List of museums in Derbyshire

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.

Museums[]

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Name	Town/City	Type	Summary
Barrow Hill Roundhouse & Railway Centre	Barrow Hill	Railway	Preserved roundhouse and locomotives
Bolsover Castle	Bolsover	Historic house	Operated by English Heritage - Has held classic car events
Chatsworth House	Chatsworth	Historic house	Seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, features priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculpture, books and other artefacts, gardens. classic vehicle rallies held in the park
Crich Tramway Village	Crich	Open air	Restored period village, home to the National Tramway Museum
Derby Industrial Museum	Derby	Industry	Located in a silk mill, area industries, railway (temporaly closed - 2010)
Derwent Valley Mills		Industry	World Heritage Site that includes over 15 historic sites spanning over 15 miles
Heage Windmill	Heage	Mill	website, working windmill built in 1797
High Peak Junction	Cromford	Railway	Workshops for the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, near the Cromford Canal, part of the Derwent Valley Mills
John King Workshop Museum	Alfreton	Local	information, local industry including Pinxton Porcelain, the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway, John King who invented the mine cage detaching hook, local social history
Kedleston Hall	Kedleston	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. Classic car rallies in the grounds
Leawood Pump House	High Peak Junction	Technology	Part of the Derwent Valley Mills, canal pump house with preserved steam pumping engine
M & C Collection of Historic Motorcycles	Bakewell	Transport	website, motorcycles and memorabilia
Midland Railway – Butterley	Butterley	Railway	Formerly known as Midland Railway Centre, heritage railway and museum
National Stone Centre	Middleton-by-Wirksworth	Science	website, geology, earth science, mining, uses for rocks and minerals, (Closed ?)
National Tramway Museum	Crich	Railway	Located in Crich Tramway Village, collection of working trams
Peak District Mining Museum	Matlock Bath	Mining	Lead mining, miner family life
Red House Stables and Carriage Museum	Matlock	Transport	website, original horse drawn vehicles and equipment, blacksmith
Renishaw Hall	Renishaw	Historic house	Country house of the Sitwell family, gardens, Portable engine & hosts Classic car rallies
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Masson Mills	Matlock Bath	Industry	Water-powered cotton spinning mill, part of the Derwent Valley Mills
Strutt's North Mill, Belper	Belper	Industry	Part of the Derwent Valley Mills, former water powered cotton spinning mill, also includes the Derwent Valley Visitor's Centre