This list of museums on the Isle of Wight, 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.
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Name
Image
Town/City
Region
Type
Summary
Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge
East
Mill
Operated by the National Trust, 18th century tower windmill
Blackgang: The Disappearing Village
Blackgang
South
Multiple
Amusement park with an exhibit based on the BBC 2 television series Coast about coastal erosion, and a reconstruction of a Victorian water-powered sawmill with displays of country trades and early working engines
Calbourne Water Mill
Calbourne
West
Mill
website, 17th century working water mill, small period rural activity displays including a kitchen, shed, dairy, laundry, fire station and bakery
Classic Boat Museum
Newport
Central
Maritime
History of boat building, sailing, yachting, cruising and racing
Cowes Maritime Museum
Cowes
Central
Maritime
Model boats, located within Cowes Library
Ferguson Family Museum
Freshwater
West
Biographical
website, inventor and engineer Harry Ferguson whose works are found in agriculture, aviation and motor racing, open by appointment
