SPALDING GENTLEMEN'S SOCIETY MUSEUM

The museum's origins trace back to the initial collection amassed by its founding members, and many items from that original collection are still preserved today. This makes the museum a significant early example of an original eighteenth-century 'cabinet of curiosities.' Founded by Maurice Johnson, The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society stands as one of the oldest learned societies in the Kingdom and the earliest provincial association promoting antiquarianism.