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Museums & Art Galleries Derby
Museums and Art Galleries in or near Derby, such as Derby Museum & Art Gallery and The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History are listed below. Derby city was the birthplace of the industrial revolution, today combining a vibrant city scene with the beautiful countryside of the Peak District and Derbyshire. Many shops, restaurants, musuems and parks to explore together with an array of entertainment options.
Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand, Derby 0.1 miles away
The Derby Museum & Art Gallery, opened in 1879, houses the internationally important collection of major paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-97). Also on display is a fine collection of Derby porcelain, made in the city since 1750. Derbyshire... more
The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History
The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby 0.3 miles away
The Silk Mill Museum is on the site of one of Britain´s oldest factories. Displays feature local industries, such as mining, pottery, railway engineering and Rolls Royce aero engines.... more
Pickfords House Museum
41 Friar Gate, Derby 0.4 miles away
A fine Georgian town house built in 1770 by local architect, Joseph Pickford, as his home. Displays include period rooms circa 1800, historic costume and an 18th century style garden.... more
Wollaton Hall & Park/Natural History Museum
Wollaton, Nottingham 11.1 miles away
Wollaton Hall & Park/Natural History Museum stands on a natural hill 3 miles west of Nottingham City centre. This sensational Elizabethan house was designed by Robert Smythson and completed in 1588 and set in a scenic 500 acre historic park. Inside,... more
Sir Richard Arkwrights Cromford Mill
Cromford Mill, Mill Lane, Cromford, Matlock 13.4 miles away
Visit the world´s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill. Tours available daily and exhibitions. Part of the Derwent Valley Mills, having achieved World Heritage status in December 2001.... more
Nottingham Castle
Nottingham 13.7 miles away
Situated high above the city, Nottingham Castle is a 17th century Mansion built over 300 years ago, on the site of a medieval castle originally built by William the Conqueror. A vibrant museum that houses a range of collections including historic and... more
Snibston
Ashby Road, Coalville 14.0 miles away
Set in the heart of the National Forest on the site of a former colliery, Snibston explores the impact of science, industry, technology, art and history on our lives with over 90 indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits. Lift a car in our hands-on... more
Charnwood Museum
Queen's Hall, Granby Street, Loughborough 15.3 miles away
Charnwood Museum features a wide range of exhibits, which reflect local history and industries. Permanent exhibitions are in four areas: `Coming to Charnwood´, `The Natural World of Charnwood´, `Living off the Land´ and `Earning a Living´.... more
Papplewick Pumping Station
Rigg Lane, Ravenshead 17.5 miles away
Late Victorian working waterworks in landscaped grounds. One of Europe´s great industrial monuments. Original engines/boilers in a magnificent Temple of Steam. Steams on Bank Holiday Sundays and Mondays and other selected weekends. See the Pumping... more
Abbey Pumping Station Museum
Corporation Road, Leicester 23.4 miles away
Leicester has a rather glorious, proud industrial history and there’s no better place to see an example of this than the elegant Abbey Pumping Station. Now part of the city’s Museum of Science and Technology, the station opened back in 1891 with the... more
Jewry Wall Museum
St Nicholas Circle, Leicester 24.2 miles away
Jewry Wall Museum is Leicester´s Museum of Archaeology, set amongst the remains of the Roman town´s public baths. Its centrepeice is the 2000-year old Jewry Wall, the second largest piece of surviving Roman building in the country. The museum tells... more
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk, Leicester 25.0 miles away
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery is situated within the historic New Walk area of the city. In 1849, the Literary & Philosophical Society formally presented to the town its various collections; these have grown and developed over the past 150 years to... more
Gladstone Pottery Museum
Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent 27.5 miles away
Gladstone Pottery Museum was originally the Gladstone Works, started in the 1780s. The ovens were last fired in 1960. The Museum was opened in 1974 and is the last remaining Victorian pottery factory complete with traditional coal burning bottle... more
Shire Hall Gallery
Market Square, Stafford 27.7 miles away
The Shire Hall Gallery is the largest venue in Staffordshire dedicated to the visual arts and crafts. Situated in a fascinating Grade II listed building formerly used as the Crown Court, the Shire Hall Gallery hosts exhibitions featuring a wide... more
Ancient High House
Greengate Street, Stafford 27.8 miles away
The Ancient High House has been one of the most important buildings in the town for over four hundred years, and is the largest timber framed town house in England. King Charles I stayed here in 1642 at the start of the Civil War, and it later became... more
Izaak Walton´s Cottage
Worston Lane, Shallowford, Stone 29.7 miles away
Izaak Walton, the celebrated author of `The Compleat Angler´ once owned this charming 16th century thatched half-timbered cottage. Inside the Angling Museum there is variety of fishing collections on display, showing the quality of the craftmanship... more
