Frome Museum re-opens for the 2025 season on Tuesday 11 March, unveiling refreshed galleries and a significant new exhibition, supported in part by a Frome Town Council grant.

A major new two-part exhibition looks at the history of Frome's Trinity area from the earliest times, focusing initially on The Great Clearance — the 1960s enforced demolition of swathes of historic properties that were considered at the time no more than worthless slums.

Later in the year, the museum will follow up with The Trinity Campaign, an exploration of Frome's community resistance to the clearances from 1970 onwards.

The exhibition sheds light on a pivotal moment in Frome's social and civic history, illustrating how these events shaped the town's development and its sense of independent community. 

"Our dedicated volunteers have been hard at work over the winter, revitalising the galleries, improving displays and interpretation," the museum said.

"The chemist's shop, previously visible only through a window, is now open for visitors to step inside and explore newly displayed and illuminated exhibits up close.

"Our newly formed Children's Working Group has also been busy making the museum more engaging for our younger visitors with a new dressing-up area, fun quizzes and trails."

Trinity, Part 1: The Great Clearance, 1962-1968 opens at Frome Museum, 1 North Parade, on Tuesday 11 March and runs until May. Entry is free. 

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