Images of The Cowper and Newton Museum
The Cowper and Newton Museum and its collection
Source
The Cowper and Newton Museum is a museum in Olney. The museum features exhibits related to: coins and medals, natural sciences, social history, science and technology, personalities, medicine, archives, decorative and applied art, archaeology, costume and textiles and fine art. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: william cowper - the famous 18th century poet, letter-writer and classical scholar., rev. john newton - cowper's spiritual mentor, author of "amazing grace" and lacemaking - the local history of the industry.
History & Anthropology Nature & Natural History