Derby Museums

We're looking for a Marketing and Digital Engagement Assistant!
Are you passionate about growing audiences for arts and museums? Are you a great communicator full of imaginative ideas? Do you have experience of creating engaging social media campaigns for a range of audiences? Then we want to hear from you!
Please visit our Jobs page for more information about the role and how to apply: ... https://www.derbymuseums.org/…/marketin g-and-digital-engage…
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After a brilliant summer run, our fantastic Wild exhibition closes next week. Don't miss your chance to see this fun, FREE, family-friendly exhibition, which celebrates the natural history of the British Isles.
Following hot on the heels of Wild, our next exhibition, Bare Bones, takes a fascinating look at the world of animal skeletons - another great visit for families and also free of charge. Come and visit us soon!

Don't forget you only have until Sunday 19 August to submit your application for Let's MAKE Christmas!
This Christmas we are holding a celebration of contemporary craft produced in the region from Saturday 20 October – Friday 21 December 2018. We are looking for Midlands based creatives, makers & artisans to take part in Let’s MAKE Christmas at Derby Museum and Art Gallery shop.
To find out more, including how to apply, please visit: https://www.derbymuseums.org/news/lets-ma k...e-christmas
The Application deadline is Sunday 19th August. We will acknowledge all submissions by email within a week.
We look forward to seeing your festive and creative ideas!
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It’s National Afternoon Tea Week! We’re celebrating by offering our classic cream tea or lovely loaf and a cuppa for only £4.50!
Offer valid at The Coffee House, Tuesday 14th to Sunday 19th August.

Today is international Left-Handers Day!
To celebrate we wanted to point your attention to Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most well-known left-handed artists of the Renaissance.
Leonardo’s left-handedness can be seen in some of his drawings through the intricate details and directions in his mark-making. Research suggests he may have became left-handed due to an injury in early life which meant he had to adapt his drawing technique.
... In February 2019, to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, 12 of the master's greatest drawings from the Royal Collection will go on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery as part of the UK-wide exhibition: Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing.
#Leonardo500
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Join us in the World Cultures Gallery this Saturday, 12-3pm for our Make and Mend. We will be exploring objects in the collection and how these have been repaired, alongside looking into the Japanese art of kintsugi!

Today we are creating muddy masterpieces at Pickford's House from 11am-3pm. Come along to use natural materials from our garden to draw, paint and explore the world around you!
Donations welcome

Today is Scottish Wildcat Day! The wildcat is the UK’s rarest mammal and there are now only 400 left in the Scottish Highlands. They look like domestic table cats but are larger, have thicker fur and a distinctive ringed tail. Come and learn more by visiting our #wildcat in the Notice Nature Feel Joy Gallery! Brought to you by the Nature Ambassadors at Derby Museums as part of Feline month. #scottishwildcatday #noticenaturefeeljoy #felinemonth

What would you want from a Family Membership at Derby Museums? Help us create a membership that you and your family would love to join by completing our survey: http://bit.ly/DMfamilymembership
As a little incentive, you could win a £10 voucher to spend in our shops or cafe. Simply complete the survey and choose to enter our prize draw.

Check out our amazing activity space in Wild!
Come and learn how to spot birds in our bird hide, or dress up as a fantastic fox, owl or squirrel. We have a puppet theatre, activity sheets, reading material and photo opportunities available in the exhibition. As well as a tracking trail around the museum.
From 7 July 2018 to 22 August 2018... As per opening times at Museum and Art Gallery
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We are delighted to share an animation created by young people as part of our Vital Valley project with @DMWorldCulture #derwentvalleymills
It was a fantastic opportunity to be able to work with you all and learn more about our collections from you!
Check it out on our YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/foRn8APrr-4

Make your way down to Derby Museum and Art gallery this summer to meet some friendly critters in Wild: A Celebration of the natural beauty of the British Isles.
From 7 July 2018 to 22 August 2018

