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The museum was founded in 1938, and it remains in its original home an early Georgian house in the heart of High Barnet. Its collection of objects, photographs, maps, books and documents - donated by local people and organisations - helps to preserve and celebrate Barnet's heritage.
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The Museum's public opening hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2.30pm to 4.30pm; Saturday 10.30am to 4.00pm and Sunday 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Guided visits are arranged for when the Museum is closed to the public. Admission is free.
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It is a registered charity and is run entirely by volunteers from the Barnet and District Local History Society (originally the Barnet Record Society). The Museum hosts many guided visits for groups and local schools.
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Local businesses – Watsons Microscopes, the Barnet Ventilator (credited with saving
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is in the London Borough of Barnet. It has displays on topics including the
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The museum has permanent exhibitions on the following:
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Battle of Barnet
Barnet Fair
Barnet Market
Battle of Barnet
Archaeology
Elizabeth Taylor
The Home Front
World War II
Victorian
Gillian Gear
Community Archives
Barnet Museum Website
Culture 24
Barnet Today
Barnet Museum
Barnet Society
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