List of museums in Staffordshire

This list of museums in Staffordshire, 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.

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Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
AirSpace GalleryStoke-on-TrentStoke-on-TrentArtwebsite, contemporary art gallery
Ancient High HouseStaffordStaffordHistoric houseElizabethan timber-framed town house with different period room furnishings and displays, including the English Civil War, Edwardian and Victorian eras
Apedale Heritage CentreChestertonNewcastle-under-LymeMiningCoal mining history, artifacts, mine tours, Moseley Railway Trust's collection of narrow gauge industrial locomotives
Bratch Pumping StationBratchSouth StaffordshireTechnologyVictorian pumping station with steam engine, not currently open
Brindley's Mill and the James Brindley MuseumLeekStaffordshire MoorlandsMill18th-century water-powered corn mill, exhibits about 18th-century canal builder James Brindley
Cheddleton Flint MillCheddletonStaffordshire MoorlandsIndustryWater mill built to grind flint for use in the pottery industry, miller's cottage, flint kilns, drying kiln and outbuildings
Chillington HallBrewoodSouth StaffordshireHistoric house18th-century Georgian country house, reflects 800 years of family ownership, landscape designed by Capability Brown
Claymills Pumping StationBurton upon TrentEast StaffordshireTechnologyRestored Victorian sewage pumping station with beam engines
Dudson MuseumStoke-on-TrentStoke-on-TrentIndustrywebsite, history of the Dudson ceramic tableware company and ceramic items collection
Erasmus Darwin HouseLichfieldLichfieldHistoric house18th-century-period home of poet and physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin, biographical, science and poetry exhibits
Etruria Industrial MuseumEtruriaStoke-on-TrentIndustry19th-century bone and flint mill built to grind materials for the pottery industry, features working steam engine
Ford Green HallSmallthorneStoke-on-TrentHistoric house17th-century timber-framed yeoman farmer's house with 17th-century furnishings, textiles, ceramics, and a period garden
Gladstone Pottery MuseumLongtonStoke-on-TrentIndustryVictorian pottery factory for making bone china tableware, includes original equipment, kilns, period doctor's house, decorative tile gallery, collection of Victorian decorative toilets
Izaak Walton's CottageStaffordStaffordHistoric housewebsite, 16th-century half-timbered cottage home of author Izaak Walton, exhibits on his life and the history of fishing
Keele University Art GalleryKeeleNewcastle-under-LymeArtwebsite
Kinver Edge and the Rock HousesKinverSouth StaffordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, high sandstone ridge once home to Britain's last cave dwellers, features Holy Austin Rock Houses restored to Victorian appearance
Lichfield MuseumLichfieldLichfieldLocalLocal history, features Staffordshire Millennium Embroideries with panels reflecting 1000 years of city history
Mill Meece Pumping StationMillmeeceStaffordTechnologyEarly-20th-century pumping station with steam engines
Moorcroft Heritage Visitor CentreBurslemStoke-on-TrentIndustrywebsite, guided factory tour and museum with Moorcroft pottery
Moseley Old HallFordhousesSouth StaffordshireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 17th-century-period house and garden, famous as one of the hiding places of King Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651
Museum of Cannock ChaseHednesfordCannock ChaseMultiplewebsite, local history, coal mining, turn-of-the-century miner's cottage, 1940s room, toys
National Brewery CentreBurton upon TrentEast StaffordshireIndustryHistory of brewing, brewing artifacts, vintage vehicle collection, working steam engine
Newcastle Museum & Art GalleryNewcastle-under-LymeNewcastle-under-LymeMultiplewebsite, also known as Borough Museum & Art Gallery, Victorian street scene including ironmonger, pawnbroker and chemist shops, doctor's office, toys, 1930s-1940s period house, exhibits of contemporary design and crafts
Nicholson Museum & Art GalleryLeekStaffordshire MoorlandsArtwebsite
Potteries Museum & Art GalleryHanleyStoke-on-TrentMultipleFine art, decorative arts including collection of Staffordshire ceramics, local history, natural history
Raven Mason CollectionNewcastle-under-LymeNewcastle-under-LymeArtwebsite, operated by Keele University, collection of Mason ironstone and porcelain items, located in Keele Hall
Redfern’s Cottage: Museum of Uttoxeter LifeUttoxeterEast StaffordshireLocalwebsite, local history
Samuel Johnson Birthplace MuseumLichfieldLichfieldBiographicalReconstructed rooms, life and work of author Samuel Johnson
Shire Hall GalleryStaffordStaffordArtExhibits of visual art, crafts and photography, also restored 19th-century court room
Shugborough HallMilfordCannock ChaseLivingOwned by the National Trust and operated by Staffordshire County Council, 18th-century-period country house, walled kitchen garden and working model farm including operating water mill and museum - "The Complete Working Historic Estate"
Spode Works Visitor CentreStoke-on-TrentStoke-on-TrentIndustryHistory and examples of Spode pottery and porcelain
Stafford CastleStaffordStaffordHistoryRuined remains of a 19th-century recreation of a medieval castle, visitor centre exhibits about the original and current castles, medieval life displays
Staffordshire County MuseumMilfordCannock ChaseLocalLocated in the Servants' Quarters of Shugborough Hall
Staffordshire Regiment MuseumWhittingtonLichfieldMilitaryRegimental history, uniforms, weapons, medals, regalia, replica World War I trench, armoured vehicles
Staffordshire Yeomanry MuseumStaffordStaffordMilitaryLocated in the attic floor of the Ancient High House, history and memorabilia of the Staffordshire Yeomanry
Tamworth CastleTamworthTamworthHistoric house11th-century Norman motte-and-bailey castle with late medieval Great Hall, Tudor chambers and Victorian suit of receptions rooms
Letocetum / Wall Roman SiteWallLichfieldArchaeologyOperated by English Heritage, owned by the National Trust as "Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum", remains of a Roman settlement and museum of artifacts
Wedgwood MuseumBarlastonStaffordArtHistory and displays of Wedgwood ceramics, founder Josiah Wedgwood, process of making the ceramics
Weston ParkWeston-under-LizardSouth StaffordshireHistoric house17th-century-period grand house and gardens, estate with landscape designed by Capability Brown, art gallery in a restored 17th-century granary
Whitmore HallWhitmoreNewcastle-under-LymeHistoric house17th-century house open on a limited basis

Defunct museums

See also

  • Category:Tourist attractions in Staffordshire
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