The Museum of Technology, the Great War and WWII"

THE MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY
The Great War and WWII [1850-1980]

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Welcome to the MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY. We are located in the Old Town, Hemel Hempstead. The Museum spans that very small period in history in which the technological revolution took place. The items on display represent the evolution of electrical, electronic and warfare technology between the period 1850 and 1980. Museum curator Rosie Hourihane invites you to look around our web site and the museum.

Please contact us if you have any queries or would like to visit the museum.

Our Museum on Video

As part of the 2007 Heritage Open Days Hemel Today produced an article and a Video

See the article and Video here

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OUR MUSEUM

Offers you a chance to step back in time

Remember "A & B" Public Telephones, Batteries you had to fill up, Crystal Sets, Gas Masks, Morse Keys, Frame Aerials?
Then you will want to see our collection of EARLY TECHNOLOGY.

As well as all that

Our collection of WAR MEMORABILIA has artefacts from the Somme and a range of items from the Second World War.
Do come and visit us. We may be small but we've a lot to show

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LATEST NEWS

'Old and New - Comparing Technology' Loan box for Schools

We have now added a further loan box to our schools resources, called “Old & New - Comparing Technology". The contents of the box will give children the chance to compare the considerable differences that occurred during the development of technology, from the Victorian Glass Slide to one of the first Mobile Phones c.1980.

Supported by a grant from Museums Luton, funded by Renaissance East of England, the box contains 3 Cameras, 4 Telephones and an example of a 1950’s Gramophone, together with 78 rpm records to demonstrate the sound and workings of the gramophone. More

MLA Accreditation

The museum has just been awarded Accreditation status from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. This award demonstrates that the museum has achieved clearly defined national standards relating to governance and management, user services, visitor facilities and collections management

Nortel Technology Archive

The museum has recently received a donation of objects from the “Nortel Technology Archive”. Included in the collection are a selection of Trans Atlantic Telegraph Cables and some very interesting valves. Eventually the collection will be shown on the museum's web site.

Reminiscence Loan Box Service Announced

The museum is now able to offer another outreach service in the form of "Reminiscence Boxes". The theme of these boxes is "The Way We Were in the 40's and 50's". Boxes include "At Home" and "Going Out"; each box contains many items which will trigger memories for the older generation and people with dementia. More

Museum Introduces Regular Opening

From 1st October 2009, for a trial period, the museum will be opening on Thursdays, excluding bank holidays, from 2pm to 4pm. Entrance is free. Directions

E2BN Award for the Museum

At the 2009 E2BN Conference the museum was presented with a Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Resources Provided to Schools.This was in recognition of our contributions to the E2BN gallery more

E2BN Certificate

Loan Boxes for Schools Announced

Supported by a grant from the Hertfordshire Museums Small Grants scheme, funded by the Renaissance East of England Museums Hub, the museum has been able to put together two Second World War Object Loan Boxes more

E2BN Gallery for Schools Created

The museum has created a gallery on the E2BN website. The gallery contains a number of technology based images relating to aspects of the National Curriculum. more

The Bruce Hammond Collection

The Museum has recently acquired an extensive collection of 19th and early 20th technology. Over 150 items have been donated to the museum by Janet Hammond. Her husband Bruce collected early electrical artefacts for many years, with a passion for unusual and quirky items. more