{"id":5,"date":"2023-06-16T21:57:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T21:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-05-16T21:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:33:08","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Galleries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HR – Historic Redditch Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gallery features exhibits and displays which out why Redditch Local History is important to the town <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OT – Old Town Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gallery focuses on Redditch local history prior to 1964.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NT – New Town Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1964 saw a national decision to grow Redditch into a “New Town” kick-started a 20year expansion that changed Redditch for ever. This gallery tells the story of that change.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TC – Spiritual & Cultural Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redditch’s industrial development also led to the expansion of the town in many other ways. This gallery tells that side of Redditch’s local history. <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IC – Industrial & Commercial<\/strong> Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redditch embraced the Industrial Revolutions and grew first in the needle industry then diversified into a wide ranges of products, many of which are known the world over. <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RP – Redditch People Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The population of Redditch has changed over the years both in number and in ethnic communities. This gallery illustrates how Redditch heritage has been shaped by people in the town. <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HP – History in Print Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local papers and other publications are the source of content in this gallery. <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MM – My Memories Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal memories of growing up in Redditch and what life was like in those days are portrayed by oral and transcribe residents memories in this gallery.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AV – Audio \u2013 Visual Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gallery presents Redditch Local History by expoiting the saying “A Picture is worth 1,000 words.” <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RW – Redditch in Wartime Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gallery reflects the impact of the war on Redditch and its residents including those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and lost their life as a result of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RW – Redditch Heritage Gateway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gallery contains links to other sources of information on Worcestershire local history. <\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HR – Historic Redditch Gallery This gallery features exhibits and displays which out why Redditch Local History is important to the town Go To Gallery OT – Old Town Gallery This gallery focuses on Redditch local history prior to 1964. Go To Gallery NT – New Town Gallery 1964 saw a national decision to grow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":87,"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1260,"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/1260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvmha.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}