This list of museums in Derbyshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple | website, historic Tudor house with period rooms, Victorian mill workers dwelling, textiles, toys | |||
| Railway | Preserved roundhouse and locomotives | |||
| Belper Heritage Centre | Local | information, local history, also known as St. John's Chapel Heritage Centre | ||
| Historic house | Operated by English Heritage | |||
| Multiple | Local history, archaeology, fossils and minerals, natural history, art. Free admission. Operated by Derbyshire County Council. The Wonders of the Peak gallery includes local relics from the Bronze Age, Stone Age and Roman times. Located in the old Peak Hydropathic Hotel building since 1928.[1] | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, Baroque country house and garden | |||
| Historic house | Country house and park, open by appointment on guided tours | |||
| Historic house | 18th century manor house, outbuildings | |||
| Historic house | Seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, features priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculpture, books and other artefacts, gardens | |||
| Multiple | Free admission. Operated by Chesterfield Borough Council. Exhibitions cover the story of Chesterfield from Roman times, the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution.[2] | |||
| Creswell Crags Museum | Creswell | Natural history | Collection of Ice Age and Stone Age artefects, including prehistoric objects found in the caves and gorge of Creswell Crags. Admission charge.[3] | |
| Crich Tramway Village | Crich | Open air | Restored period village, home to the National Tramway Museum. Admission charge including tram ride. Now branded as Crich Tramway Village, the museum has a collection of over 80 trams dating from 1873 to 1982.[4] | |
| Industry | Exhibition of cotton spinning mill machinery and buildings. Located in Richard Arkwright's water-powered cotton mill complex, built in 1771, which are part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Admission charge.[5] | |||
| Art | website, museum of cutlery designs of David Mellor, factory and store | |||
| Denby Pottery Visitor's Centre | Art | website, small museum of china and porcelain decorative art of the Denby Pottery Company, shop and factory tours | ||
| Prison | 18th century prison | |||
| Derby | Multiple | Fine art, porcelains, local history, archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections. Operated by Derby Museums charity. Exhibits include large collections of Joseph Wright paintings and Royal Crown Derby porcelain. Established in 1879.[6] | ||
| Derby Silk Mill (Museum of Making) | Derby | Industry | Local industries, railway, STEM exhibits. Operated by Derby Museums charity. Opened in 1974 and previously called Derby Industrial Museum. Located in Lombe's Silk Mill.[7] | |
| Derbyshire Police Museum | Derby | Exhibition of the history of Derbyshire Constabulary.[8] | ||
| Derwent Valley Mills | Various | Industry | World Heritage Site that includes over 15 historic sites spanning over 15 miles | |
| Local | Local history, industry, period rooms and art exhibits tell the story of Erewash including Victorian life and Stanton Ironworks. Located in the Georgian mansion Dalby House. Operated by Erewash Borough Council.[9] | |||
| Historic house | Jacobean manor house with costumes, needlework, family portraits, gardens | |||
| Local | Local history, impact of the Bubonic Plague in 1665. Located in the old Methodist chapel, opened in 1994 and operated by a local charity. Admission charge.[10] | |||
| Historic house | Medieval manor house and gardens | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, significant Elizabethan country house, collection of embroideries, gardens, grounds include Stainsby Mill | |||
| Mill | website, working windmill built in 1797 | |||
| Railway | Workshops for the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, near the Cromford Canal, part of the Derwent Valley Mills | |||
| Fashion | website, costumes and accessories from 1790 to the 1970s | |||
| John King Workshop Museum | Local | website, local industry including Pinxton Porcelain, the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway, John King who invented the mine cage detaching hook, local social history | ||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 18th century Neoclassical country house, extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and original furnishings, museum of art and items from Asia | |||
| Technology | Part of the Derwent Valley Mills, canal pump house with preserved steam engine | |||
| Technology | History of photography, cameras, photographic equipment | |||
| Little Chester Heritage Centre | Local | website, local history, located in St Paul's Church | ||
| M & C Collection of Historic Motorcycles | Transport | information, information, motorcycles and memorabilia | ||
| Masson Mills Working Textile Museum | Matlock Bath | Industry | Exhibitions of cotton mill machinery and textiles. Located in Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills, built in 1783, which is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Admission charge.[11] | |
| Historic house | Country house and gardens | |||
| Steam | website, website, preserved beam engine | |||
| Railway | Formerly known as Midland Railway Centre, heritage railway and museum. Operated by the Midland Railway Trust. Admission charge with steam train rides.[12] | |||
| Moorland Centre | Natural history | website, geology, wildlife, plants and importance of the moorland and Peak District, operated by the Moors for the Future partnership | ||
| Geology | website, geology, earth science, mining, uses for rocks and minerals, site of former limestone quarries, outdoor fossil trail.[13] | |||
| Railway | Located in Crich Tramway Village, collection of working trams | |||
| Toy | Operated by the National Trust, located at Sudbury Hall. Historical collection of toys, games and dolls. Admission charge.[14] | |||
| New Mills Heritage and Information Centre | Local | website, local history | ||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, medieval hall | |||
| Mining | Lead mining, miner family life. Exhibits include a mockup of a lead mine. The museum is located inside the Grand Pavilion. Admission charge.[15] | |||
| Peak District National Park Visitor Centre - Bakewell | Multiple | website, visitor center for the Peak District National Park, features the Peak District Photography Gallery | ||
| Peak District National Park Visitor Centre - Castleton | Multiple | website, includes the Castleton Village Museum | ||
| Peak District National Park Visitor Centre - Upper Derwent | Natural history | website, exhibits and information about the park | ||
| Historic house | Late 18th century Georgian townhouse, displays of eighteenth and nineteenth century costume, toys. Operated by Derby Museums charity. Family home of Georgian architect Joseph Pickford.[16] | |||
| Transport | website, THE CARRIAGE MUSEUM CLOSED Permanently - on December 31, 2017, original horse-drawn vehicles and equipment, blacksmith | |||
| Historic house | Country house of the Sitwell family, gardens | |||
| Historic house | 17th century alehouse with ties to the Glorious Revolution of 1688 | |||
| Art | China and porcelain decorative art | |||
| Shardlow Heritage Centre | Local | website, local history | ||
| Art | website, china and porcelain decorative art | |||
| Industry | Water-powered cotton spinning mill, includes the Masson Mills Working Textile Museum, part of the Derwent Valley Mills | |||
| Mill | Operated by the National Trust, 19th-century flour watermill located on the grounds of Hardwick Hall | |||
| Industry | Part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, former water-powered cotton spinning mill, also includes the Derwent Valley Visitor's Centre. Exhibitions of local cotton spinning and hosiery. Located in William Strutt's fire-proof mill, built in 1804 Admission charge.[17] | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, 17th century Restoration style mansion, features the National Trust Museum of Childhood | |||
| Historic house | Early 17th century Jacobean mansion house | |||
| Wirksworth Heritage Centre | Local | website, exhibition about the history, industries and people of this historic Peak District market town. | ||