Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery

The Willis Museum is a local historical museum in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Named after the nearby clockmaker George W. Willis, who established the gallery in 1931, the Willis Museum covers the town and encompassing region's history, from the Upper Cretaceous Age through to the advancement experienced amid the 1970s. The Willis Museum gets give financing from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and in addition guest gifts.
Display covers neighborhood history, including stays of an old human known as "Basingstoke Man" and what is supposed to be the world's most established wedding cake. In 2014, the exhibition hall confronted feedback after some medieval coins, given by a nearby fortune seeker, were expelled from presentation. In January 2018 the gallery confronted feedback after expert occupation jobs were cut as a major aspect of a rebuild of the more extensive Hampshire Cultural Trust benefit.
In 2009, the building was halfway repaired with financing from, among others, the Linbury Trust which was established by Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover. The Sainsbury Gallery was made to give offices to have major local and national shows. Arranged on the principal floor, the network exhibition features work by nearby individuals and gatherings. Both novice and expert craftsmen and craftspeople can apply to display.