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  Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom | |
| Location | Taunton, Somerset |
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| Coordinates | 51°00′57″N 3°6′18″W / 51.01583°N 3.10500°W |
| Website | swheritage |
The Museum of Somerset is located in the 12th-century great hall of Taunton Castle, in Taunton in the county of Somerset, England. The museum is run by South West Heritage Trust, an independent charity, and includes objects initially collected by the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society who own the castle.
Until 2008 the museum was known as the Somerset County Museum. Heritage Lottery Fund support was obtained to improve the museum, and the new museum reopened at the end of September 2011.
Exhibits include the Frome Hoard, the Low Ham Roman Mosaic, the bronze-age South Cadbury shield and a range of other objects relating to the history of the county.[1] The collections also includes material collected by self-taught archaeologist Mary Harfield.[2]
- ^ Binding, Hilary (Autumn 2011). "Making the Museum of Somerset". SANHS Newsletter no. 84. Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. pp. 35–39.
- ^ Hull, Linda (10 September 2018). "Mary Harfield - Trowelblazers". Retrieved 25 July 2024.