5/5 Nanny M. 2 years ago on Google
20/01/2022
Free
parking
to
the
front
of
the
museum
only
few
spaces
but
you
can
park
outside
the
front
of
the
weatherspoons
in
there
carpark
but
it
is
a
pay
&
display
carpark
There
is
Disabled
Spaces
in
this
carpark
Museum
as
a
little
gift
shop
&
also
a
small
cafe
The
museum
is
free
to
enter
but
please
give
a
donation
when
leaving
the
museum
there
is
a
donation
box
in
the
gift
shop
The
Rise
and
Fall
of
Silk
in
Macclesfield
Delve
into
the
history
of
silk
in
Macclesfield
with
our
latest
exhibition,
‘The
Rise
and
Fall
of
Silk
in
Macclesfield’
where
Macclesfield’s
silk
story
is
brought
to
life
through
textiles,
costumes,
photographs
and
more.
Discover
why
silk
first
came
to
Macclesfield
and
how
it
ultimately
shaped
the
town
we
know
today.
Find
out
about
the
lives
of
the
children,
women
and
men
who
worked
in
the
silk
mills
and
discover
how
central
a
role
the
mills
played
in
their
lives
in
both
work
and
leisure.
Learn
about
Jacquard
weaving
and
screen
printing
through
the
work
of
Cyrus
Newton
Fytton
and
Edith
Buxton,
textile
designers
who
trained
at
Macclesfield
School
of
Art,
the
building
which
houses
the
Silk
Museum
today.
With
over
four
hundred
years
of
Macclesfield’s
silk
history
to
explore,
there
is
something
for
everyone.
Marianne
Brocklehurst’s
Egyptian
collection
Our
famous
Ancient
Egyptian
collections
are
on
display
once
again. Come
and
find
out
about
the
lives
of
these
fascinating
people
through
the
artefacts
and
inscriptions
they
left
behind
as
you
explore
the
oldest
objects
in
our
museums.
Learn
about
the
connection
between
silk
and
Egypt
through
the
lives
of
Marianne
Brocklehurst
and
Mary
Booth,
the
two
Victorian
explorers
who
gave
their
collection
of
Ancient
Egyptian
artefacts
to
Macclesfield.
With
more
objects
on
display
than
ever
before
–
including
Tutankhamun’s
ring,
our
well
preserved
Shebmut
Mummy
case,
a
collection
of
over
forty
Shabti
and
other
fascinating
artifacts.
The
exhibition
is
a
must
for
visitors
both
young
and
old
–
exploring
the
everyday
life,
customs
and
beliefs
of
an
ancient
Egyptian
civilisation.
Macclesfield
at
War
Find
out
about
the
crucial
role
that
Macclesfield’s
silk
industry
played
in
the
Second
World
War,
maintaining
the
vital
supply
of
parachute
silk.
See
our
collection
of
silk
‘escape
and
evade’
maps
used
by
the
RAF.
Maps
were
printed
on
silk
during
the
war
because
of
the
durability
and
ease
of
concealing
in
soldiers’
clothing.
At
the
end
of
the
war
when
fabric
was
still
rationed,
soldiers
returned
home
with
maps
and
they
were
used
to
make
clothing.
Silk
map
dresses
used
12
maps
and
are
considered
very
rare.
Macclesfield
Museum
is
proud
to
display
our
silk
dress
along
with
maps,
war
memorials,
parachutes
and
other
artefacts.
The
Silk
Museum
also
has
a
permanent
display
of
War
Memorials
(formerly
housed
in
Christ
Church)
commemorating
the
lives
of
865
silk
workers
who
lost
their
lives
during
the
two
World
Wars.
