A world made real: Dickens and Victorian life
Type: Exhibition
High Street
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1PY
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1PY
Tel: +44 01634 848717
'A world made real: Dickens and Victorian life' looks at some of the broad social history themes covered in Charles Dickens' novels and relate those themes to relevant interesting historic objects in the museum collections.
Themes will include Victorian Education; Entertainment; Travel; Food and Drink; Crime and Punishment; Homes, and Poverty. Short sound-bite quotes from Dickens' novels will be used throughout the exhibition.
A small part of the exhibition will be devoted to a display about Dickens' life.
The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday 10am - 4.30 pm (last admissions at 4 pm) and on occasional bank holiday Mondays. Admission is free.
