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Exhibitions

See our Roving Display Case
See our Past Exhibitions

Our Current Temporary Exhibitions

Our display cases are periodically refreshed, but we also have a regularly rotating showcase at the front of the museum, a rotating costume display and a roving community display case.
See our Costume Exhibitions
Ships, Planes & Cars
From a private collection, until 4th March 2022

​Two of the most famous ships in the world have sailed into Henfield Museum! The 17th century Swedish warship Vasa and Nelson's HMS Victory can be seen in incredibly intricate model form.

The real life Vasa (1628) was to be the pride of King Gustavus Adolphus' fleet, but was feared top heavy. Nonetheless launched. she sunk on her maiden voyage. Recovered largely intact from the bottom in 1961 after three centuries' oblivion and two years' hard work, she is now on display in her own museum at Stockholm.

​After her celebrated career in battle, HMS Victory (1765) was retired from active service in 1824 and after much public lobbying was ultimately saved for the nation. Finally dry docked at Portsmouth in 192 after a century of harbour service, she is now the foremost feature of the historic dockyard. The progression in shipbuilding styles over the century and a half can be readily compared with the models completed in painstaking detail.

Accompanying them, a collection of classic Dinky vehicles and aeroplanes have driven and flown in, all carefully restored from battered to 'like new' status.
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HMS Victory
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Vasa

ROVING DISPLAY CASE

​What's in the Kitchen? An assortment of kitchen curiosities...

Until 2022
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Enter the world of the Victorian and early 20th century kitchen. From simple time savers to arcane creations of the inventive minds of the age. If you like a challenge, try to guess the function of some of the assortment before you read the labels...

The display is currently roving once more! In 2022, it has visited Red Oaks retirement home and Henfield Library.

We are always on the lookout for hosts, so please get in touch if you would like to host a display at a public or private venue.
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What's in the Kitchen?
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  • Home
    • Our Vision
    • The History of Henfield Museum
  • Collections
    • The Marjorie Baker Photo Collection >
      • Those Who Served
    • Costume >
      • Costume: Current Exhibitions
      • Costume: Past Exhibitions
      • Costume: Features
    • Our Art Collection
    • Wade Family Watercolours
    • Historic Photograph Collection >
      • Henfield Past in Colour
      • Ghosts of the Past
    • Audio Library
    • Maps & Aerial Photos
  • Exhibitions
  • Henfieldians Past
  • Blog
  • Heritage Projects
    • Henfield's Natural History >
      • Arborea
      • The William Borrer Transcription Project
    • Oral Histories
    • A Favourite Object
    • Henfield Heritage Trails
    • Local History Research
  • Friends of Henfield Museum
    • Join Form: The Friends of Henfield Museum
  • Henfield History Group
  • Key Resources
  • Education & Outreach
  • Gift Shop
  • Contact Us and Opening Times