Chnhm.co.uk
Title
Cumberland House Natural History Museum in Southsea, Hampshire, UK
Description
Friends of Cumberland House
The society 'Friends of Cumberland House' was formed in response to the City Councils threat to close the museum. Since then the decision has been taken to close the museum pending a successful lottery bid to extend the City Museum and rehouse the Natural History exhibits in the new extension.
The Friends of Cumberland House now focus their campaign on making the best of the museum in the time it has left. It is unlikely that the new museum wing, even if the lottery bid is successful, will be operational within 3 years. Potentially this means that no support or money is to be offered to the Natural History Collection to maintain the existing exhibits or update the site for the children of today.
By keeping public attention focused on the plight of Cumberland House and by offering support to the museum, the Friends society hope to go some way to rectify this. This website forms part of that campaign and hopefully will enhance a visit to the museum.