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Bethesda Street, City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent 30.0 miles away
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is the home of the world´s finest collection of Staffordshire ceramics, including the National Minton Collection. Discover the story of Stoke-on-Trent´s people, products and landscapes through imaginative displays... more
Leather Museum
Littleton Street West, Walsall 31.1 miles away
The Leather Museum is housed in a restored leather factory. Walsall was the British leathergoods capital where people have been making the world's finest saddles and leather goods for over 200 years. The displays tell the stories of the Walsall... more
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Gallery Square, Walsall 31.3 miles away
The New Art Gallery Walsall has The Garman Ryan Collection on permanent display. This was donated to the people of Walsall in 1973 by Lady Kathleen Garman, widow of sculptor Sir Jacob Epstein, and includes work by Picasso, Van Gogh, Modigliani and... more
Borough Museum & Art Gallery
Brampton Road, Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme 31.6 miles away
At the Borough Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle´s long history can be traced through the Roman period, its medieval castle, Royal Charters and industries to the present day. All of these and more are represented in the museum´s permanent displays that... more
Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery
Surrey Street, Sheffield 31.7 miles away
As well as housing the city’s historic visual art collection, the Graves is also a showcase for a vibrant programme of historic and contemporary exhibitions.... more
Weston Park Museum
Western Park, Western Bank, Sheffield 31.8 miles away
Weston Park is a magnificent Stately Home set in 1000 acres of parkland. Built in 1671 it houses a superb collection of paintings that includes works by Van Dyck, Constable and Stubbs. Also on display is fine furniture and objets d´art. Outside are... more
Museums Sheffield: Millennium Gallery
Arundel Gate, Sheffield 31.9 miles away
Home to the city’s unique Ruskin and metalwork collections, the Millennium Gallery also hosts a diverse temporary exhibition programme featuring the best in historical and contemporary visual art, craft and design.... more
Newark Air Museum
Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark 32.0 miles away
The Newark Air Museum is open every day (except Christmas and New Year) with half the aircraft and cockpit sections displayed under cover, along with artefact and engine displays agreat day out no matter what the weather. Currently there are 74... more
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National Motorcycle Museum
Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull 34.2 miles away
The National Motorcycle Museum is the largest motorcycle museum in the world, housing a breathtaking collection of over 700 British motorcycles dating from 1898, each painstakingly restored to its original specification. It is a tribute to this once... more
Thinktank
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham 34.7 miles away
Thinktank offers an extraordinary, fun-packed day out for all the family. From steam engines to intestines, this exciting museum has over 200 hands-on displays on science and technology from the past, present and future. This includes the... more
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham 35.2 miles away
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery was opened in 1885 and is home to one of the world´s largest collections of pre-Raphaelite art, with works by Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Holman Hunt. It also hosts a fine collection of 18th and 19th century art,... more
Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place
Hales Street, Coventry 35.2 miles away
One of the largest attractions of its kind in Europe, the Coventry Transport Museum is a serious draw for those with a thing for speed – it took some time for my car-mad husband to be prized away from the Thrust SSC, the vehicle in which Richard... more
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Jordan Well, Coventry 35.5 miles away
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: Located in the historic centre of Coventry, next to the Cathedral ruins, the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is the cultural hub of the city. Visit us for FREE to immerse yourself and your family in arts, history and... more
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Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton 35.5 miles away
Established in 1884, Wolverhampton Art Gallery is an award-winning hands-on art gallery situated in Wolverhampton town centre. The Gallery has substantial collections of both Contemporary Art and sumptuous displays of Victorian and Georgian... more
Clifton Park Museum
Clifton Lane, Rotherham 35.6 miles away
Clifton Park Museum is situated within Clifton House, built in 1783 as the home of Joshua Walker, the founder of Rotherham Ironworks. Inside is Britain´s finest collection of Rockingham Pottery along with glassware of South Yorkshire from the 18th... more
Gallery@Riverside
Main Street, Rotherham 35.8 miles away
Rotherham Art Gallery does not have a permanent collection. There are changing displays of contemporary art exhibitions.... more
Rutland County Museum
Catmose Street, Oakham 35.9 miles away
Rutland County Museum is the perfect introduction to England´s smallest county. The `Welcome to Rutland´ display is a brief guide to the history of Rutland and compliments displays of local archaeology, history and an extensive rural life collection.... more
