List of museums in Nottinghamshire

This list of museums in Nottinghamshire, 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 Region Type Summary
Bassetlaw MuseumRetfordBassetlawLocalwebsite, local history, art, archaeology, decorative arts, agriculture, costume and textiles, industry, rural life, coal mining
Beth Shalom Holocaust CentreLaxtonNewark and SherwoodHistoryHistory of the Holocaust and other 20th-century genocides
British Horological InstituteUptonNewark and SherwoodHorologyLocated at Upton Hall, collection of historic clocks, watches, tools and other horological artifacts, open on special occasions to non-members
Calverton Folk MuseumCalvertonGedlingLocalPeriod furniture and clothing, fossils, framework knitting history, Victorian kitchen, living room and bedroom[1]
Creswell CragsCreswellBassetlawArchaeologyLimestone gorge and caves with flint tools and other Stone Age artifacts
D.H. Lawrence Birthplace MuseumEastwoodBroxtoweHistoric house19th century working class house, birthplace of author D. H. Lawrence
Dukes Wood Oil MuseumEakringNewark and SherwoodIndustrywebsite, site and story of the UK’s first oilfield
Durban House Heritage CentreEastwoodBroxtoweMultipleIncludes late 19th century social history exhibits and context of author D. H. Lawrence's life in town, also an art gallery
Flintham MuseumFlinthamNewark and SherwoodHistorywebsite, 20th century period shop reflecting rural life
Framework Knitters MuseumRuddingtonRushcliffeIndustrywebsite, complex of restored Victorian period frameshops, cottages and outbuildings that show the living and working conditions of framework knitters
Galleries of Justice MuseumNottinghamNottinghamPrisonHistoric courthouse and gaol
Green's Windmill and Science CentreSneintonNottinghamMultipleRestored and working 19th century tower windmill, hands-on science exhibits
Harley GalleryWelbeckBassetlawArtLocated at Welbeck Abbey, features contemporary arts and crafts
Holme Pierrepont HallHolme PierrepontRushcliffeHistoric houseMedieval hall and garden, open to the public on a limited basis
Lakeside Arts CentreNottinghamNottinghamArtwebsite, performing and visual arts centre of the University of Nottingham
Mansfield MuseumMansfieldMansfieldMultipleArt, local history, culture
Mr Straw's HouseWorksopBassetlawHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 1920s period family house
Museum of Nottingham Life at Brewhouse YardNottinghamNottinghamHistorywebsite, local social history, period room and shop settings, reconstructed Victorian schoolroom, wartime life
Museum of The HorseTuxfordBassetlawHistorywebsite, walk through 2000 years of equestrian history
National Civil War Centre - Newark MuseumNewark-on-TrentNewark and SherwoodHistorywebsite, focuses solely on the British Civil War
National Videogame ArcadeNottinghamNottinghamAmusementHistoric videogames, history of British videogame culture
New Art ExchangeNottinghamNottinghamArtwebsite, visual art gallery for culturally diverse contemporary artists
Newark Air MuseumNewark-on-TrentNewark and SherwoodAviationLocated on part of the former World War II airfield of Winthorpe, historic civilian and military aircraft
Newark Castle & Gilstrap Heritage CentreNewark-on-TrentNewark and SherwoodHistoryRuins of the medieval castle, exhibits about the castle's history and Newark's Civil War heritage
Newark Town Hall Museum & Art GalleryNewark-on-TrentNewark and SherwoodArtwebsite, collection of paintings, furniture, ceremonial silver and civic gifts
Newstead Abbey Historic House & GardensRavensheadGedlingHistoric houseMedieval house that was the ancestral home of Lord Byron, Victorian rooms
Nottingham Castle MuseumNottinghamNottinghamMultipleFine and decorative art, local history, archaeology, regimental museum of the Sherwood Foresters
Nottingham ContemporaryNottinghamNottinghamArtContemporary art centre
Nottingham Industrial MuseumNottinghamNottinghamIndustryEclectic collection of regionally significant industrial objects, including steam and diesel engines
Nottingham Transport Heritage CentreRuddingtonRushcliffeTransportationNorthern terminus of the Great Central Railway heritage railway, includes locomotives, carriages and stock, buses, road transport vehicles
Papplewick Pumping StationPapplewickGedlingTechnologyVictorian water pumping station with steam engines
Ruddington Village MuseumRuddingtonRushcliffeHistorywebsite, recreated period shops, schoolroom, telephone exchange and farm implements
Tuxford WindmillTuxfordBassetlawMillwebsite, early 19th century windmill
Walks of LifeTuxfordBassetlawAgricultureCollection of handcarts and hand-powered agricultural machinery[2]
William Booth Birthplace MuseumNottinghamNottinghamBiographicalFacebook site, birthplace home of William Booth, Methodist preacher who founded the Salvation Army, open by appointment
Wollaton Village Dovecote MuseumWollatonNottinghamLocal17th century dovecote with local history exhibits[3]
Wollaton Hall & Deer ParkWollatonNottinghamMultipleIncludes the historic house, the Nottingham Natural History Museum, and Nottingham Industrial Museum with textile, transport and technology from Nottingham's past, including steam engines
The WorkhouseSouthwellNewark and SherwoodHistoryOperated by the National Trust, 19th century workhouse

Defunct museums
  • Lace Centre, Nottingham, closed in 2009[4]
  • Longdale Craft Centre, Ravenshead[5]
  • Millgate Museum of Folk Life, Newark-on-Trent[6]
  • Newark Millgate Museum, closed in 2012[7]
  • Vina's Doll Gallery, Cromwell, closed in 2015[8]

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Nottinghamshire

References
  1. "Calverton Folk Museum". Calverton. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. "Walks of Life Heritage Centre". Experience Nottinghamshire. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. "Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum". Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. "'Last hoorah' planned for Nottingham lace heritage centre". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. "Longdale Craft Centre and Museum". Yelp. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. "Millgate museum". Newark and Sherwood District Council. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  7. "Millgate Museum in Newark closes". Nottinghamshire History Blog. November 4, 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. "Official site". Vina's Doll Gallery. Retrieved 1 December 2016. After 31 years as a visitor attraction at Cromwell, just off the A1 north of Newark, the Doll Museum was closed in July 2015. I now live in Hardwick Village, in Clumber Park, near Worksop. There are currently no plans to reopen the Museum to the public.
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