![]() ![]() ![]() In October 1891 he spoke in support of a museum for Cheltenham but the proposal did not attract sufficient support. ![]() His achievements in public health, photography (as a pioneer of photomicrography) and the natural sciences, were recognised far beyond the confines of Cheltenham, both at national and international levels. He also campaigned to establish a free library, a museum and an art school for the town. He was involved in numerous clubs and societies, and founded the local photographic society – the seventh oldest in the country. As well as being a medical pioneer, founding the Delancey Hospital, championing clean drinking water and District Nurses, he promoted a huge number of interests spanning both the Arts and Sciences. It was he who opened the original Museum and Art Gallery on 20 June 1907.ĭr Edward Thomas Wilson of Cheltenham was a major pioneer of the Victorian town. The Museum itself was only founded and opened due to the dedication of Dr Edward Thomas Wilson of Cheltenham (1832-1918), the father of Edward Wilson of the Antarctic. In fact, the Museum owes a good deal to the Wilson family – of which Edward Wilson of the Antarctic (1872-1912) is simply its most famous member. This means that Cheltenham now has two major museums, each named for one of its most famous sons, The Holst Museum and The Wilson. One hundred years later, after a public vote and a unanimous decision by Councillors, the existing Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum was finally renamed The Wilson. ![]()
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