- Wikidata identifier:
- Q3369709
- Also known as:
- William Herschel Museum, Herschel Museum
- Instance of:
- astronomical museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 887
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q3369709/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Personalia Collection
The museum holds artefacts relating to William Herschel (astronomer and musician) his sister Caroline (astronomer) and son John (astronomer and pioneer photographer).
Subjects
Personalia; Fine Art
Science and Industry Collection
This collection includes scientific instruments and telescopes belonging to William Herschel, and models of telescopes.
Subjects
Science and Industry
Decorative and Applied Art Collection
There are furnishings, crockery and other domestic items which assist with the presentation of the house as an 18th century period house.
Subjects
Decorative and Applied Arts
Subjects
Personalia
Music Collection
There are musical instruments which relate to William Herschel’s musical and composing talents.
Subjects
Music
Archives Collection
This small collection comprises papers contemporary to Herschel and later publications.
Subjects
Archives
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC