About the Grosvenor Museum

Address

The Grosvenor Museum
27 Grosvenor Street  
Chester CH1 2DD

Tel:  01244 402008  
Fax: 01244 347587

Opening Hours

10.30 am - 5.00 pm Mon to Sat
1.00 pm - 4.00 pm Sun

Admission Free - Donations Welcome

Access

There is full independent access to the ground floor. This includes Exhibition Gallery One, The Timeline Gallery, Roman Galleries, Shop, Victorian Kitchen, Parlour and Entrance Hall, Lecture Theatre and accessible toilet. The Art Gallery, The Silver Gallery, Exhibition Gallery Two and the Natural History Gallery are on the first floor, which is accessed via stairs. There is no lift. The first and second floors of the Period House are also accessed via stairs and there is no lift.

What We Do 

We help people to enjoy and understand the story and heritage of Chester, both past and present, through collecting, caring for, documenting, exploring and interpreting objects and their related information.

Our services include :

• Exhibitions, displays and events
• Learning Activities for schools, families and adults
• Talks for local groups
• Object identification and enquiries
• Publishing popular books, leaflets and catalogues
• Volunteer and work experience placements

Public Facilities

• Shop
• Refreshment area
• Toilets with baby changing units
• Lecture theatre
• Disabled access is available throughout the ground floor
• Tours for groups are available by appointment. Telephone on 01244 402017 or e-mail grosvenormuseum@chester.gov.uk

If you want to meet a member of staff, please arrange this in advance; we are available from Monday to Friday, 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. Details of our Enquiry Service.