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Jersey Museum
St Helier, Jersey
Providing a great introduction to life in Jersey within a bright and spacious complex
and perfectly restored Victorian merchant's town house, Jersey Museum offers hours
of interest and enjoyment. The museum comprehensively explores the story of Jersey
from the first inhabitants of 250,000 years ago, through the Bronze Age and Roman
period to the current modern day.
On the ground floor in the Audio-Visual Theatre,
where a short film shown periodically throughout the day is an ideal introduction
to the island and to the museum, bringing the history of Jersey alive. The ground
floor has two main display areas, one shows historic maps documenting how it took
mapmakers several centuries to produce an accurate map of the island, whilst in
contrast there is a photograph taken from a space shuttle looking south towards
the English Channel, Jersey and the French coast, highlighting modern advances.
Jersey's most important archaeological site - La Cotte de St Brelade, is the focus
of the largest display on the ground floor, telling the story of the pre-historic
site. A quarter of a million years ago this was the cliff face over which Neanderthal
people drove animals to their death. The remains of mammoth and woolly rhinoceros
have been found, together with the tools of the people who hunted them. 150,000
year old mammoth bones are on display in the museum and are some of Jersey's best
treasures. The most treasured possession is the pure gold 'St Helier gold torque'
and the priceless item was probably brought to the Island 3,000 years ago.
Also
on the ground floor is a Temporary Exhibition Gallery, a venue for regularly changing
exhibitions throughout the year, and a room documenting the Jersey's penal system
which includes a treadmill from 1836, salvaged from the old prison in Newgate Street
in St. Helier. Interactive video screens on the first floor feature 'The Story of
Jersey' allowing the visitor to further explore areas of interest. Displayed in
the Barreau-Le Maistre Art Gallery are works from the Museum's extensive collection,
and in the Merchant's House, you are shown around by the housekeeper Elizabeth Mourant
as you experience life in the 1860s with a visit to the schoolroom and bedrooms
of the Ginestet family. The licensed cafe overlooks the garden and is open all day
whilst the shop specialises in books and gifts. Jersey museum was voted 'The Most
Outstanding Tourist Attraction' opening in the British Isles in 1992 and winning
the National Heritage Museum of the Year award in 1993-94 and is a must-visit tourist
attraction if in the parish of St. Helier.
Accommodation near Jersey Museum, St Helier
Here are the Hotels, Guest Houses and Self Catering properties in the parish of
St Helier:
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The Club Hotel & Spa, St Helier
(5 Star Hotel)
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Grand Jersey, St Helier
(4 Star Hotel)
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Savoy Hotel, St Helier
(4 Star Hotel)
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Ommaroo Hotel, St Helier
(3 Star Hotel)
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Revere Hotel, St Helier
(3 Star Hotel)
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Almorah Hotel, St Helier
(2 Star Hotel)
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Hotel de Normandie, St Helier
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2 Star Hotel)
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Mountview Hotel, St Helier
(2 Star Hotel)
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The Stafford Hotel, St Helier
(2 Star Hotel)
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Westhill Country Hotel, St Helier
(2 Star Hotel)
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Panama Apartments, St Helier
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Eulah Country House,
St Helier
(4 Star Guest House)
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The Inn Jersey,
St Helier
(3 Star Hotel)
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Monaco Hotel,
St Helier
(2 Star Hotel)
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Millbrook House Hotel, St Helier
(2 Star Hotel)
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The Apollo Hotel, St Helier
(3 Star Hotel)
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Jersey
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Places to visit in St Helier.
Elizabeth Marina, St Helier.
Halkett Street, St Helier.
Howard Davis Park, St Helier.
Howard Davis Park, St Helier.
Jersey Museum, St Helier.
Jersey Opera House, St Helier.
Liberation Square, St Helier.
Maritime Museum, St Helier.
Occupation Tapestry, St Helier.
Royal Square, St Helier.
St Helier Marina.
St Helier Marina.
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