Owlish Family Friday
3 August 10am-11:30am Museum & Art Gallery
... We are delving into the wonderful world of owls. Learn about their adaptations, fun facts, stories and get creative with our owlish crafts.
Donations welcome Suitable for children aged 5+ with their grown-ups
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We want to say a big thank you to everyone who has bought a Bird in support of Derby Museums. Also to everyone who came to our Buy a Bird Celebration Event last month for being fun guests.
Find out more about showing your support by buying a Bird > https://www.derbymuseums.org/support/buy- a-bird

Happy Yorkshire Day!
Come down to the museum to see paintings by Yorkshire Artists: Thomas Creswick and Harry Epworth Allen in our Landscapes gallery. #YorkshireDay #YorkshireDay18

TALK COMING SOON: Mary Pickford: The Architect's Wife.
Pickford's House 4 August 2018 2pm – 3pm
... This illustrated talk celebrates the extraordinary life of Joseph Pickford’s little-known wife, Mary (1737 – 1812); entrepreneur, activist, and agent of charity. Dr Peter Collinge from Keele University will be exploring Mary Pickford’s pioneering role in the textile industry and how her political and philanthropic activities contributed to Derby’s urban development.
Donations welcome
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Help raise money for Derby Museums by joining us for this unique talk about Agatha Christie. Gale Goddard, the lender for the Agatha Christie collection on display at Pickford’s House, will be presenting a lively talk about the life and work of the famous writer. Could Pickford’s House be the place for murder, or is mystery and suspense found only in Christie’s crime novels?
Gale is giving this amazing talk in support of Derby Museums’ Endowment campaign, therefore a suggested donation of £6 would be gratefully received. Every donation received will be doubled by the Heritage Lottery Fund and will help us secure Derby Museums for generations to come. Every pound really does count.
You can make a donation when you book your place through Eventbrite, or wait until the day to make a donations.

CALL FOR MAKERS NOW OPEN!
We're taking Derby Mini Maker Faire on the road to the Eagle Market intu Derby and we want you to come and share what you do! #callformakers #makers
Register your interest at: http://derby.makerfaire.com/call-for-make rs/

In murder mysteries characters often use disguises to get away with a crime or to go unnoticed to solve one. Have a go at making some disguises of your own at our first Crafty Tuesday of the summer at Pickford's House.
31 July 2018 11am-3pm
... Donations welcome Suitable for children aged 5+ with their grown-ups
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We've lived in Derby over a year now, and my daughter (4) still gets a kick out of visiting the museum and exploring it. There are great interactive events, as well as the regular stuff, and she's gotten really interested in learning about the things she discovers there. She's gotten introduced to dinosaurs, beetles, cam toys, and daleks!

Visited yesterday with my grandchildren specifically to visit the exhibition of childhood TV entertainment through the years. A very interesting and enlightening exhibition for all the family. Revisited today to see the remainder of the museum which has many interesting exhibits which include an Egyptian section and archeological display which contains a number of artifacts from The Little Chester area of Derby. All in all well worth a visit

Visited today with my almost 11month old son and had a fantastic time. The staff are so friendly and helpful and made us feel really welcome, I wasn’t sure if he would enjoy if much as he’s still so young and isn’t really moving about on his own yet but he was smiling and taking it all in! I’m hoping in a few months time to start maybe bringing him to the sessions you run for tots on Fridays as I think he’d really enjoy it! We also enjoyed food from the cafe! Can’t wait to come back in the future when he’s toddling about thanks to all of you!

Visited the museum yesterday with my son and some friends and there children , we were in the activity room doing arts and crafts and the children enjoyed it very much . Afterwards we had a little wonder around the museum and it was lovely to see that it really hasn't changed alot since I was a little girl ... we had a lovely morning :-)

Visited for the first time yesterday. What a find!! So much bigger than we'd expected and tons to see. It's all free and there's a nice coffee shop downstairs. We'll definitely go back!

The first impression is the lovely friendly greeting and information given by the man at the door. Entrance was free a nice surprise these days. We only had time to visit the art gallery and it was well worth it. There are some beautiful paintings including a Lowry. We had a nice coffee � in the cafe and once again the staff were very friendly. Worth a visit.

