Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age

Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age

Andover Museum of the Iron Age
Location	6 Church Cl, Andover SP10 1DP, UK
Coordinates	51°12′36″N 1°28′38″W / 51.2101°N 1.4773°W / 51.2101; -1.4773
Type	History museum
Collection size	Iron age exhibits
Website	www.hampshireculture.org.uk/museum-iron-age

Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age is a museum with two collections: the Andover Museum focuses on the history of the town of Andover,^[1] and the Museum of the Iron Age serves as a major focus for museum and educational activities surrounding archaeological work at the nearby Danebury hill fort.^[2][3] It is run by Hampshire Cultural Trust.^[4][5]

The museum opened in 1986.^[6] The museum is in a Georgian town house built in the 1750s. The museum houses items from the Bronze Age along with arts and crafts from the Iron Age.^[7] The BBC referred to the museum in their "Iron Age Sites in Britain: Explore the Iron Age sites of England, Wales and Scotland."^[8] The Times has described it as "the best explanation of Iron Age life available".^[9]

• Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age