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Bernard sumner concerned ian curtis museum could become monument to suicide
The Curtis Museum in Alton, is a local history museum in Hampshire, England.
Contents
- Bernard sumner concerned ian curtis museum could become monument to suicide
- Displays
- Closure threat
- References
The museum was founded by Dr William Curtis (1803–1881) in 1865.
In 2014, ownership of the museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council.
Displays
It contains a wide range of artefacts and displays including:
Closure threat
In 2010, both the Curtis Museum and the Allen Gallery were under threat of closure, following their receipt of an email to that effect from the Museum & Arts Service. The Museum and Gallery were taken over by the Hampshire Museums and Galleries Trust, which ran both buildings with the help of volunteers, on behalf of Hampshire County Council. As of May 2014, management was transferred back to Hampshire County Council.