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Museum Service
The Museum Service manages Mill Green Museum and Mill, and Welwyn Roman Baths. We run exhibitions, event and activities, plus great school visits.
For more information, please contact the museum on:
Tel: 01707 271362
Email: museum@welhat.gov.uk
Post: Mill Green Museum & Mill,
Mill Green, Hatfield
Herts. AL9 5PD
United Kingdom Current exhibitions at Mill Green Museum
 Beatrix Potter in Hertfordshire (Gallery 1)
Saturday 24 July - Sunday 31 October 2010
Opening times: Tuesday - Friday 10am-5pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 2-5pm. Acclaimed children's author Helen Beatrix Potter was born in London in 1866, but her Summer holidays as a child were often spent in Hertfordshire, with her grandparents. This exhibition focuses on Beatrix's time in the county and how this influenced her later books. This exhibition is part of the Something Borrowed Project, with support from Renaissance East and SHARE. The exhibition features loans of original Beatrix Potter drawings from the British Museum and the V&A. Image courtesy of the British Museum & The Frederick Warne Archive
 Talkies, Features and Blockbuster (Gallery 2)
February 2010 - February 2011 Step back in time to find out about the fascinating story of our local film industry. This exhibition charts the history of the Embassy Cinema which includes the showing of the first 'talkie' in February 1931, when "All Quiet on the Western Front" packed out the theatre for three weeks! Find out about the film studios at Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City that produced over 80 features from the late 1920s until its closure in 1952.
 Brave New Vision (Gallery 3)
25 May 2010 - end of November 2010
Opening times: Tuesday - Friday 10am-5pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 2-5pm. A period room setting with furniture and architectural features from one of the early Welwyn Garden City town houses, as well as local artworks and archive photographs from the period. This exhibition is being hosted to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Welwyn Garden City, 'a town designed for healthy living and industry'.
 Potting Shed (at the back of the Mill)
Until further notice
Opening times: Tuesday - Friday 10am-5pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 2-5pm.
Re-created gardener's potting shed, complete with vintage gardening equipment.
 Wedding Belles (Campus West ground floor corridor)
Until further notice
A collection of wedding dresses from three generations of a local family, together with wedding photos and stories.
 Welwyn Hatfield Now and Then: a photographic exhibition (Campus West ground floor corridor)
Until further notice
A great chance to compare and contrast photographs of the same areas of the borough now and in the past. Learn how different streets developed in very different ways. Enjoy old photographs of local houses and landmarks from our extensive archives, all of which can be ordered from the museum if you see a photo that you like.
This page was last updated on 03/08/2010
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