Buxton Museum and Art Gallery

Terrace Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DA
England

Website

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum

E-mail

buxton.museum@derbyshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01298 24658

Fax

01298 79394

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exterior of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
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Founded in 1893, the museum houses geology and archaeology of the Peak District, including the archives and collections of Sir William Boyd Dawkins and Dr J.W.Jackson. A busy programme of temporary exhibitions provides opportunities for contemporary artists and access to the museum's own fine art and photographic collections.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tues-Fri 09.30-17.30
Sat 09.30-17.00
Easter - September: Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 10.30-17.00

Closed: Mondays (except summer Bank Holiday Mondays)

 Admission charges

Free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics

Additional info

A 'sound symphony' audio guide with poetry, music and children's voices is available free for use in our Wonders of the Peak permanent displays.

Terrace Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DA
England

Website

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum

E-mail

buxton.museum@derbyshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01298 24658

Fax

01298 79394

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Principle collections include the fossil and osteological records of the Peak District and human archaeology of the region. The archives of Sir William Boyd Dawkins and Dr. J.W.Jackson span 150 years of the history of geology. The Buxton collections include extensive photograph archives. Special collections include the curiosities of the Randolph Douglas collection and, since 2003, the Derbyshire Police Collection. There is an extensive collection of locally made and inlaid Ashford Black Marble, Blue John and other local minerals.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Law and Order, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • The Ashford Black Marble grapes table by Thomas Woodruff.

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Terrace Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DA
England

Website

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum

E-mail

buxton.museum@derbyshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01298 24658

Fax

01298 79394

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Bridging the Gap

14 May 2010

Join us for a special evening opening – view the ‘Bridging the Gap’ exhibition and find out about the bridges of Derbyshire.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

7-9pm

Where

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery

Admission

Free

Terrace Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DA
England

Website

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum

E-mail

buxton.museum@derbyshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01298 24658

Fax

01298 79394

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Face to face resources

The Romans

Bring the Romans alive for your class through handling and investigating real Roman objects from local sites such as the Roman settlement at Aquae Arnemetiae (Buxton) and the forts at Melandra (Glossop) and Navio (Brough). The children use their skills in observation, listening, writing, and drawing to investigate the objects and the Roman displays within the Wonders of the Peak time tunnel gallery. They share and discuss their discoveries with the rest of the group. Roman and Iron Age costumes are available as part of the session. (Group size: up to 30; Duration: approximately 2 hours; Level: KS2 and KS3)

Time Detectives

An investigation into time and the history of the earth and how objects help us find out about the past. Children handle objects ranging from 340 million-year-old fossils to a Victorian agate egg and ask questions and find out about them. They build a time line, allowing them to demonstrate their discoveries and new knowledge.(Group size: up to 30; Duration: approximatley 2 hours; Level: KS1 and KS2)

 face to face resources

Family Events

http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum/events/default.asp

A range of exciting events for all the family to enjoy, held on the 1st Friday of the month 10.00-11.30. Themes vary each week.

How to obtain

Activities are free and there's no need to book - just drop in.

Terrace Road
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 6DA
England

Website

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton_museum

E-mail

buxton.museum@derbyshire.gov.uk

Telephone

01298 24658

Fax

01298 79394

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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