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Museums and Art Galleries in or near Rugby, such as Rugby Art Gallery & Museum and Herbert Art Gallery & Museum are listed below. Rugby is a market town on the river Avon in Warwickshire 13 miles east of Coventry. It is the birthplace of the jet engine built by Frank Whittle in 1937. The modern town offers numerous restaurants and many pubs. The town centre has an indoor shopping centre and there are street markets held on several days of the week.

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Rugby Art Gallery & Museum

Little Elborow Street, Rugby 0.4 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

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Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Jordan Well, Coventry 10.8 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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Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place

Hales Street, Coventry 11.0 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

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Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Royal Pump Rooms

The Parade, Leamington Spa 13.2 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

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Warwickshire Museum

Market Place, Warwick 15.5 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

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Heritage Motor Centre

Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick 16.0 miles away

Fun for all the family. The Heritage Motor Centre houses informative and interactive exhibitions charting the history of British motoring from the 1890s to present day. Walk the 'Time Road' and discover how motoring and family life has changed... more

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Northampton Museum & Art Gallery

Guildhall Road, Northampton 18.1 miles away

The Northampton Museum & Art Gallery houses Northampton´s famous collection of boots and shoes, the largest in the world. The displays show the history of shoemaking and how fashions have changed over a hundred years, with examples that include... more

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New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

53 New Walk, Leicester 18.4 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

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Compton Verney

Compton Verney 18.6 miles away

Compton Verney offers a unique Art Gallery experience. Housed in a Grade I listed Robert Adam Mansion set in 120 acres of ´Capability´ Brown landscaped parkland, it houses art from around the world. Six permanent collections include: paintings from... more

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Jewry Wall Museum

St Nicholas Circle, Leicester 18.6 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

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National Motorcycle Museum

Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull 19.6 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

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Abbey Pumping Station Museum

Corporation Road, Leicester 20.1 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

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The Canal Museum

Stoke Bruerne, Towcester 21.6 miles away

The Canal Museum in Stoke Bruerne is situated in a beautiful canal side village with a 'living canal' on its doorstep. The Museum is located in a restored corn mill alongside the Grand Union Canal and you can easily imagine what life was like in the... more

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Banbury Museum

Spiceball Park Road, Banbury 21.7 miles away

Banbury´s stunning new canal-side museum. Exciting modern `hands-on´ displays tell of Banbury´s origins and historic past. The Civil War; the plush manufacturing industry; the Victorian market town; costume from the 17th century to the present day;... more

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Snibston

Ashby Road, Coalville 24.8 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

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Sarehole Mill

Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham 25.7 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

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Charnwood Museum

Queen's Hall, Granby Street, Loughborough 27.5 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

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Thinktank

Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham 27.6 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

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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Chamberlain Square, Birmingham 28.3 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

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Barber Institute of Fine Arts

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham 28.8 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

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Rutland County Museum

Catmose Street, Oakham 30.2 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

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MK Gallery

900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes 31.3 miles away

MK Gallery is the city´s purpose-built gallery for exhibitions of international contemporary art. Its free, regularly changing exhibition programme includes both emerging and established artists. Past exhibitors such as Phil Collins and Cathy Wilkes... more

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Bletchley Park

The Mansion, Bletchley, Milton Keynes 33.9 miles away

Once known simply as Station X, Bletchley Park was the country’s main decryption centre during World War II and is now a museum dedicated to the efforts of the startlingly smart code breakers who worked there, including the likes of Alan Turing,... more

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The New Art Gallery Walsall

Gallery Square, Walsall 34.1 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

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Leather Museum

Littleton Street West, Walsall 34.1 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

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Black Country Living Museum

Tipton Road, Dudley 36.0 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

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Oxfordshire Museum

Fletchers House, Park Street, Woodstock 36.7 miles away

The Oxfordshire Museum is set in attractive gardens, and features collections of Oxfordshire´s rich history, reflecting the archaeology, local history, landscape and wildlife of the county. The 11 galleries provides an introduction to the astonishing... more

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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Aylesbury 37.8 miles away

