Work begins to transform Jersey Museum entrance

Visitors to Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House will be guided through a different entrance to the building over the next few months while the ground-floor concourse area is given an exciting new look.

The main entrance to the Museum is now closed while work begins on the second phase of a collaborative project with Visit Jersey to improve the functionality of the entrance
space and the visitor ‘welcome’ experience.

The first phase of the project was carried out earlier this year and created a tourist hub for Visit Jersey at the Museum. The second phase will transform the Museum’s main entrance, ticket desk and retail area, the Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Visitor Centre, and Visit Jersey’s visitor information desk.

The Museum will remain open during the work and visitors will instead enter the Museum through the Link Gallery, which runs adjacent to the main entrance. The Museum ticket desk and retail area, as well as the Visit Jersey information desk, will temporarily move to the space at the bottom of the

Victorian House usually occupied by the ‘Trade Roots’ exhibition. As a result, ‘Trade Roots’ will not be on display during the works. The Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Visitor Centre and the ‘Story of Jersey’ film in the AV theatre will be closed. The Yard café will remain open as usual.

Elizabeth Kenney-Herbert, Jersey Heritage Project Manager, said: “This is an exciting time for the Museum as we continue our project to transform the ground-floor area. The Museum will remain open on a daily basis and we are aiming to keep disruption to a minimum while the work is ongoing.

We’d like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding as we work to improve the
‘welcome’ experience at Jersey Museum. We look forward to unveiling the new look next year.”

The refurbishment work is being carried out on behalf of Jersey Heritage by a local contractor and is due to be completed by spring 2027.