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The Jewry Wall Museum is a museum in Leicester. It faces the Jewry Wall ruins, and houses artefacts from Iron Age, Roman, and medieval Leicester. The building is Grade II listed and located below Vaughan College, home to Leicester University's Institute for Lifelong-Learning.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List Entry Summary: Vaughan College, University of Leicester including Jewry Wall Museum )〕 Construction began in 1960 and finished two years later; the building was designed by Trevor Dannatt. The museum is run by Leicester City Council and is free to enter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jewry Wall Museum (official website) )〕 In 2004, as part of a scheme of cost-cutting on the part of Leicester City Council, it was proposed that the opening hours at the Jewry Wall Museum would be reduced. An interest group was created in response, and the 'Friends of Jewry Wall Museum' have been actively promoting the museum since. Regardless of this, Leicester City Council reduced the museum's opening times to save money, and the museum is closed for several months over the winter.〔http://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/our-venues/jewry-wall-museum〕 Councillor John Mugglestone rationalised the decision at the time, saying: ''"At Jewry Wall, we have more curators than visitors"''.〔 The museum was threatened again in 2011, when Leicester City Council announced plans to close the museum (along with two others in the city) to save money. This decision was overturned following a motion by the City Council's backbench Labour Councillors, led by former Labour Council leader Ross Willmott.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.redp.org.uk/news/archive/leicester-city-council-makes-u-turn-on-some-of-its-planned-cuts/ )〕 == Notable holdings == File:Mosaic of Cyparissus.jpg|Mosaic of Cyparissus File:Jewry Wall Museum Blackfriars Pavement.jpg|The Blackfriars Roman Pavement File:Norfolk Street Roman wall paintings.jpg|The Norfolk Street Roman Wall Paintings File:Leicester Abbey tiles.jpg|Tiles from Leicester Abbey 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jewry Wall Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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