It was established in 1846, in the Athenaeum Building on Fawcett Street, the first municipally funded museum in the country outside London.
The museum holds 70 ancient Egyptian objects, only some of which are from excavation. The material from Sedment was donated in 1921 by Sir James Marr.
Links[1] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/destination-country/england
