Maidstone Museum
What's included:
- Audio guide rental
- Shop & Ice Creams
- Children's holiday activities
- Children's activity sheets
One of the best regional museums in the South East with significant collections especially Ethnography, Ancient Egypt, Archaeology and Costume and one of the finest collections of Japanese art in the country.
Don’t miss the Ancient Lives Gallery, a multi-sensory experience with an amazing facial reconstruction of Ta-Kush, a 2700-year-old Egyptian mummy, the only one in Kent! Triple the Fun! The museum also houses the splendour of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regimental Museum as well as the Carriage Museum, located opposite Archbishops’ Palace (open April to September).
Hands-on interactive galleries covering billions of years of history
From Japan to Archaeology, Local History to Dinosaurs & Costume
In the heart of Maidstone Town Centre, free for all
Changing temporary exhibitions to tell new and exciting stories
Opening times
& directions
Maidstone Museum
Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm outside of school holidays
Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, during summer and school holidays.
Carriage Museum
Open Saturdays, 11am to 3pm, April to September.
Maidstone Museum,
Saint Faith's Street,
Maidstone,
UK
What's on and more
Accessibility
The ground floor of the Museum is fully accessible, and lifts can provide access to most of the first floor galleries. There are accessible toilets on both floors.
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