The Gem of Emsworth

Welcome To Emsworth Museum

Emsworth Museum is dedicated to preserving, recording and telling the story of the town and its locality through the triumphs and tragedies of its people, businesses and organisations.

Opening Times

Open from Easter to October

Saturdays, Bank Hols 10.30 am – 4.30 pm.
Sundays 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm.
Fridays in August 10.30 am – 4.30 pm.
Disabled People Friendly – learn more

Events

In addition to the permanent exhibition in the main hall, Emsworth Museum holds temporary exhibitions in the David Rudkin Room throughout the season (April to October). Talks are organized out of season. Guided walks on the History of Emsworth occur during the summer.

Talk – The CT Scanner: The Beatles greatest gift to mankind?

Presented by Dr. Ben Timmis Although we take modern medical technology for granted, the CT Scanner, invented by an Englishman, is a truly extraordinary machine, that has had a huge…

Lewis Carroll and PG Wodehouse as young men

Talk – Barmy in Wonderland – When the Cheshire Cat met the Newt.

Presented by Sarah Stanfield Lewis Carroll was a paradigm shifter in Victorian Children’s literature, who excited the imaginations of his young readers, and none more so than one Pelham Greville…

Talk – The Life of Ken Wood and his Involvement in the Kenwood Company

The Life of Ken Wood and his Involvement in the Kenwood Company Kenneth Maynard Wood (1916-97) joined the Merchant Navy at 14, traveling the world and learning the importance of teamwork, which set…