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: a working Steam Museum with one of the largest railway collections in the UK. Opening Easter to end of October, Steam Trains and the Miniature Railway run on Sundays, Bank Holidays and School Holiday Wednesdays.... more

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Derby Museum & Art Gallery

The Strand, Derby 39.0 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

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The Silk Mill, Derby´s Museum of Industry and History

The Silk Mill, Silk Mill Lane, off Full Street, Derby 39.1 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

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Pickfords House Museum

41 Friar Gate, Derby 39.2 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

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Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton 39.6 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

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Wollaton Hall & Park/Natural History Museum

Wollaton, Nottingham 39.9 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

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Nottingham Castle

Nottingham 40.0 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

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Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection

The Old Mill, Bourton-on-the-Water 40.0 miles away

The Museum has seven galleries - overflowing with vintage and classic cars, caravans, precarious looking motorcycles, original enamel signs, a unique toy collection and an intriguing array of motoring curiosities - and is even home to BBC TV’s Brum!... more

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Parks Road, Oxford 42.6 miles away

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses Oxford University´s extensive collection of entomological, geological, mineralogical and zoological material of international importance. The unique reference library houses manuscripts, prints... more

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Pitt Rivers Museum

Parks Road, Oxford 42.6 miles away

Pitt Rivers Museum is famous for its unusual Victorian atmosphere and outstanding collections of unusual and beautiful objects from all over the world. Founded in 1884 with the collection given by Lt General Pitt Rivers. The displays are... more

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Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology

Beaumont Street, Oxford 42.8 miles away

You could spend days and days in the Ashmolean, the world’s first university museum, and still not see everything this Oxford treasure trove has to offer. Make a beeline for such gems as the lantern carried by gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes, a... more

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Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery

Church Street, Aylesbury 42.8 miles away

Buckinghamshire County Museum & The Roald Dahl Children´s Gallery, houses displays that cover the diverse natural, social and cultural history of Buckinghamshire. In addition to curriculum based interactive exhibitions for children, there is a... more

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Modern Art Oxford

30 Pembroke Street, Oxford 43.1 miles away

Established in 1965, Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK´s leading public galleries renowned for the quality of its exhibitions, activities and publications. Working with artists from around the world, our pioneering programme enables audiences and... more

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Shuttleworth Collection

Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade 44.0 miles away

The Shuttleworth Collection is in a quiet countryside setting on an old fashioned all grass aerodrome with eight hangars. These hangars comprise an aeroplane engineering workshop, a garage and coachroom, and the remainder house the world famous... more

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Bewdley Museum

The Shambles, Load Street, Bewdley 44.7 miles away

Bewdley Museum is housed in a historic and unusual 18th century Butchers Shambles and Brass Foundry. This unique museum provides a fascinating insight into the growth and trades of the town, the lives of its people, and the crafts of the surrounding... more

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Peterborough Museum

Priestgate, Peterborough 44.7 miles away

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Shire Hall Gallery

Market Square, Stafford 47.0 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

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Ancient High House

Greengate Street, Stafford 47.0 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

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Natural History Museum at Tring

The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman Street, Tring 47.5 miles away

The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum was once the private collection of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild and is now part of The Natural History Museum. It houses more than 4000 specimens in a unique Victorian Setting. The displays comprise of... more

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Papplewick Pumping Station

Rigg Lane, Ravenshead 48.0 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

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Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

Cosford, Shifnal 48.4 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

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Wardown Park Museum

Old Bedford Road, Luton 48.5 miles away

Situated in beautiful Wardown Park.At the Wardown Park Museum you can explore the development of Luton from pre-history to the present day. Highlights include the Luton Life Gallery, the nationally important Lace Collection and the Bedfordshire and... more

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Stockwood Discovery Centre

Stockwood Park, London Road, Luton 49.9 miles away

The Stockwood Discovery Centre - With interactive display, variety of gardens, children play area, bee gallery and much more, it is a wonderful visitor attraction and museum. Collection highlights include the internationally famous Wenlok Jug, the... more

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