Our collections include

Local history
- from Regency Cheltenham to Gloucestershire's aircraft pioneers
Edward Wilson
- Cheltenham's own Antarctic explorer who died with Scott
Archaeology
- from bronze age swords to Egyptian life
Summerfield galleries
- a snapshot of life over 400 years, including fine furniture and an original sedan chair
Stunning paintings
- spanning four centuries including Francesco Guardi and Stanley Spencer
Africa to Asia
- unusual objects and everyday items collected by local people
Arts & Crafts Movement
- nationally designated as an outstanding collection, from William Morris to Ernest Gimson: craft and design rooted in the Cotswolds

Our collections online

Whilst we have been closed, we have been busy adding more to the collections available on line.

You can now find over 2600 items, from Cheltenham postcards to Edward Wilson watercolours along with another 500 selected archaeology, art, costume and jewellery, Cheltenham, and world cultures objects.

We have Arts and Crafts online collections, you can search for all our continental and European paintings and all our oil paintings. Find our more about our online collections.

Our Cheltenham in Antarctica project has its own mini website with more about Cheltenham-born Edward Wilson's part in Scott's Antarctic Expedition and events for this special centenary.

You can also read our new blog about packing up for the museum development.