Jersey Museum

The award-winning Jersey museum is an ideal way to start your holiday in Jersey. The history, traditions and culture of the island come alive, in an exciting and understandable way, which the whole family will enjoy. The museum is open daily throughout the entire year.

The aim of the museum is to entice visitors into a world of discovery, amid this modern purpose built museum. You enter through a classical style garden, with native plants and others accustomed to the warm climate.

The shop stocks a selection of Jersey related gifts and books and the periodic film, is a great way to start your journey of discovery. You will find displays of historic maps, archaeological sites and remains of mammoths and woolly rhinoceros, as well as the tools used to hunt them on the ground floor.

There is a temporary exhibition gallery, featuring changing exhibits throughout the year, you can learn the history of Jersey's penal system and see items belonging to Lillie Langtry. The first floor is dedicated to the story of Jersey, its people, customs and industries.