As one of Bristol's best kept secrets, the story of the legendary George Müller is set to be reborn in a former orphan houses in the city.
After a year-long wait and a further six weeks of installations, the new Müller museum officially launched last week in Ashley Down.
Visitors will learn about George Müller's early life and how he was quite the rebel before changing his focus on to helping others.
Who was George Müller?
George Müller moved to Bristol in 1832 and in 1835 he held a public meeting about plans to open an orphan home after witnessing the increasing number of children forced into the workhouse or living on the streets of Bristol.
It was the first of many orphanages in his name. He would ultimately care for 10,024 orphans personally and established 117 schools across the globe where a further 120,000 kids received education and support.
At the age of 70 he went on a 17-year missionary tour of the world, travelling 200,000 miles to preach.
The George Müller Museum
As you venture further inside, you get the chance to see his family tree and learn about his move from Germany to Bristol where his orphan work first began on Wilson Street in Bristol.
Visitors get the chance to see and sit in George Müller's study at his original desk from which he ran the orphan homes while looking at his original annotated bible in his own writing.
Inside the room are huge cabinets filled with 17,500 orphan records of every orphan that was cared for in the Müller orphanages.
As visitors make your way from the study, they can fully immerse themselves into the museum and imagine what life would have been like as an orphan in the Victorian era.
There are some interactive elements for children that will enable them to learn about how the orphanage operated, have the opportunity to dress up in uniforms and take seated photographs at a class room desk.
Visitors can follow Müller's tourney on a large floor map which shows where he went on his missionary trips in his life time.
From India, Australia, San Francisco and even the White House where he met the sitting president at the time.
Dan Doherty, Chief Executive of the Müller museum said: "The work of Müller still carries on today and the charity supports other organisations.
"A large part of our work is supporting impoverish communities throughout the world, for children and families to be able to develop, grow, flourish and reach their full potential.
"Despite Müller’s story being very well known around the world, in Bristol, it's the best kept secret," he added.
Bristol Mayor Marvin Reeves alongside St Mary Redcliffe student Freya Sims, unveiled the original Müller plaque to members of the public before a guided tour around the freshly designed interactive space on Wednesday (September 11) when the museum, officially opened.
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