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Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum

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Museum or gallery in Staffordshire

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A beautiful Grade I listed building with five floors of displays including period room settings, an introductory film and activities for families. Open as a Museum dedicated to Johnson since 1901, the collections include fine art, furniture, books, manuscripts and personalia. A secondhand bookshop operates from the same room that Johnson’s father ran his family bookselling business, and the Museum also serves as a centre for studying Johnson and his time.

Breadmarket Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6LG England

01543 264972

A beautiful 18th century townhouse set in the heart of the Cathedral City of Lichfield. The family home of Samuel Johnson, father of the English Dictionary, now a Museum to his life and times. Open daily all year, free admission.

http://www.samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.uk

Artworks

  • David Garrick (1717–1779) as a Young Man
    David Garrick (1717–1779) as a Young Man unknown artist
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • Mrs Samuel Johnson (1689–1752)
    Mrs Samuel Johnson (1689–1752) John Mervyn Sanders (1917–2003)
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • Dr Johnson without His Wig (1709–1784)
    Dr Johnson without His Wig (1709–1784) unknown artist
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • Landscape in a Classical Manner
    Landscape in a Classical Manner unknown artist
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • Albert Sperrin (1903–1987)
    Albert Sperrin (1903–1987) J. Buchanan
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • Elizabeth Hunter, Later Mrs Thomas Seward (d.1780)
    Elizabeth Hunter, Later Mrs Thomas Seward (d.1780) Henry Pickering (c.1720–1770/1771)
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • Johnson as a Young Man (1709–1784)
    Johnson as a Young Man (1709–1784) Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) (attributed to)
    Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
  • 19 more

Artists

  • View of a Castle
    William Pether (1731–1819)
  • Old Church
    George Willis-Pryce (1866–1949)
  • John Forster (1812–1876), in His Library
    Edward Matthew Ward (1816–1879)
  • Sir Jacob Downing (d.1764), 4th Bt
    Henry Pickering (c.1720–1770/1771)
  • W. J. Holgate (Reverend) (c.1842–c.1920)
  • An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
    Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)
  • Milton in His 21st Year
    Benjamin Vandergucht (1753–1794)
  • Self Portrait
    Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)
  • Mrs Samuel Johnson (1689–1752)
    John Mervyn Sanders (1917–2003)
  • J. Buchanan

Venues in Staffordshire

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    Brampton Museum
  • Churnet Valley Railway
  • English Heritage, Boscobel House
  • Erasmus Darwin House
  • Etruria Industrial Museum
  • Faculty of Sciences, Staffordshire University
  • Ford Green Hall
  • Gladstone Pottery Museum
  • Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
  • Keele University Art Collection