The Art Gallery was the main purpose for our visit as it houses the largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings, fitting as Wright was known as Wright of Derby. The pictures are worth the visit alone for me but there are two further gallery rooms which host temporary exhibitions. At the time of writing one exhibition was of surrealist painter Marion Adnams, also hailing from Derby. We spent most of our time in the gallery but the museum also exhibits archaeological found locally, as well as a large exhibition of taxidermy victims.

The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. The cafeteria serves an excellent coffee and the nearest car park is cited as being the safest parking in Europe. All in all a very pleasant experience, we shall visit again.

One of the great provincial museums. The Art Gallery however is world class.

It's lovely museum. We found some roman pottery locally and the museum are now adding these to their finds database. Oh, and don't forget the delicious lemon meringue from the cafe.

I'm biased as I'm a native of Derby and now living away appreciate the wonderful resource the museum is.

I just love this place. There is such a lovely cosiness about it. I enjoyed my time there with my nieces at the automata workshop, then the drawing one for adults. I will definitely go back again for other activities.

Highly recommended and thanks to all the staff especially the gentleman who helped me with my baby's bag . The gentleman by the insect section on Sunday the 20th of August. You are a star.

Hi, i just want to tell everyone how special the staff made myself and my daughters feel on our trip to the museum in town today. It is my eldest daughters 4th birthday and i took her and her sister in fot a visit as i thought it would make a nice change to the usual play centres ! Upon hearing that it was emmies birthday, they made a big fuss of her and 20 minutes later aftrr setting off to look around, a lovely lady came to find us and presented my girls with two goody bags containing stickers and a note book !! What a lovely suprise !!! Thank you sooo much, Alex,Emmie and Corah x

Great little museum and gallery. Having been bowled over by Joseph Wright's "The Forge" at Tate Britain, I went to Derby specifically to see the Joseph Wright pictures. I was not disappointed. The rest of the museum was really interesting too - with lots of local interest for Derbyshire. The staff were all very friendly and helpful.

Fabulous visit! The staff are the loveliest ever! Really friendly and helpful! Fantastic time... will be going back to take in more of the gallery!

Derby Museum is great, I spend a lot of time there. the staff are amazing and helpful and always glad to answer any questions you might have. toilets are clean and spotless and always smell nice too, where do they get that air freshener? Kids will love the tour guide jenny, she is hilarious and makes everyone laugh, but very educational. well worth the trip and you will come out knowing more about history than when you went in, I highly recommend it.

Brilliant and educational for everyone! The staff are brilliant and always helpful. My children love it and the coffee house is a great place to relax and take 5 minutes!! Thank you for all the wonderful work you do Derby Museum

My 3rd time visiting the past and present tv exhibition...a good day out for the young and old. Staff are chatty and friendly....interactive activities to do....bought back happy memories and its what my daughter wanted too do.

I only popped into the cafe yesterday and that was excellent . The staff were very helpful and the coffee and biscuits were very reasonable cost wise and tasted lovely.

Would recommend it

We've lived in Derby over a year now, and my daughter (4) still gets a kick out of visiting the museum and exploring it. There are great interactive events, as well as the regular stuff, and she's gotten really interested in learning about the things she discovers there. She's gotten introduced to dinosaurs, beetles, cam toys, and daleks!

Visited yesterday with my grandchildren specifically to visit the exhibition of childhood TV entertainment through the years. A very interesting and enlightening exhibition for all the family. Revisited today to see the remainder of the museum which has many interesting exhibits which include an Egyptian section and archeological display which contains a number of artifacts from The Little Chester area of Derby. All in all well worth a visit

Visited today with my almost 11month old son and had a fantastic time. The staff are so friendly and helpful and made us feel really welcome, I wasn’t sure if he would enjoy if much as he’s still so young and isn’t really moving about on his own yet but he was smiling and taking it all in! I’m hoping in a few months time to start maybe bringing him to the sessions you run for tots on Fridays as I think he’d really enjoy it! We also enjoyed food from the cafe! Can’t wait to come back in the future when he’s toddling about thanks to all of you!

Visited the museum yesterday with my son and some friends and there children , we were in the activity room doing arts and crafts and the children enjoyed it very much . Afterwards we had a little wonder around the museum and it was lovely to see that it really hasn't changed alot since I was a little girl ... we had a lovely morning :-)

Visited for the first time yesterday. What a find!! So much bigger than we'd expected and tons to see. It's all free and there's a nice coffee shop downstairs. We'll definitely go back!

