Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery explained

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Map Type:South Yorkshire
Coordinates:53.5207°N -1.1274°W
Established:1964
Location:Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Type:Military Museum

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1]

History

The first Doncaster Museum opened in 1909 at Beechfield House, utilising only the ground floor of the building, and operated a small zoo at the site from 1955.[2] It moved to a purpose-built site on Chequer Road in 1964 to display collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art.[3] The holotype of the extinct species Ichthyosaurus anningae was identified in the museum's collection in 2008 and formally named in 2015.[4] [5] The building also houses the Regimental Museum of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.[6] The Roman Danum shield, found in Doncaster in 1971 is on display in the museum.[7]

The museum won the "Most Improved Audience Figures" award from Audiences Yorkshire in 2009.[8]

Redevelopment

The former museum site closed on 17 January 2020, with the move to a new venue, originally intended to open in summer 2020.[9] The COVID-19 pandemic caused delays to the relocation process. The new building, which cost £14 million, was completed in October 2020.[10] The new museum is called 'The Danum Gallery, Library and Museum' and encloses the Doncaster High School for Girls building.[11] The new museum opened to the public on 29 May 2021.[12]

A new rail heritage centre opened on 19 September 2021[13] within the venue exhibits the Great Northern Railway C1 class locomotive No. 251 and the London and North Eastern Railway Class V2 4771 locomotive Green Arrow to celebrate the contribution Doncaster made to the rail industry. Both locomotives were built in Doncaster and are on loan from the National Railway Museum for three years from February 2021.[14] [15] [16]

The original site of the museum on Chequer Road is now home to the Doncaster Archives and Local Studies Library.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery . Doncaster Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222051000/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/leisureandculture/museumsandgalleries/doncastermuseumandartgallery/ . 22 February 2015 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Filling the Void in Natural History at Doncaster Museum . Pip Seccombe . Louise Hill . Yorkshire Naturalists Union . Presentation . 5 October 2021.
  3. Web site: places to visit in Doncaster. visitdoncaster.co.uk. 25 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20101102164021/http://www.visitdoncaster.co.uk/Tourism/places_to_visit/Museum.asp. 2 November 2010. dead.
  4. Lomax. Dean R.. Judy A.. Massare. 85745787. 2015. A new species ofIchthyosaurusfrom the Lower Jurassic of West Dorset, England, U.K. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35. 2. e903260. 0272-4634. 10.1080/02724634.2014.903260.
  5. Web site: BBC News - Forgotten fossil found to be new species of ichthyosaur. Gill. Victoria. 19 February 2015. BBC Online. 22 February 2015.
  6. Web site: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum Collection. Ogilby Trust. 13 March 2016. 14 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314051528/http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000055-King-s-Own-Yorkshire-Light-Infantry-Museum-Collection.htm. dead.
  7. Buckland . Paul . A First-Century Shield from Doncaster, Yorkshire . Britannia . 1978 . 9 . 247–269 . 10.2307/525941 . 525941 . 0068-113X.
  8. Web site: Audiences Yorkshire recognises the region's trailblazers. creativeportal.org. 25 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20091228043852/http://www.creativeportal.org/news/news_archive/aytrail.html. 28 December 2009. dead.
  9. Web site: Doncaster Museum . Heritage Doncaster . 13 January 2020.
  10. News: Doncaster's £14 million museum and library is completed - now its being filled up . Doncaster Free Press . 5 October 2020 . 17 February 2021.
  11. News: This is how Doncaster's £14 million new museum looked when the lights were finally switched on for the first time . 3 July 2020 . Doncaster Free Press . 17 February 2021.
  12. News: This is the date for the opening of the new Doncaster museum . Doncaster Free Press . 19 May 2021.
  13. Railway Magazine . October 2021 . 6.
  14. News: 24 February 2021. Green Arrow locomotive becomes Doncaster museum exhibit. BBC News. 26 February 2021.
  15. Web site: Jeeves. Paul. 22 February 2021. Historic Green Arrow locomotive returns to Doncaster to celebrate town's proud history with the nation's railways. 26 February 2021. The Yorkshire Post.
  16. Web site: Holden. Michael. 22 February 2021. Steam locomotive 4771 Green Arrow moves to Doncaster for new rail museum. live. 26 February 2021. RailAdvent. https://web.archive.org/web/20210222102907/https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/02/steam-locomotive-4771-green-arrow-moves-to-doncaster-for-new-rail-museum.html . 22 February 2021 .
  17. Web site: Archives and Local Studies. Heritage Doncaster. 17 November 2022.

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