Broadway Museum and Art Gallery

Broadway Museum & Art Gallery is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history and cultural significance of our village. Discover the permanent exhibitions about Broadway’s history:

The Broadway Colony of Artists and Writers - the world-famous colony of American artists and writers who used Broadway as a cultural retreat and base in the late 19th century, some living, and some spending summers here including John Singer Sargent, Frank Millet (Francis Davis Millet), Alfred Parsons, Henry James and JM Barrie, to name a few.

The Broadway Coaching Story - highlights Broadways integral part in the history of passenger stagecoach travel and the mail coaches.

Wool - Broadway grew and prospered due to wool trading, and as merchants became rich they spent much money on building fine houses for themselves. The Cotswold Sheep (often referred to as the 'Cotswold Lion') were introduced to the UK by the Romans. Their wool known as the 'Golden Fleece' was an important export. It not only played a major role in the development of many Cotswold towns and villages, but also in the finances of the nation. In the Middle Ages, great flocks of sheep dominated Broadway’s wide main street on market days, and Italian ‘future buyers’ (who bought the future production of wool from the sheep farmer) were a common sight.

Postcards of Broadway: The Way We Were - is a captivating display of postcards celebrating Broadway’s past.

The museum runs a regular program of talks, events and changing exhibitions - to find more details visit broadwaymuseum.org.uk

The museum is located within Tudor House, which was built in the 17th century as a coaching inn to serve the Ludlow to London route. The building has been extended and adapted over the years but retains original features and architectural flourishes reflecting trends of the passing eras. The house has been both a farmstead and a private residence and was for 80 years, the headquarters for H.W Keil Ltd, one of the leading dealers in antique furniture in the world.

Visitors can contact the museum at admin@broadwaymuseum.org.uk for inquiries or further assistance.

Monday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm).

Prices are: £7.00 per adult or £6.00 +65 Concession / Students. Children are free.

More details at www.broadwaymuseum.org.uk

Friends and Patrons of the museum enjoy a host of benefits - if you would like to support the museum please click on the highlighted links.

Tudor House, 64-65 High Street, Broadway, WR12 7DP. Tel: 01386 859047