The first impression is the lovely friendly greeting and information given by the man at the door. Entrance was free a nice surprise these days. We only had time to visit the art gallery and it was well worth it. There are some beautiful paintings including a Lowry. We had a nice coffee � in the cafe and once again the staff were very friendly. Worth a visit.

The Art Gallery was the main purpose for our visit as it houses the largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings, fitting as Wright was known as Wright of Derby. The pictures are worth the visit alone for me but there are two further gallery rooms which host temporary exhibitions. At the time of writing one exhibition was of surrealist painter Marion Adnams, also hailing from Derby. We spent most of our time in the gallery but the museum also exhibits archaeological found locally, as well as a large exhibition of taxidermy victims.

The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. The cafeteria serves an excellent coffee and the nearest car park is cited as being the safest parking in Europe. All in all a very pleasant experience, we shall visit again.

One of the great provincial museums. The Art Gallery however is world class.

It's lovely museum. We found some roman pottery locally and the museum are now adding these to their finds database. Oh, and don't forget the delicious lemon meringue from the cafe.

I'm biased as I'm a native of Derby and now living away appreciate the wonderful resource the museum is.

I just love this place. There is such a lovely cosiness about it. I enjoyed my time there with my nieces at the automata workshop, then the drawing one for adults. I will definitely go back again for other activities.

Highly recommended and thanks to all the staff especially the gentleman who helped me with my baby's bag . The gentleman by the insect section on Sunday the 20th of August. You are a star.

Hi, i just want to tell everyone how special the staff made myself and my daughters feel on our trip to the museum in town today. It is my eldest daughters 4th birthday and i took her and her sister in fot a visit as i thought it would make a nice change to the usual play centres ! Upon hearing that it was emmies birthday, they made a big fuss of her and 20 minutes later aftrr setting off to look around, a lovely lady came to find us and presented my girls with two goody bags containing stickers and a note book !! What a lovely suprise !!! Thank you sooo much, Alex,Emmie and Corah x

Great little museum and gallery. Having been bowled over by Joseph Wright's "The Forge" at Tate Britain, I went to Derby specifically to see the Joseph Wright pictures. I was not disappointed. The rest of the museum was really interesting too - with lots of local interest for Derbyshire. The staff were all very friendly and helpful.

Fabulous visit! The staff are the loveliest ever! Really friendly and helpful! Fantastic time... will be going back to take in more of the gallery!

Derby Museum is great, I spend a lot of time there. the staff are amazing and helpful and always glad to answer any questions you might have. toilets are clean and spotless and always smell nice too, where do they get that air freshener? Kids will love the tour guide jenny, she is hilarious and makes everyone laugh, but very educational. well worth the trip and you will come out knowing more about history than when you went in, I highly recommend it.

Brilliant and educational for everyone! The staff are brilliant and always helpful. My children love it and the coffee house is a great place to relax and take 5 minutes!! Thank you for all the wonderful work you do Derby Museum

My 3rd time visiting the past and present tv exhibition...a good day out for the young and old. Staff are chatty and friendly....interactive activities to do....bought back happy memories and its what my daughter wanted too do.

I only popped into the cafe yesterday and that was excellent . The staff were very helpful and the coffee and biscuits were very reasonable cost wise and tasted lovely.

Would recommend it

We've lived in Derby over a year now, and my daughter (4) still gets a kick out of visiting the museum and exploring it. There are great interactive events, as well as the regular stuff, and she's gotten really interested in learning about the things she discovers there. She's gotten introduced to dinosaurs, beetles, cam toys, and daleks!

