List of museums in the West Midlands

This list of museums in the West Midlands, 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
Aston HallAstonBirminghamHistoric house17th century Jacobean-style mansion with period rooms featuring furniture, paintings, textiles and metalwork from the collections of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Aston Manor Road Transport MuseumAstonBirminghamTransportClosed, pending relocation
Avery Historical MuseumSmethwickSandwellIndustrywebsite, collection of weighing machines and artefacts, located at the Avery Weigh-Tronix headquarters
Bantock House Museum and ParkFinchfieldWolverhamptonHistoric house18th-century house, ground floor furnished to reflect the Edwardian era, upper floor displays of important local people, industries, decorative arts, two Victorian period rooms, gardens
Barber Institute of Fine ArtsBirminghamBirminghamArtArt gallery and concert hall, collection includes British art, French impressionism and post-impressionism, sculpture, portrait miniatures, decorative arts, coins, part of the University of Birmingham
Berkswell MuseumBerkswellSolihullLocalwebsite, local history
Bilston Craft GalleryBilstonWolverhamptonArtContemporary crafts and decorative arts
Birmingham Back to BacksBirminghamBirminghamHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses, reflects life from the 1840s to 1970s
Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof HouseBirminghamBirminghamMilitarySite for testing small arms and ammunition, features a museum with small arms and ammunition and the history of their development, open by appointment
Birmingham Museum & Art GalleryBirminghamBirminghamMultipleArt, local history, decorative arts, archaeology, coins, costumes, ceramics
Bishop Asbury CottageGreat BarrSandwellHistoric house18th century period cottage, boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop
Black Country Living MuseumDudleyDudleyLivingRecreated 19th and early 20th century industrial village with historic buildings moved from other sites, includes trams and other transport vehicles, fun fair, historic shops and industry displays
Blakesley HallYardleyBirminghamHistoric houseLate 16th century Tudor timber-framed farmhouse, branch museum of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Cadbury WorldBournvilleBirminghamFoodHistory of chocolate and the Cadbury confectionery company
Centre of the EarthBirminghamBirminghamNatural historyNature centre used for environmental education
Coventry Watch MuseumCoventryCoventryHorologywebsite, planned museum about watches and watch-making, currently provide exhibitions
Coventry Music MuseumCoventryCoventryMusicwebsite, museum highlighting the musical heritage of Coventry
Coventry Transport MuseumCoventryCoventryTransportationBritish-made road transport including cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles
The DrumBirminghamBirminghamArtArts centre for Black British and British Asian arts
Earlswood Village MuseumEarlswoodSolihullLocalwebsite, local history
Haden Hill HouseCradley HeathSandwellHistoric houseVictorian gentleman's house furnished in period style
Herbert Art Gallery and MuseumCoventryCoventryMultipleArt, local history, culture, natural history, city's medieval, Victorian and modern history
Ikon GalleryBirminghamBirminghamArtContemporary art
International Project SpaceBournvilleBirminghamArtContemporary art gallery, part of the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts
Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust MuseumCoventryCoventryAutomotivewebsite, historic Jaguar cars and racing cars
The Lace Guild

StourbridgeDudleyTextilesHistoric and contemporary lace and lace-related artefacts
Lapworth Museum of GeologyEdgbastonBirminghamNatural historyFossils, minerals, rocks, operated by the University of Birmingham
Locksmith's HouseWillenhallWalsallLocksDedicated to a lock-making family and locally made locks
macEdgbastonBirminghamArtTheatre, Cinema, Cafe and Public Space with Exhibit Gallery
Midland Air MuseumBagintonCoventryTransportationAircraft Museum including Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre
Museum of the Jewellery QuarterBirminghamBirminghamHistoric siteHistoric jewellery-making factory, branch museum of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
National Motorcycle MuseumBickenhillSolihullTransportationBritish motorcycles
New Art Gallery WalsallWalsallWalsallArtCollections include sculptures and paintings by modern masters including a large selection of work by Jacob Epstein
New Hall MillWalmleyBirminghamMillwebsite, 18th century watermill, located in New Hall Valley Country Park
Oak HouseWest BromwichSandwellHistoric houseLate 16th century half-timbered Yeoman's farmhouse with Tudor and Jacobean furniture
The Pen MuseumBirminghamBirminghamIndustryHistory of the pen making industry in Birmingham including the companies, different kinds of pens, early typewriters and Braille machines, writing in general
PeriscopeEdgbastonBirminghamArtArtist-run contemporary art gallery and event space
Priory Visitor CentreCoventryCoventryArchaeologywebsite, artifacts and history of St Mary's Priory
Red House ConeWordsleyDudleyArtFormer glassworks, exhibits of historic and contemporary glass, glass-making workshops
Royal Birmingham Society of ArtistsBirminghamBirminghamArtGallery exhibits of members' works
Sarehole MillHall GreenBirminghamMill18th century water mill used for grinding corn and later producing metal, includes 19th century bakehouse, exhibits on local resident J. R. R. Tolkien, branch museum of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Selly ManorBournvilleBirminghamHistoricTwo Tudor period timber-framed houses
Soho HouseHandsworthBirminghamHistoric houseLate 18th century period Georgian home of industrialist Matthew Boulton, branch museum of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Solihull GallerySolihullSolihullArtwebsite
ThinktankBirminghamBirminghamScienceThemes include future technology, innovation, space travel, current technology and scientific understanding on everyday life, natural history, biology, city's industrial and transportation history
Tipton Community Heritage CentreTiptonSandwellLocalwebsite, located in the town library, local history, industry, canals, social history
Tyseley Locomotive WorksBirminghamBirminghamRailwayRailway depot, workshops, engines and artefacts, viewing on open days
VIVIDBirminghamBirminghamArtGallery for media arts
Walsall Leather MuseumWalsallWalsallIndustryFormer Victorian leather factory, history of the local leather and saddle-making trades
Warwick Arts CentreCoventryCoventryArtMulti-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick, events in contemporary and classical music, drama, dance, comedy, films and visual art
Wednesbury Museum and Art GalleryWednesburySandwellMultipleFine art, decorative arts including Ruskin Pottery, toys and games, local history
West Midlands Police MuseumSparkhillBirminghamLaw enforcementUniforms, vehicles, photographs, badges, whistles, memorabilia, history of police work in the region
Wightwick ManorWightwickWolverhamptonHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Victorian period manor with Arts & Crafts interiors and Pre-Raphaelite art
Wolverhampton Art GalleryWolverhamptonWolverhamptonArtCollection includes fine art and decorative arts from the Georgian and Victorian eras, Pop Art, works from Northern Ireland, Asian decorative arts

Defunct museums

See also

  • Category:Tourist attractions in the West Midlands (county)

References

  1. ↑ "Broadfield House Glass Museum to close after 35 years". Express & Star. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/7291402.stm City farm shuts after cash crisis , BBC News, March 12, 2008
  3. ↑ http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2010/05/05/former-coventry-toy-museum-could-be-restored-after-arson-attack-92746-26381118/ "Former Coventry Toy Museum could be restored after arson attack" , Coventry Telegraph, May 5, 2010
  4. ↑ "Dudley Museum shuts as council cuts bite". Express & Star. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Kendall, Geraldine (27 February 2015). "Walsall Museum to close next month". Museums Association. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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