Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House
The Weighbridge, St. Helier, JE2 3NG
Discover the Island’s story for free on the Ground Floor of our Art Gallery and Museum.
Entry to the ground floor of Jersey Museum is FREE where you can watch our Story of Jersey film in the theatre and visit the ‘aspiring Jersey Island Geopark’ Visitor Centre and the Link Gallery.
To explore further, entry fees apply. Admire pieces of art as you wander round the museum, including a portrait of Lillie Langtry by Millais. Step inside the beautifully restored, gas-lit Victorian House and learn the story of a Victorian family in crisis as Dr Charles Ginestet abandons their beautiful home and flees to France to start a new life.
Our exhibition 'La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri - d's histouaithes dé not' Île / Being Jersey - stories of our Island' is open on the first floor, come and explore what makes Jersey a special Island.
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- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Sat 12 Dec
Family Day: Christmas Crafts
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
£10.25 - £15.45
A festive day at Jersey Museum with Christmas card and decoration making, carol singing, a light trail and a family film with popcorn.
- History & Heritage
Wed 6 Jan 2027
Wace at Lunchtime
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
Free entry
Free entry
Hear Jersey-born Norman poet Wace's 12th-century verse read aloud in Jèrriais, part of Jersey Heritage's 2027 European Year of the Normans programme.
- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Sat 20 Mar 2027 – Sun 21 Mar 2027
The Language Event 2027 – Jersey
Jersey Museum and Art Gallery, St. Helier
Free entry
Free entry
A two-day conference celebrating Jèrriais and the Norman languages of the Channel Islands and Normandy, open to anyone interested in languages and culture.
On regularly
Ongoing- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Until 31 Dec 2027
Playing with Light
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
£10.25 - £15.45
A hands-on exhibition for all ages exploring light, from magic lanterns and a camera obscura to Jersey's early photographers and the Corbière lighthouse.
Ongoing- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Until 31 Dec 2027
Seeing the Light Exhibition
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
£10.25 - £15.45
Works from the Jersey Heritage collection, some unseen for years, showing how artists have captured the clear light of the British Isles' sunniest place.
Ongoing- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Until 31 Dec 2027
La Tèrr’rie D’Jèrri
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
£10.25 - £15.45
An exhibition tracing Jersey’s heritage through treasured objects, exploring how living on the island has shaped the lives of its people over millennia.
Ongoing- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
5 Oct 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
Unknown Normandy
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.50 - £16.00
£10.50 - £16.00
Early photographs by Victor Hugo's family and circle reveal the Normandy and Channel Island places that shaped his life and inspired his writing.