Visited yesterday with my grandchildren specifically to visit the exhibition of childhood TV entertainment through the years. A very interesting and enlightening exhibition for all the family. Revisited today to see the remainder of the museum which has many interesting exhibits which include an Egyptian section and archeological display which contains a number of artifacts from The Little Chester area of Derby. All in all well worth a visit

Visited today with my almost 11month old son and had a fantastic time. The staff are so friendly and helpful and made us feel really welcome, I wasn’t sure if he would enjoy if much as he’s still so young and isn’t really moving about on his own yet but he was smiling and taking it all in! I’m hoping in a few months time to start maybe bringing him to the sessions you run for tots on Fridays as I think he’d really enjoy it! We also enjoyed food from the cafe! Can’t wait to come back in the future when he’s toddling about thanks to all of you!

Visited the museum yesterday with my son and some friends and there children , we were in the activity room doing arts and crafts and the children enjoyed it very much . Afterwards we had a little wonder around the museum and it was lovely to see that it really hasn't changed alot since I was a little girl ... we had a lovely morning :-)

Visited for the first time yesterday. What a find!! So much bigger than we'd expected and tons to see. It's all free and there's a nice coffee shop downstairs. We'll definitely go back!

The first impression is the lovely friendly greeting and information given by the man at the door. Entrance was free a nice surprise these days. We only had time to visit the art gallery and it was well worth it. There are some beautiful paintings including a Lowry. We had a nice coffee � in the cafe and once again the staff were very friendly. Worth a visit.

The Art Gallery was the main purpose for our visit as it houses the largest collection of Joseph Wright paintings, fitting as Wright was known as Wright of Derby. The pictures are worth the visit alone for me but there are two further gallery rooms which host temporary exhibitions. At the time of writing one exhibition was of surrealist painter Marion Adnams, also hailing from Derby. We spent most of our time in the gallery but the museum also exhibits archaeological found locally, as well as a large exhibition of taxidermy victims.

The staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. The cafeteria serves an excellent coffee and the nearest car park is cited as being the safest parking in Europe. All in all a very pleasant experience, we shall visit again.

One of the great provincial museums. The Art Gallery however is world class.

It's lovely museum. We found some roman pottery locally and the museum are now adding these to their finds database. Oh, and don't forget the delicious lemon meringue from the cafe.

I'm biased as I'm a native of Derby and now living away appreciate the wonderful resource the museum is.

I just love this place. There is such a lovely cosiness about it. I enjoyed my time there with my nieces at the automata workshop, then the drawing one for adults. I will definitely go back again for other activities.

Highly recommended and thanks to all the staff especially the gentleman who helped me with my baby's bag . The gentleman by the insect section on Sunday the 20th of August. You are a star.

Hi, i just want to tell everyone how special the staff made myself and my daughters feel on our trip to the museum in town today. It is my eldest daughters 4th birthday and i took her and her sister in fot a visit as i thought it would make a nice change to the usual play centres ! Upon hearing that it was emmies birthday, they made a big fuss of her and 20 minutes later aftrr setting off to look around, a lovely lady came to find us and presented my girls with two goody bags containing stickers and a note book !! What a lovely suprise !!! Thank you sooo much, Alex,Emmie and Corah x

Great little museum and gallery. Having been bowled over by Joseph Wright's "The Forge" at Tate Britain, I went to Derby specifically to see the Joseph Wright pictures. I was not disappointed. The rest of the museum was really interesting too - with lots of local interest for Derbyshire. The staff were all very friendly and helpful.

Fabulous visit! The staff are the loveliest ever! Really friendly and helpful! Fantastic time... will be going back to take in more of the gallery!

Derby Museum is great, I spend a lot of time there. the staff are amazing and helpful and always glad to answer any questions you might have. toilets are clean and spotless and always smell nice too, where do they get that air freshener? Kids will love the tour guide jenny, she is hilarious and makes everyone laugh, but very educational. well worth the trip and you will come out knowing more about history than when you went in, I highly recommend it.

Brilliant and educational for everyone! The staff are brilliant and always helpful. My children love it and the coffee house is a great place to relax and take 5 minutes!! Thank you for all the wonderful work you do Derby Museum

My 3rd time visiting the past and present tv exhibition...a good day out for the young and old. Staff are chatty and friendly....interactive activities to do....bought back happy memories and its what my daughter wanted too do.

I only popped into the cafe yesterday and that was excellent . The staff were very helpful and the coffee and biscuits were very reasonable cost wise and tasted lovely.

Would recommend it