Two new temporary displays with distinctly local themes opened this week at Tenby Museum. 'Tenby in World War II', designed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the war, comprises of a photographic montage of key features of life in Tenby between 1939 and 1945. The display is drawn from material in the museum's extensive archives and includes photographs of military personnel - local, Belgian and American, together with other images of Tenby wartime life in the town. Images of VE celebrations are also included. Among the exhibits are articles and advertisements from the Tenby and County News at various stages during the war years, and a number of wartime artefacts which should bring back a host of memories to those who lived at that time. The display is accompanied by a video presentation of wartime Tenby. The second display, which will later also contain material from other Pembrokeshire museums, is called 'The Butcher, The Baker and the Candlestick Maker' and outlines the history of shops and shopping in Tenby between 1880 and 1930. This display, developed as part of national Museums Month concentrates on the variety and quality of shops in the town as seen through photographs, advertising material, invoices, receipts and artefacts. As with the World War exhibition, all material is drawn from the museum's local history archive. 'The Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestick Maker' and 'Tenby in World War II continue until July 17. The museum is open every day between 10 am and 5 pm (last admission 4.30).
