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©Jim Watt 2006 The Gibraltar Museum chronicles some of the major historical events that have taken place in Gibraltar through its varied and important history. It also showcases some of the significant results its extensive research department has obtained over the years.

Opening Hours :
Weekdays 10.00 - 18.00, Saturday 10.00 - 14.00
Closed on Sunday and public holidays.

Admission :
Adults £2, Children under 12 £1, Infants free

  • THE GIBRALTARIANS GALLERY
    This recently opened gallery is dedicated to the inhabitants of Gibraltar. It features the lives and struggles which have forged our identity as a people. The Gibraltarians have settled in this little Rock and made it their home.
  • THE GIBRALTAR STORY
    Not to be missed is this excellent 15-minute film which is shown at intervals throughout the day, and which summarises Gibraltar's long and intense history.
  • MOORISH BATHS
    These lie within the museum complex partly under Bomb House and Ordnance House which are now the Gibraltar Museum. In 1906, an authority on Moorish Antiquities Mr Budgett Meakin wrote: "Except in the Alhambra there is nothing in Spain to compare with it; and in Morocco such baths may not be entered by Nazarenes or Jews, so that its interest is exceptional."
  • ROCK MODEL
    There is an immense, magnificently detailed, model of the Rock which was started in 1865 and completed in 1868 by the officers of the Royal Engineers; the attention to detail is extraordinary, with every last window in every single building of the time being included! Around the display can be seen corresponding present day views of the Rock.
  • THE GREAT SIEGE ROOM
    Here the weapons and artifacts from the eighteenth century siege are displayed and the events vividly described.
  • PASSAGE OF TIME GALLERY
    Possibly the most fascinating of the galleries is the Passage of Time Gallery which takes you into a cave complete with archaeologists working in an excavation. There are also galleries devoted to the wildlife of Gibraltar and to the maritime role of Gibraltar.
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