Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House
The Weighbridge, St. Helier, JE2 3NG
Discover the Island’s story. Visit our exhibitions to learn more about Jersey explore the aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Visitor Centre and discover the gas-lit Victorian House.
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.
Coming up here
- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Sat 12 Dec
Family Day: Christmas Crafts
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
Kick off the festive season with our Christmas-themed ‘Family Day’ at Jersey Museum! Create beautiful cards, decorations and handmade gifts to celebrate this special time of year.
- History & Heritage
Wed 6 Jan 2027
Wace at Lunchtime
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
Free entry
Join Jersey Heritage and listen to our Jèrriais Language Officer, Geraint Jennings as he reads aloud in Jèrriais from the 12th-century works of Wace, as part of our MILLENIUM – 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
Celebrate Jersey’s unique linguistic heritage at a two-day conference exploring the varieties of the Norman language as part of MILLENIUM 2027 – European Year of the Normans. Bringing together speakers, language enthusiasts and experts, the event celebrates Jèrriais and the shared Norman languages of the Channel Islands and beyond.
On regularly
Ongoing- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Until 31 Dec 2027
Seeing The Light Exhibition
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
Inspired by the exceptional properties of the light in Jersey, which have made it home to artists over the centuries, this exhibition is a rare chance to view works from the Jersey Heritage collection that see the light in different ways
Ongoing- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
Until 31 Dec 2027
La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri - d's histouaithes dé not' Île / Being Jersey - stories of our Island is an exhibition that explores Jersey – a small dot on the world map. But its size belies the breadth of its unique and varied heritage.
Ongoing- Family friendly
- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
24 Oct – 31 Dec 2027
Playing with Light
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.25 - £15.45
Filled with lots of hands-on activity for all ages, find out how light has been used to tell the time, light our homes, safely guide shipping, and entertain us – from magic lanterns to stereoscopes.
Ongoing- Arts & cultural
- History & Heritage
5 Oct 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
Unknown Normandy
Jersey Museum, St. Helier
£10.50 - £16.00
Known for his novels ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’, Victor Hugo was also involved in pioneering photography. This exhibition showcases early photographs taken by the family and circle of Hugo, as part of MILLENIUM – 2027 European Year of the Normans.