Bruton Museum tells the story of the Saxon town of Bruton in Somerset. What was here before the town and what came after its medieval heyday as an important ecclesiastical centre.
Highlights include, the history of the Bruton Abbey. A special collection of artworks by WWII German refugee and ‘degenerate’, Ernst Müller-Blensdorf. And, the writing desk used by the American writer John Steinbeck, who lived in Bruton in 1959.

We also represent our community of creatives in our changing display Casespace, where we show contemporary artwork.

CURRENTLY SHOWING

Rise & Fall: 31 January 2026 – 28 February 2026
Photographs by Mark Pickthall – Starling murmurations – a dawn to dusk pursuit of one of nature’s greatest displays of agility and communication

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Opening hours

MONDAY – FRIDAY: 11.00AM – 1.00PM

SATURDAY: 11.00AM – 3.00PM

FREE ENTRY

NEW - honest shop

Signboard with the title "Honest Shop" stating that the shop will be honest about products, people, and place, emphasizing that the produce will be local, homemade, and from people living here. It also mentions that packaging will be minimal, there will be no air miles, road miles, or fake smiles, and that the shop is an act of trust and generosity. A note at the bottom states that 20% of money raised goes towards supporting a museum, and 80% to the maker.

Casespace

Close-up of a pink and white crocheted doily pattern against a black background.

Casespace is a regularly changing museum case or two, sometimes a wall, where anything can be exhibited

Bruton oral history

Here you’ll find the stories of the people of Bruton in their own words

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Street view of the Bruton Museum with a community office adjacent, showing stone buildings, large windows displaying posters, and a sign for the museum on the wall.

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‘Visiting the museum has taught my kids amazing things about Bruton’s history.’

— Jennifer W.

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Join us in the museum for the opening of RISE AND FALL Photographs by Mark Pickthall.
Private View - Saturday 31st January 5.00pm - 8.00pm
Starling Murmurations - a dawn to dusk pursuit of one of nature’s greatest displays of agility and com

Saturday 15 November at Bruton Museum
3.00 for 3.30 pm

An introduction to a fascinating historical-detective tale and a new book by Dr Adrian Webb concerning the Swanton family of Bruton. They lived on Mill Lane at West End in the middle of the sev

The Honest shop is open in the museum again now. If you make things and live locally you can bring them in to the museum to sell. Instructions on the website www.brutonmuseum.org.uk The Honest Shop was originally part of the Hauser & Wirth exhi

Tuesday 11 November at Bruton Museum
7.00 for 7.30 pm

An Evening with John Betjeman

A talk by Michael Riggs about John Betjeman with readings of selected poems, a few set to music, and an anecdote or two about this celebrated, amusing, complex

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26 High Street
Bruton BA10 0AA

Contact us

hello@brutonmuseum.org.uk
01749 812 294