The '''Tullie House Museum''' is a museum in Carlisle, EnglandCarlisle, Cumbria in England. Opened by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893, the original building is a converted Jacobean architectureJacobean mansion. At first the building contained the museum and also a library, an art school and a technical school.
The two schools were moved in the 1950s and the library in 1986. The museum expanded in to the city Guildhall in 1980 and with new space available from 1986 the museum underwent an extensive redevelopment over 1989-199090 and again in 2000-200101.
The museum houses the Human History Collection, most notable for antiquities associated with Hadrian's Wall and the two Roman EmpireRoman forts established in Carlisle. It also has large and eclectic collections of Zoologyzoological, Botanybotanical and Geologygeological material, as well as fine and decorative arts collections.
Nuts About Tullie house Card Scheme:
Tullie House lets children (parents must be Cumbria tax payers) get free gifts every time they visit Tullie House.
They give the children one sticker every time they visit:
1 sticker= free note book and pencil
2 stickers= a yo-yo
3 stickers=a frizbee
4 stickers= a keyring
5 stickers= a coulerfull cup and straw
6 stickers=a watch!!!