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THE ARMITT TO RECEIVE £238,098 FROM MUSEUM ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
The Armitt Library and Museum is delighted to announce the award of £238,098 from The Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) to support improvements and upgrades to its building and facilities. The Armitt is one of 17 cultural venues, museums, and libraries to...
LAUNCH OF THOMAS MATCHELL’S WESTMORLAND AT THE ARMITT
Launch of Thomas Machell’s Westmorland at The ArmittFor the first time, Thomas Machell’s remarkable and fascinating Westmorland – the 17th century guide to every parish in the county – is publicly available and accessible at The Armitt.Machell’s stunning work has been...
AN A-Z OF BEATRIX POTTER KICK STARTS 2026 FOR THE ARMITT
‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’ kickstarts 2026 for The ArmittThe Armitt museum and library in Ambleside reopened yesterday for 2026, with a brand-new, stunning, appealing-to-all ages, exhibition – ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’.It is co-curated with Dr Penny Bradshaw from the...
CALL FOR OBJECTS
Objects from working men’s clubs and mechanics’ institutes wanted at The Armitt for new exhibition in 2026The Armitt museum is putting a call out to the people of Cumbria to come forward with objects associated with working men’s clubs or mechanics’ institutes from...
Can you unlock the “truth” and reveal the Bridge House Mystery?
Discover what happened to the Rigg family when they suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the famous tiny Bridge House in Ambleside.The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library in Ambleside is launching a brand-new experience in the Bridge House - an ‘escape room in a...
Beatrix Potter gets her own Escape Room!
Beatrix Potter gets her own Escape Room! Fans of Beatrix Potter can enjoy solving with a difference, puzzles based on the popular Lakeland writer’s life and work. The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library in Ambleside is launching a brand-new Beatrix Potter experience – an...
THE ARMITT ACQUIRES KURT SCHWITTERS PORTRAIT
THE ARMITT ACQUIRES KURT SCHWITTERS PORTRAIT OF AMBLESIDE RESIDENT JOHN MACKERETH The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library in Ambleside has acquired an important portrait of John Mackereth, an Ambleside resident and chemist, painted by the German artist Kurt Schwitters....
WAINWRIGHT EXHIBITION AT THE ARMITT 2025
New Wainwright exhibition to be opened at The Armitt in 2025 with never-before-seen items on display The Armitt museum is pleased to announce a collaborative for 2025, co-curated with ‘Alfred Wainwright Books & Memorabilia’ on the legendary Alfred...
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS Free entry to The Armitt and tours of the museum storeroom on Friday 13th September as part of Heritage Open Days Visitors to Ambleside will get free entry to The Armitt on Friday 13th September, and the chance to explore the museum storeroom, as...