THE GUILDHALL MUSEUM

The Guildhall Museum is about six hundred years old and is one of the best well-preserved timber-framed halls. It was originally a home for a priest and a meeting space for the Guild of Corpus Christi. Today the museum serves as a performance venue welcoming acts from overseas and across the country, and is one of the best places to see in Leicester.

The Guildhall Museum is the oldest historic building in Leicester, dating to the late fourteenth century. Over the ages, the museum has served as a town hall, police station, library, and even a prison. The building was also looted and attacked by Royalists in the 1640s during the English Civil War. Audiences are treated to plays, comedy gigs, musical concerts, exhibitions, and craft fairs in an atmospheric setting inside the museum. While walking through the prison area, you can peer inside cells to see unsettling torture devices.

The building is an atmospheric venue for civil ceremonies, weddings, and naming ceremonies. An interesting thing to note is that the museum is the most haunted building in Leicester. While visiting the museum, keep your eyes peeled for paranormal activities in the beautiful Great Hall, the old police cells, and the Mayor's Parlour, which contain a reconstruction of a gibbet. 

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Highlights

• The Guildhall Museum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Leicester, featuring exhibits related to performing arts, law, and order, personalities, social history, and architecture.
• It is home to the medieval Leicester galleries and The White Rose Cafe.
• Today, The Guildhall is a performance venue, attracting thought-provoking acts from across the country.
• It also serves as a museum where you can step back in time and discover the details about Emma Smith and Crankie Gemmie, two of Leicester's pick-pockets.
• Literature fanatics would be glad to know that Shakespeare performed here during Tudor times.