo courtesy of Kendal Museum © 1997-2008 by The Cumbria Directory. Reproduction of this work in whole or in part, including images, and reproduction in electronic media, without documented permission from The Cumbria Directory is prohibited. |
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Kendal's first Museum
collection was put together in 1796 by William Todhunter and contained fossils, plants, minerals,
animals, and antiques. The present Museum is based on that collection and was opened after World
War I in a former wool warehouse opposite the railway station.
The World Wildlife Gallery gives an introduction to the animals, insect life, and
environment of the continents. It highlights wildlife conservation issues.