Exhibitions
Portsmouth Museums have a number of exhibitions and displays running across our sites over the course of the year. Take a look at what we've got on and where.
Exhibitions
COLLECTIONS
Portsmouth Museums hold a number of rich and varied collections that are integral to the city and its residents. Learn more about our permanent collections here.
Collections
VISITOR INFO
Take a look at the opening hours at all of our museum sites. Here you will also find all the key information you may need ahead of your visit, plus updates from the museum.
Visitor InformationComing Events
Museum News
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06
Dec
Moths collected by HLF Guermonprez
HLF Guermonprez (1858 – 1924) was a naturalist who lived in Brighton for over 30 years. He was...Read more -
16
Nov
Liking the Lichens
Here is one of eighteen drawers of lichens collected in the 19th century, which was...Read more -
18
Oct
Living Without Plastic
Have you ever thought about how to cut plastic from your life? Portsmouth Museum has...Read more -
15
Oct
Plant from a Lost Collection
Here's a plant from a collection that has been 'lost' for many years....Read more -
24
Sep
Plants collected on Portsea Island, 1832
A lovely discovery of about 150 plants collected in 1832 by Mrs Tate. Her daughter wrote to...Read more -
12
Sep
Portsmouth Taxidermy Case
A case containing a Water Rail prepared by Francis Artlett of 328 Commerical Road, Landport, Portsmouth...Read more -
05
Sep
Natural History Volunteers
The HLF-funded Wild about Portsmouth project now has five volunteers working on the Natural History...Read more -
31
Aug
Little Auk
This Little Auk was found dead in Southgate Street, Winchester, on 27 November 1916 by a &lsquo...Read more
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The D-Day Story
This museum has as its centrepiece the magnificent Overlord Embroidery commissioned by Lord Dulverton of Batsford (1915-92) as a tribute to the sacrifice and heroism of those men and women who took part in Operation Overlord.
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Charles Dickens’ Birthplace
The furniture, ceramics, glass, household objects and decorations faithfully recreated the Regency style which Charles’s parents would have favoured, although their actual possessions have long since been dispersed.
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Cumberland House
Various displays introduce the wildlife of the area - past and present. Exotic butterflies fly in the summer in the butterfly house that overlooks the museum garden.
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Southsea Castle
Barely was the work completed when Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, tragically sank in front of the Castle. During the English Civil War, nearly a century later, the Castle was captured for the only time in its history, by Parliamentarian forces.
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Portsmouth Museum
In the ‘Story of Portsmouth’ you can discover how life at home has changed over the centuries, with reconstructions of a 17th century bedchamber, an 1871 dockyard worker’s kitchen, a Victorian parlour, a 1930s kitchen and a 1950s living room.
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Eastney Beam Engine House
Eastney Beam Engine House contains a pair of James Watt beam engines and reciprocal pumps restored to their 1887 condition. The engine house is open the last full weekend of every month.