List of museums in Hertfordshire

This list of museums in Hertfordshire, 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
1940s ExperienceBusheyLivingwebsite, 1940s period home during World War II, history of RAF Bushey Hall; part of the Lincolnsfields Children's Centre
Art and Design GalleryHatfieldArtwebsite, part of the University of Hertfordshire
Ashwell Village MuseumAshwellLocalwebsite, local history
Baldock MuseumBaldockLocalwebsite, local history
British Schools MuseumHitchinEducationComplex of schools showing education in Britain from 1810 until 1969, Victorian life,
Bushey MuseumBusheyMultipleLocal history, culture, art
Cromer WindmillCromerMill
Dacorum Heritage TrustDacorumLocalinformation, local history, based in a museum store in Berkhamsted, open by appointment
Datchworth MuseumDatchworthLocalinformation, local history, located in a former blacksmith's shop
de Havilland Aircraft MuseumLondon ColneyAviationFormerly the Mosquito Aircraft Museum, restored de Havilland military aircraft
Elstree and Boreham Wood MuseumBorehamwoodLocalwebsite, local history
Frogmore Paper MillHemel HempsteadIndustryIndustrial 'exploration' centre built around a working paper mill
Gorham HouseSt AlbansHistoric housePalladian mansion and adjacent ruins of older house
International Garden Cities ExhibitionLetchworthHistorywebsite, story of the Garden city movement and Letchworth’s legacy and influence on town planning across the world
Hatfield House

Hatfield Palace
HatfieldHistoric house

Royal Palace		17th century Jacobean house and gardens

15th medieval Tudor style
Henry Moore Perry GreenMuch HadhamArtEstate with sculptures by Henry Moore and his studios
Hertford MuseumHertfordLocalLocal history, culture, art
Knebworth HouseKnebworthHistoric houseVictorian Tudor Gothic house, gardens and grounds
ICAS - Vilas Fine ArtLetchworthArtwebsite, International Contemporary art and sculpture exhibitions, John W. Mills National Heritage Arts
Letchworth Arts CentreLetchworthArtwebsite, art exhibitions, live shows, and arts-related courses
Lowewood MuseumHoddesdonLocalwebsite, local social history, geology
Mill Green MuseumHatfieldMillWorking water-driven 18th-century flour mill and local history museum
Museum of St AlbansSt AlbansLocalLocal history, archaeology, art
Much Hadham Forge MuseumMuch HadhamHistoric housewebsite, working blacksmith forge, Victorian cottage and garden
Natural History Museum at TringTringNatural historyFormerly the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, features stuffed mammals, birds, reptiles and insects
North Hertfordshire MuseumHitchinMultiplewebsite, opening in 2019, local history, culture
Potters Bar MuseumPotters BarLocalinformation, local history
Redbourn MuseumRedbournLocalwebsite, local history, located in a former silk mill
Redbournbury MillRedbournMillWorking water-driven flour mill
Royston & District Museum and Art GalleryRoystonMultiplewebsite, local history, art, ceramics and glass, archaeology
Shaw's CornerAyot St LawrenceHistoric houseOperated by National Trust, home of playwright George Bernard Shaw
South Mill Arts (previously Rhodes Arts Complex)Bishop's StortfordMultipleIncludes an art gallery and the Bishop's Stortford Museum with local history exhibits, and personal artefacts and collections of Cecil Rhodes
St Albans Organ TheatreSt AlbansMusicwebsite, theater organs and mechanical musical instruments
Stevenage MuseumStevenageLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Three Rivers MuseumRickmansworthLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Tring Local History MuseumTringLocalLocal history
Verulamium MuseumSt AlbansArchaeologyArtefacts and remains of the Roman city
Ware MuseumWareLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Watford MuseumWatfordLocalLocal history, culture, fine art, firefighting, Watford F.C.
Welwyn Roman BathsWelwynArchaeologyRuins of Roman baths and other artefacts

Defunct museums

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Hertfordshire

References
  1. "Buntingford Heritage Centre". Buntingford. Retrieved 15 March 2015. After a lot of heartache we have decided to downsize the centre to a small display in the foyer of the Manor House.
  2. "Letchworth Museum". Letchworth Garden City Local & Tourist Information Centre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015. This museum has now closed while staff work towards the re-development of the new North Hertfordshire Museum, scheduled to open in Hitchin Town Hall in 2014.
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