Sarehole Mill
Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham 37.1 miles away
Sarehole is the only surviving example of the 60 or so watermills that once existed in Birmingham. It was also the childhood haunt of JRR Tolkien and inspiration for the mill in ´The Hobbit´.... more
Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road, Dudley 37.2 miles away
Black Country Living Museum was established in 1975 to collect, preserve, research and display items relating to the social and industrial history of the Black Country. The collection of well over 40,000 items ranges from hand made nails to whole... more
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham 37.5 miles away
Barber Institute of Fine Arts is one of the finest small art galleries, housing an outstanding permanent collection that includes major paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints by Rubens, Gainsborough, Turner, Rossetti, Manet, Degas, Rodin, Monet... more
Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Little Elborow Street, Rugby 39.0 miles away
Rugby Art Gallery & Museum: See the remarkable Tripontium Collection of Roman artefacts and explore Rugby´s past in the Social History Museum. The Art Gallery hosts a series of changing temporary exhibitions, including the Rugby Collection of... more
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
Cosford, Shifnal 39.4 miles away
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford houses one of the largest aviation collections in the UK with 70 historic aircraft on display in three wartime hangars and within the National Cold War Exhibition. A major feature of this unique exhibition is... more
Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate
Styal, Wilmslow 43.5 miles away
The Georgian working water powered cotton mill still spins and weaves cotton to be sold. There are demonstrations of a spinning jenny and mule in action, alongside the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe, and one of the earliest steam-powered... more
Vernon Park Museum
Vernon Park, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport 43.8 miles away
Vernon Park Museum, set in a beautiful location, has many of its original features.... more
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms
The Parade, Leamington Spa 43.8 miles away
This award winning Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms has a fine art collection, an exhibition on the history of Royal Leamington Spa, cabinets of curiosities, gallery of interactive exhibits, Hammam (restored Turkish bath),... more
Stockport Art Gallery
Wellington Road, Stockport 43.8 miles away
Stockport Art Gallery houses a permanent display of Stockport's fine art collection. There is also an extensive programme of exhibitions and events.... more
Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery
Chequer Road, Doncaster 44.0 miles away
Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery is a purpose built Museum, opened in 1964 to display various collections of natural history, archaeology, local history and fine and decorative art. The King´s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Regimental Gallery houses one... more
Hat Works - The Museum of Hatting
Wellington Mill, Wellington Road South, Stockport 44.1 miles away
Hat Works - The Museum of Hatting is the UK´s only museum dedicated to the hatting industry and headwear. Guides reveal the art of hat making with working machinery. You can learn about Stockport´s historic links with hatting and how the industry... more
Warwickshire Museum
Market Place, Warwick 44.4 miles away
At Warwickshire Museum, a huge brown bear with ragged staff will greet you in the entrance to the museum and there are wilder beasts to follow. Enjoy ancient jewellery, fantastic fossils, bees and bugs. Trace the early history of Warwickshire and... more
Cannon Hall Museum, Park & Gardens
Bark House Lane, Cawthorne, Barnsley 45.2 miles away
Cannon Hall Museum, first opened as a museum in 1957 and is now home to `Charge´, the Regimental Museum of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary´s Own). With fine collections of furniture, glassware, colourful pottery all displayed in period... more
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, Telford 46.5 miles away
The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are a series of ten amazing museums located in the beautiful Ironbridge gorge. The seperate museums are: Blists Hill Victorian Town, Broseley Pipeworks, Coalport China Museum, Darby Houses, Enginuity, Jackfield Tile... more
Portland Basin Museum
Portland Place, Ashton-under-Lyne 46.7 miles away
Portland Basin Museum is housed within the rebuilt historic Ashton Canal Warehouse. A a lively modern museum in a peaceful canal-side setting. Inside is typical Tameside street of the 1920s with a house, school, chapel, pawnbrokers and doctors... more
Whitworth Art Gallery
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester 48.9 miles away
The Whitworth Art Gallery was founded in 1889 with money left by Sir Joseph Whitworth, the Gallery is now part of the University of Manchester. Internationally famous for its collections of art and design along with an outstanding collection of... more
The Manchester Museum
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester 49.2 miles away
The Manchester Museum: Dinosaurs (including Stan the T.rex), ancient Egyptian objects and live animals (such as frogs and snakes) are some of the treasures you can encounter at The Manchester Museum on Oxford Road, part of The University of... more
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