Torquay Museum
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| Location | Torquay, Devon, England |
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| Coordinates | 50°27′45″N 3°31′06″W / 50.46250°N 3.518459°W |
| Website | torquaymuseum |
Torquay Museum is a museum located on Babbacombe Road, in the town of Torquay, Devon, England. The building has been a grade II listed building since 1975.[1] The museum is dedicated to the natural, social and cultural heritage of Torquay and the South Devon area.
The museum is divided across 4 floors, with galleries on a number of subjects including paleontology, natural history, and ceramics. There is a gallery devoted to the local author Agatha Christie[2] and another to local explorers and egyptology.[3] Since the 1950s the museum has been home to the mummy of an approximately 3 year old Egyptian boy who lived around 500BC.[4] His coffin is significantly older, dating to around 1500BC.[4]
There is additionally a focus on social history, with a gallery showing the set up of a traditional Devonshire farmhouse from the 1860s, bequeathed to the museum by Charles Laycock.[5][6] There is also a section focusing on the Torbay marble industry, which flourished in the 19th century.[7]