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Today saw the official opening of the museum by the Duke of Gloucester. After cutting the ribbon His Royal Highness was shown around the new galleries.
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This included the areas which have just recently been completed such as our Unexpected Industries and Social History areas.
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Stan Shaw has just recently moved into our Little Mesters street and was on hand to show the Duke his knives.
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Our Chief Executive explained the changes as they walked around the museum and showed how some of the new
interactive exhibits work!!
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The visit ended with a quick preview of The Melting Shop which is due to reopen for our younger visitors in the summer.