Black Country Living Museum

Tipton Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 4SQ
England

Website

www.bclm.co.uk

E-mail

info@bclm.co.uk

Telephone

Information

0121 557 9643

Booking Office

0121 520 8054

Fax

0121 557 4242

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The Black Country Living Museum is a world class open air museum brought to live by costumed characters in the many shops, houses and workshops in the Museum's canalside village. Enjoy a lesson in our traditional schoolroom or explore the underground coalmine and afterwards steady your nerves with a traditional ale or dandelion and burdock in the Bottle and Glass Inn. On our 26 acre site the past truly comes to life!

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

Daily 1000-1700

November-February
Wed-Sun 1000-1600

Admission charges

Adult £11.95
Senior Citizen £9.75
Child £6.50
Family £32.50
1 Adult & 1 child £16.25
Student with NUS card £6.50

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
General audio-guide available
Guided tours
Pre-booking service for groups
Cafeteria
Parking for coaches
Picnic area
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop

Children and families

Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some 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
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Library
Library with public access
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities

Commercial and hire services

Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

Tipton Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 4SQ
England

Website

www.bclm.co.uk

E-mail

info@bclm.co.uk

Telephone

Information

0121 557 9643

Booking Office

0121 520 8054

Fax

0121 557 4242

Since 1976 the museum has operated from an open air site near Dudley. The museum has specialised in relocating characteristic buildings from the Black Country area to this site. The museum's collections now total almost 40,000 items, ranging from the buildings through to large machines and vehicles, tools and domestic items, and an archive of photographs, books and ephemera. In 2003 the Black Country Living Museum acquired the site and collections of the Lock Museum (now Locksmith's House) in Willenhall.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Inland Waterways, Industry, Land Transport, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

Historic buildings
Sunbeam vehicles
Newcomen engine

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Public access available to collections information
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Tipton Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 4SQ
England

Website

www.bclm.co.uk

E-mail

info@bclm.co.uk

Telephone

Information

0121 557 9643

Booking Office

0121 520 8054

Fax

0121 557 4242

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.

A Night at the Museum

15 May 2010

As part of the European “Nuit des Musees” the Black Country Living Museum will be hosting one of the biggest celebrations in Europe. Visitors can enjoy a traditional evening's entertainment for half the usual admission price when the museum throws open its doors after hours. The Museum's village will be full of atmosphere and visitors can chat to the many costumed characters they meet there. Tuck into tasty fish and chips, cooked 1930s style, and enjoy a pint of real ale in the bottle and Glass Inn. All tickets half price. Pre-book only.