Time and Tide Museum facts for kids
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| Former name | Tower Curing Works |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Location | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK |
| Type | Maritime museum |
The Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK, is a fantastic place to discover the history of this famous seaside town! It opened in 2005 and is all about the sea, fishing, and how people lived in Great Yarmouth through the years. What makes it extra special is that it's built inside an old Victorian factory. This factory used to be a place where they cured (or preserved) herring fish. It was known as the Tower Curing Works. Today, the museum is part of a group called Maritime Heritage East, which connects many maritime museums in the East of England.
A Look Back: The Museum's History
The old fish factory, called the Tower Curing Works, stopped operating in the mid-1980s. After that, the building sat empty for nearly 20 years.
Then, something exciting happened! Over £4.5 million was spent to fix up and change the old factory into the modern museum you see today. This huge project finished in 2005, and the museum opened its doors. It even took in many interesting items from Great Yarmouth's old Maritime Museum, which had closed a few years earlier in 2002.
Cool Exhibitions and Special Displays
The museum often hosts amazing temporary exhibitions.
- In 2019, they had a special show called "British Tattoo Art Revealed." It displayed more than 400 items all about the history of tattoos in Britain.
- In 2021, some artworks by a famous photographer named Peter Henry Emerson were shown at the museum as part of a bigger town-wide exhibition.
- In 2022, a unique piece of art came to the museum. It was a mural by the well-known street artist Banksy. This mural had first appeared in Gorleston-on-Sea. It was moved to the museum for a short time so more people could see it safely.
