Wandsworth Museum, Local museum in Wandsworth, England.
Wandsworth Museum was a local museum housed in a Victorian building that displayed objects from different periods, including an old printing press and a ceramic doll. The collection featured items ranging from prehistoric times to more recent eras and documented the everyday life of the area.
The museum opened in 1903 and closed in 2016, at which point its collections were transferred to the Battersea Arts Collection. The institution served as a local history repository for over a century.
The collection represented daily life through the ages with exhibits ranging from Neolithic tools to transcripts of political debates from the English Civil War.
The museum no longer exists, but thirteen permanent interactive art installations funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund display portions of the collection across different locations. Visitors can explore these dispersed sites to learn more about local history.
The collections are now presented through a decentralized network of interactive art installations at unexpected locations across the borough. This innovative approach keeps local history alive in public spaces rather than confined within a single building.
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