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 Colchester Castle Museum 
 Hollytrees Museum
 Natural History Museum
 Tymperleys Clock Museum

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Enquiries

This section provides access to the Curators and Managers at Colchester Museums as well as details of charges for our services. Click on the appropriate name and send you enquiry directly to the person who will deal with it. You may find the answer to your enquiry in our Questions and Answer sections which contains frequently asked questions about the Museums, their contents and the history of Colchester.

General Enquiries   museums@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282939
Archaeology Enquiries   paul.sealey@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282926
Social History Enquiries   ciara.canning@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282935
Natural History Enquiries   jerry.bowdrey@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282936
Castle Museum   museums@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282939
Hollytrees Museum
  museums@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282940
Natural History Museum   museums@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282941
Tymperleys Clock Museum   museums@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282939
Education-Schools   clive.stacey@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282964
caroline.hammer@colchester.gov.uk
Tel : 01206 506423
Schools and Corporate Bookings   bookings.information@colchester.gov.uk
Tel : 01206 282937
Marketing   marie.taylor@colchester.gov.uk
Tel: 01206 282927
   

sharon.carter@colchester.gov.uk

Tel: 01206 282938


Services

Venue Hire Charges

Details for hiring the Charles Gray Room in Colchester Castle, Old Library in Hollytrees Museum or Natural History Museum for meetings, etc can be found in the downloadable Venue Charges information. Or alternatively telephone our Bookings and Information Officer on 01206 282937 or e-mail bookings.information@colchester.gov.uk to discuss your requirements.


Photographic Charges

Photography of objects in the galleries is allowed for personal use only.

Colchester Museums can supply images required for publication (prints, negatives, transparencies, etc) in accordance with the scale charges given in the downloadable Photographic Charges information.

If you wish to discuss your requirements please contact our Administration Assistant on 01206 282932 or e-mail her at theresa.calver@colchester.gov.uk.


Photographic Reproduction Fees

If you wish to publish an object, you must obtain written permission first. Please write to Theresa Calver, Administration Assistant at Colchester Museums or e-mail theresa.calver@colchester.gov.uk giving full details of the publication and object(s) you wish to reproduce. Colchester Museums normally charges reproduction fees for all uses of images, plus a copy of the publication for our library. Details of the charges are given in the downloadable Photographic Reproduction Fees information.


Still Photography and Filming Fees

TV, film companies, etc wishing to film objects or areas within Colchester Museums should contact Marie Taylor, Marketing Officer on 01206 282927 or e-mail marie.taylor@colchester.gov.uk giving full details of their requirements. Details of the charges are given in the downloadable Still Photography and Filming Fees information.


Conservation

Our conservation service undertakes a variety of work for outside organisations and other museums. In addition to archaeological and social history conservation we can offer x-raying, environmental surveys and collections care advice. For details contact Emma Hogarth, Conservation Officer on (01206) 282933 or emma.hogarth@colchester.gov.uk


If you wish to contact us by letter our postal address is

Colchester Museums,
Museum Resource Centre,
14 Ryegate Road,
Colchester,
CO1 1YG