WELLINGTON Museum has welcomed the local press to preview several new exhibits in advance of their upcoming April opening.

The popular museum has been closed as usual over the winter months, undergoing internal work, with volunteers busy cataloguing, cleaning and sorting exhibition items for the forthcoming season.

Mike Menhenitt shows local press representative around the new exhibitions at the Wellington Museum
Mike Menhenitt shows local press representative around the new exhibitions at the Wellington Museum (Photo: Tindle News)
Mike Menhenitt shows off the model of the town's Wellesley Cinema
Mike Menhenitt shows off the model of the town's Wellesley Cinema (Photo: Tindle News)
The Wellington Sampler at Wellington Museum
The Wellington Sampler at Wellington Museum (Photo: Wellington Museum)

Several new exhibits are on offer, including the famous Wellington sampler, and a special VE Day collection to honour the upcoming May celebration.

Visitors will also have the chance to see a portrait of the Duke of Wellington, a model of the battle of waterloo, the Fox family history and the beloved model of Wellington’s Wellesley Cinema.

The Wellington Museum will be reopened with an official ceremony performed by the mayor, Cllr Janet Lloyd, and Town Crier, on Monday, April 7.