Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Kendal Museum
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | n/a |
| Egg sets | n/a |
| Skeletons | n/a |
| Mounts | n/a |
| Spirits | n/a |
| Nests | n/a |
| Other Items | n/a |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Morag Clement | Ass. Keeper | No |
Kendal Museum
Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6BT, United Kingdom
- Email:
- info@kendalmuseum.org.uk
- Website:
- www.kendalmuseum.org.uk/
- Tel:
- 01539 815597
- Fax:
Summary
Has large dioramas with mounted birds, both local (Lake District) and exotic; also, a small egg coll.
Brief history
Founded 1796, owned by local government. In 1835 the Kendal Literary and Scientific Society took over the museum. The society included among its members Dr Thomas Gough, Professor Adam Sedgwick, John Ruthven and Dr John Dalton. As the collection grew, the Museum had to be rehoused several times. In the early 1900s money problems forced the sale of some exhibits; the rest were offered to the town. In 1913 the current building - formerly a wool warehouse - was offered to the Town Council for the purposes of housing the museum. After World War One the collections were moved to the new building and the museum was run by a series of honorary curators on behalf of the Town Council. One of these curators included Alfred Wainwright, the famous guide book author and fellwalker, who gave up his spare time for 30 years to look after the collections.
Updates
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