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NEWS!
The Museum Extension
From Hole in the Ground to Grand Opening!
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
The
new store room has been filled with treasures, neatly filed and safely
packed. In the new Museum space, the displays have been planned
carefully and the woodwork is being put in place to
begin mounting the exhibits.
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Friday, March 25, 2006
The
fitting-out is moving ahead. Display panels are being constructed and
safely secured in place. Behind the scenes, exhibits are waiting to
come out of storage and take their planned positions. Museum Stewards
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Friday,
May 26, 2006
The
new displays are taking shape but there is still so much to do
in
preparation for the big day on June 1. Here are Chris Tod and a visitor
discussing one of the most exciting additions to the Museum - the 1000
year old Steyning Man. |
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This
is Luke Brannlund, the archaeologist who laid out the bones of Steyning
Man. The skeleton is concealed behind black glass, shown here below the
written display. Visitors who wish to see this exhibit can press a
time-controlled light switch.
Luke was also a member of the team which excavated the site
of
the extension. He has continued to provide valuable advice and
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This is another addition to the
Museum's exhibits and more of Luke's work.
Some of the archaelogical finds at the site of the Museum have been set
in a hole beneath the floor. They can be viewed through a glass panel.
The oldest finds, believed by archaeologists to pre-date the year 1100,
are on the deepest layer of the display. The more recent items, which
date after 1700, are at the top. |
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See
"News" above for more about the Steyning Museum extension.
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