The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
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Loved the story and the interactive ways of introducing Samuel Johnson's work. Enjoyable.
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My family and I have visited the town many times and only today did we notice this building and thought we'd go in and have a look. I wasn't familiar with Samuel Johnson but this place soon enlightened me.
We enjoyed all the floors including the basement.
The man at the entrance was very friendly. :)
We enjoyed all the floors including the basement.
The man at the entrance was very friendly. :)
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absolutely brilliant place. i live in lichfield and me and my daughter visit nearly every month. there's always something going on for children which is excellent and fun
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I visited this attraction with my 2 children aged 11 and 7 and they really loved everything about it from the interactive displays to the dressing up. Brilliant and well worth a visit xx
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this is a place we took the grandchildren to and they enjoyed the painting activity that was being done for them also finding the objects they had to find on a sheet of paper and at the end they got a sticker for finding them all we only paid for the painting activity which was just a few pounds every thing else is free
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This is an amazing venue! I am amazed that this place is free and it is wonderfully interactive. I sincerely hope that I get chance to come here many more times. An absolute delight. My sister loved it, as did I!
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Continuing our trip to Lichfield, after the morning across the road at the heritage centre our group squeezed into the bookshop, which is the entrance to the museum. We were greeted by our extremely knowledgeable and very articulate guide. He was just the right mix of teacher and actor, an absolute mine of information. The property is quite big for a town house although the numerous rooms are quite small. However it is still in it's original state and houses many paintings of Johnsons family and contemporaries.
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it is a great museum and really worth going in and the staff are great you will be surprised how big it is .
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I must admit I didn't know really anything at all about Samuel Johnson before except his name and that he was an 18th century figure. But the house was very impressive and I was impressed by the number of floors with each offering something different. I learnt quite a bit about the place and Johnson while the curator was extremely helpful, enthusiastic and knowledgeable and even advised me on other events in the city that were on that day to make my stay more worthwhile.
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great museum, and good for kids, lots of interaction and things to play with, great to see the first dictionary and learn about his life.
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we visited on sept 21 day of celebrations for his birthday it is all so interesting to go and see his house and where he worked free cake was given also to mark his anniversary ,and go back in time ,a lot to look at and see
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Great place with great staff. Attractions include a good video about Johnson's life, both here and in London. Go for it!
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An interesting, characterful old house slap bang in the city centre, well served by its charming, enthusiastic and informative curator on our visit. It is worth visiting for itself, just to get a flavour of pretty much how properties of this type were laid out and inhabited in the 18th century (imagine- no toilet!). But on top of that it was the birthplace of a great man of letters of whom we can be proud, and whose life is explained very well with many contemporay exhibits and an informative video. Many old books on sale too. Amazingly it is free (although donations for upkeep etc are welcomed) and open 7 days a week. A real credit to the city.
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Gives a picture of how people lived in his times, and how he spent time with his circle of friends. Curator was very helpful.
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What a wonderfully gifted and intelligent man Samuel Johnson was, a great Englishman whose wit and wisdom this lovely museum helps to pass on to future generations. I especially like the quotes posted above the staircase, so many of Johnson's acutely sharp observations still hold true today. And it's free to get in! To visit Lichfield and not come here would be a crime.
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.going back in time to see how people used to live realy interesting to look round about three floors. had a musty smell tho
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Very interest house, right on the market square in Lichfield - very informative guides and well worth a visit, especially for fans of Dr. Johnson.
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Entrance is free, and the house itself is very quaint and full of interest. There is a short film to watch, which gives the basic facts about Dr Johnson's life. It isn't very profound or subtle, but it is throughly worthwhile in that it gives an idea of a great man, of whom Lichfield is justly proud, and presents it in a way accessible to visitors who might never have heard of Johnson. It deserves to be supported.
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Whilst visiting Lichfield recently I went round the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum. It was very interesting. Unfortunately it is not suitable for invalids who cannot climb stairs, as it is on 3 levels. If you are a literary buff I would recommend a visit to this museum.
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Lichfield is a wonderful city with a lot to see spread over a relatively small area. The Samuel Johnson Museum on the corner of Market Street is surrounded by shops and is a short distance from the Cathedral (which is also a definite must-see). This fairly small museum (but interesting and insightful and spread across five floors) is where Dr Johnson (of the English Dictionary fame) was born is well is worth a visit.
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An excellent, well chosen collection at Cure in Lichfield. Always considered.
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Well worth a visit. A trip back in time, plus an informative insight into the life and times of Samuel Johnson.
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really enjoyable visit - fantastic to see a first edition of Johnson's dictionary. If you have a spare hour would definitely recommend a look. A surprisingly large exhibition.
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Absolutely wonderful museum! Artefacts beautifully displayed and commentaries very interesting. We were greeted warmly at reception and the guide was very knowledgeable. The video was excellent as well.
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To all literary minded people - a must; and to others, do not walk past! The house is a wonderful display of the past and very atmospheric.
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