Archaeology

Roman and Anglo-Saxon artefacts from local sites include jewellery, weapons and ceramics. We also have local fossils and prehistoric items.

Art

We collect works of art both old and new, pictures and sculpture, relating to Shakespeare and to the history of Stratford-upon-Avon.

Furniture and Furnishings

These domestic items date from the 15th to the 19th century. We have a particularly fine collection of furniture dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. Unusual items include a Tudor pottery money-box and a pan for making rush-lights.

Numismatics

Coins and tokens found in Stratford and relating to Shakespeare form this collection. It also covers a period extending back to pre-Roman Celtic Britain.

Pewter

Largely based on the Neish Collection donated in 1996, the Trust has an exceptional collection of British pewter. Items range from Romano-British platters to a 1930s Liberty jug. The collection has a strong core of 16th- and 17th-century pewter.The first Museum of British pewter opened at Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon, in the summer of 2001.

Shakespeariana

Items linked to William Shakespeare himself and his development as a cultural icon tell a fascinating story.

Social History

A wide range of objects illustrate the civic, social and working life of Stratford-upon-Avon through the ages.

Textiles

This collection includes beautiful examples of Elizabethan embroidery and 17th-century painted cloths.

email:
The Museums Curator
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
The Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire CV37 6QW
United Kingdom
fax +44 [0]1789 296083
tel +44 [0]1789 201817/27