This list of museums in Cumbria, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
| Name | Image | Town/City | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | Collections include George Romney, J. M. W. Turner, 18th and 19th century watercolours, and modern paintings | |||
| Multiple | Local history, natural history, features over 450 watercolours by Beatrix Potter of archaeological and zoological subjects | |||
| Beacon Museum, Whitehaven | Multiple | website, local history, art, industry, natural history, maritime heritage | ||
| Art | Operated by the National Trust, original sketches and watercolours by Beatrix Potter for her books | |||
| Archaeology | Excavated Roman fort | |||
| Historic house | Arts and Crafts Movement style house from the turn-of-the-20th century, with period rooms, art exhibits | |||
| Historic house | Home and museum of art critic John Ruskin, art displays, gardens and grounds | |||
| Historic house | Restored country house with local history exhibits | |||
| Military | Operated by English Heritage, historic fortress and museum of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | |||
| Historic house | Medieval, Tudor and early Georgian house and Lake District gardens | |||
| Local | Operated by the National Trust, 14th century peel tower with displays of local history | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 18th-century house on an island, open only a few days a year by timed ticket | |||
| Industry | Pencil making | |||
| Local | Local history, shipbuilding, steel industry, World War II bombings | |||
| Historic house | A home and museum of poet William Wordsworth | |||
| Historic House | website, 1407 building with items related to Guilds | |||
| Mining | Coal mining | |||
| Education | Historic school dating back to the 17th century | |||
| Multiple | website, period rooms, costumes, decorative arts, local history, industry, culture, agriculture | |||
| Mill | Working 18th-century watermill | |||
| Historic house | ||||
| Historic house | Large country house and gardens | |||
| Multiple | website, vintage cars, motorbikes, bicycles, local history, agriculture, model railroad | |||
| Historic house | Medieval manor house and gardens | |||
| Multiple | Local history, culture, archaeology, geology, local and world natural history, Roman Britain, Ancient Egypt | |||
| Multiple | Local history, natural history, minerals, art, collection of oddities | |||
| Automotive | Classic automobiles and memorabilia | |||
| Biographical | website, comedy team Laurel and Hardy | |||
| Historic house | Manor house, topiary garden, steam vehicle and engine collection | |||
| Maritime | website, Maryport's maritime and painting history, also industry, social and political history | |||
| Local | Period store displays, iron mining, rural trades, 19th century miner's cottage, agriculture, archaeology, poet Norman Nicholson, local history | |||
| Historic house | ||||
| Historic house | Decorated castle, gardens | |||
| Multiple | Local history, period rooms, agriculture, mining, Arts & Crafts movement, costumes | |||
| Mining | website, mineral mining past of the North Pennines, lead and zinc mine, equipment, buildings | |||
| History | website, castle keep with interactive experience | |||
| Local | website, local history, geology, archaeology | |||
| Religious | 77 embroidered panels illustrating the history of the Quakers from the 17th century to the present | |||
| Railway | Heritage railway and museum at the station | |||
| Art | website, attraction with galleries for art and photography, also 3D films, shops, play areas | |||
| Industry | Story of the rum trade and the creation of rum, located in an original 1785 trading shop and warehouses | |||
| Local | Local history, copper mining, slate, geology, lace, farming, art critic John Ruskin, car and motorboat racer Donald Campbell | |||
| Historic house | A home and museum of poet William Wordsworth | |||
| Archaeology | website, site of the Roman fort Alauna, artifacts | |||
| Sir John Barrow Cottage | Historic house | Birthplace of statesman Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, currently closed[1] | ||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, medieval castle, stately home and garden, woodlands | |||
| Aviation | Located at the Carlisle Lake District Airport, World War II aviation and local aviation history | |||
| Local | website, local history, culture, natural history, art gallery | |||
| Industry | Operated by English Heritage, former bobbin mill with preserved engines | |||
| Mining | website, former microgranite quarry, exhibits, tools and artifacts from area mines | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, wealthy farming family's house | |||
| Multiple | Contemporary and historic art, decorative art, costumes and textiles, natural history, archaeology, Roman Britain, Carlisle's social history | |||
| Maritime | Boat collection and "the sights, smells and sounds of life on the lake" | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 18th century Georgian townhouse, childhood home of poet William Wordsworth | |||
| Toy | website, collection of miniature furnished room displays | |||