The Dock Museum, Barrow-in-Furness

North Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PW
England

Website

Website

www.dockmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

Telephone

01229 876400

Fax

01229 811361

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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Modern local history museum built over an historic Grade II listed dry-dock

Venue Type:

Ship or maritime heritage site, Industrial heritage site, Gallery, Museum, Archive

 Opening hours

Easter to October
Tuesday to Friday
10:00 - 5:00
Saturday to Sunday
11:00 - 5:00
Last Admission 4:15
Open Bank Holiday Mondays
November to Easter
Wednesday to Friday
10:30 - 4:00
Last Admission 3:15
Saturday to Sunday
11:00 - 4:30
Last Admission 3:45

Closed: Dec 24,25,26,31 and Jan 1

 Admission charges

Free Admission

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 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
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Mail order service available
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

North Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PW
England

Website

Website

www.dockmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

Telephone

01229 876400

Fax

01229 811361

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.

Approximately 20,000 objects. Over 50% relate to the shipbuilding, heavy engineering and armaments work of Barrow Shipyard. Other industries represented include iron-mining, iron and steel production and the Furness Railway. Also, extensive social history collections, as well as fine and decorative art, natural history and geology.

Collection details

Weapons and War, Social History, Photography, Maritime, Industry, Fine Art, Film and Media, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

  • The Dock Museum has a superb collection of ship models donated by the Barrow shipyard. Newly added to the collection is TSS Oriana, a very unusual mechanised model from the early 1960s. The film show is very popular with visitors, six minute films explain the mushroom-like expansion of Barrow in the nineteenth century, today's Barrow and the history of the shipyard.

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)

North Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PW
England

Website

Website

www.dockmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

Telephone

01229 876400

Fax

01229 811361

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.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

Hands On Sessions

http://www.dockmuseum.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=312

Hands-on sessions
There are object handling sessions for:
• 19th century life in Victorian Barrow
• Barrow during the Second World War
There is also a Victorian dressing up session in conjunction with the Victorian tour.
Each object handling session lasts 45 minutes and are free of charge. Booking in advance is essential.

How to obtain

Contact Museum for details:
01229 876400 or dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

The Teaching Collection Loans Boxes (KS1 & 2)

The museum has a number of collections available for loan to teachers, either in conjunction with a visit to the Dock Museum, or for use with classroom based activities. They are not available by mail order.
This service is provided free of charge. Advanced booking is essential. If you wish to book a loans box please contact us.

How to obtain

Contact Museum for details:
01229 876400 or dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

 Paper-based and downloads

Quizzes (KS1 & 2) and Town Trail

http://www.dockmuseum.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=312

Quizzes
The museum has six different quizzes and a master copy can be obtained in advance for photocopying for the class.
Town Trail
Available to download is a Town Trail leaflet created by children for children (available below and from The Dock Museum). A lesson plan prepared by a teacher is also available to download. This could cover History Unit 12 "How did life change in our locality in Victorian times" or Geography Units 3 "Investigating our local area" and/ or Unit 13 "A contrasting UK locality".

How to obtain

Contact Museum for details:
01229 876400 or dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

 Resources

Access For All - Special Needs

The Dock Museum spans three floors and is fully accessible to wheelchair users, as is our landscaped waterfront site. We also have a hearing loop on our film show, information in Braille and large print, plus a manual wheelchair available for use during your visit.
Touch tours for those with visual impairments are available if required, whether you are a group or an individual visiting. Please let us know in advance if you require this service.
Parking for disabled drivers is available close to the main entrance and on the main museum car park. If you wish to have a space reserved, please contact us in advance of your visit.

Assistance dogs are welcome.
If you have any special needs pl

How to obtain

Contact Museum for details:
01229 876400 or dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

North Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PW
England

Website

Website

www.dockmuseum.org.uk

E-mail

dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk

Telephone

01229 876400

Fax

01229 811361

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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