The Twickenham Museum

We are delighted to share the poster with you for Series 8 of our online talks!

Each talk is followed by our popular question & answer session. Combined ticket recommended with all donations split equally between the participating properties. Book here-

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Very happy to support our London Luminaries partner properties

New on display-

A Measham Ware Teapot, also known as Barge Ware.

These teapots were popular among barge folk in the 1800s and often personalised with names and messages.

E SPOONER ISLEWORTH
1881

Did you know that in the 18th century ‘people of quality’ thought nothing of drinking their tea out of a cup or eating off a plate decorated with large creepy crawlies & other insects? Sometimes the insects would even be given shadows to make them more realistic! Newly on display

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A new long term loan to the museum is a 5 Franc coin from 1841 featuring Louis Philippe, King of the French. Louis Philippe lived in Twickenham during two periods of exile. He resided at Johnston’s House (renamed Orleans House) from 1815 to 1817.

The ‘J.M.W Turner display is on until 23rd April 2026. You can also combine your visit with the viewing of 3 original Turner oil paintings currently on display at near by Orleans House Gallery or Turner’s House. Free entry to the Twickenham Museum.
Open Friday and Saturday 11-3pm and Sunday 2-4pm.

Sunday 11th January.

Dear visitors,

We apologise but the museum will be closed today due to an issue with the heating. We hope to get this rectified as soon as possible and we will be open again as usual on Friday. Thank you for understanding.

Thank you so much to those recent followers who joined over the Christmas period! New talk now available to watch for free!
We are open Friday and Saturday 11-3pm and Sunday 2-4pm. FREE entry! We look forward to your visit!

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Just turned up to open the museum and found this lovely clay tobacco pipe left by a member of the public on the doorstep.

Probably found on the banks of the Thames. Looks Victorian

And this is why we love local history!

We are open from today. Come in from the cold and say hello! Lots to see including a JMW Turner display, Twinings and ceramics display, Hampton Court model, waterman uniforms and much more! Come and engage with your rich local history. FREE entry!

It’s 2026! Why not make a New Year’s resolution to #volunteer at the Twickenham Museum? Friendly staff, lovely environment and interesting visitors. As little as 2 hours a month. Email
Housemanager@twickenham-museum.org.uk
if interested. Your help makes all the difference. Thank you.

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The Twickenham Museum is a self-funded small charity that receives no external funding.

If you would like to support our museum and its future, please consider donating to us. Please click on the link above.

Thank you very much and Happy New Year!

We remain open this month on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st. We will reopen Friday 2nd January.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy festive holiday and we look forward to seeing you at the museum in 2026! 🎁🧑‍🎄🌲👍

Behind door no. 16 of my advent calendar are 2 #Wedgewood vessels. The first is a black basalt Egyptian pastille burner, the bowl supported by 3 Egyptian term-like figures with pharaoh heads wearing nemes head dresses. The 2nd is on a tripod stand with dolphin legs. Both early 19th century.

YouTube video by London Luminaries Twickenham Museum presents Tea and Empathy: The Twinings Tea Dynasty & Social Housing

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The latest London Luminaries talk featuring Ed Harris from the Twickenham Museum is now on You Tube!

Follow the link below to watch.
Happy viewing!

We remain open this month on Sunday 14th, Friday 19th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st. We will reopen Friday 2nd January.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy festive holiday and we look forward to seeing you at the museum in 2026! 🎁🧑‍🎄🌲👍

There is still time to book a ticket for tomorrow evenings (04/11/25) online talk, the last in the present series. Ed Harris will be talking about the Twining Tea Dynasty and social housing in and around Twickenham. Book here-

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We will close for the Christmas holidays from Monday 22nd December to Thursday 1st January. We will reopen Friday 2nd January. Then each Friday (11-3pm), Saturday (11-3pm) & Sunday (2-4pm) throughout the year.
Until then come and visit us! All welcome and Free entry! :-)

Original wooden water pipe from Hampton Court Palace

This was donated to Gerald Heath between 1960-1970
The wooden waterpipe dates from the time of Henry VIlI when he had water transported to Hampton Court Palace for baths. It was from the right hand side of the Palace.

There is still time to get tickets for our online talk this Thursday at 7pm- ‘From Pageboy to Proprietor: the Extraordinary Life of James Cumberlidge with Nadege Forde-Vidal from Chiswick House. Book here-

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Thank you Allison!

We seek #volunteers who love talking to visitors to work as little as 2 hours per month. We are a lovely little museum housed within a 300 year old Georgian building. We really need volunteers to keep the museum open. Email Housemanager@twickenham-museum.org.uk if interested.

It’s a beautiful autumnal day here at the Twickenham Museum. We have displays on JMW Turner and West London, Waterman, the Twinings, detailed Hampton Court model, neolithic tools & weapons, Ice Age animal bones, Professor Cockle diving equipment and much much more! Free entry!

It’s half-term so what are you going to do with the kids? At the Twickenham Museum, we have a fantastic children’s activity trail which will engage them in drawing, counting & reading. For the younger ones they can colour in Professor Cockles! FREE entry!
Fri-Sat 11-3pm, Sun 2-4pm.

Last Wednesday, House Manager Ricky Pound visited Riverside Radio to talk to Jason and Abi about the 250th anniversary of the birth of the artist JMW Turner and the current Turner display at The Twickenham Museum.

Come and visit- free entry to all!

This evening (20/10/25) I will be talking to the Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society about JMW Turner’s connections to West London & Turner exhibitions at Sandycombe Lodge & a Turner display at TheTwickenham Museum.

Did you know the reason we display a lovely model of Hampton Court Palace? The old "Borough of Twickenham" was an independent municipal borough created in 1926 & in 1937 was extended to include Hampton, Hampton Wick & Teddington.
In 1965 it become part of the new LBRuT.

The Twickenham Museum will be closed Saturday afternoon 1-3pm on 4th October due to volunteer shortage.
If you would like to volunteer at this lovely Museum, please email the house manager at housemanager@twickenham-museum.org.uk
Thanks!

A George III tea caddy, silver spoon, tea tongs and sugar nips. On display at the Twickenham Museum.