Donington Grand Prix Exhibition

The Donington Grand Prix Collection, sometime known as the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, was a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England. The collection, which started in the 1960s, began to deplete in the 2000s. The museum closed permanently on 5 November 2018 , its large collection was sold, and loaned cars returned to their owners.

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  Ashby de la Zouch Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed ruins in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom  

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  Codnor Castle ⓘ
  ruins of a castle in Derbyshire, England, UK  

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  Duffield Castle ⓘ
  Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire  

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  Tutbury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Staffordshire, England, UK  

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  Leicester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Leicester, England, UK  

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  Nottingham Castle ⓘ
  castle in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK  

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  Kirby Muxloe Castle ⓘ
  unfinished 15th century fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England, UK  

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  Whatton House and Attached Stables ⓘ
  country house in Leicestershire, England, UK

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  Battlefield Line Railway ⓘ
  Heritage railway line in Leicestershire, England

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  D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum ⓘ
  museum in Denby, England, UK

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  Great Central Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway based in Loughborough, England, UK

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  Great Central Railway (Nottingham) ⓘ
  Heritage railway based in Nottinghamshire, England

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  Holme Pierrepont Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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  Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  Museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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  Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum ⓘ
  Grade II listed military museum in Loughborough, United Kingdom  

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  Manor Farm Park and Woodland ⓘ
  zoo in the UK

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  Melbourne Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Midland Railway – Butterley ⓘ
  Heritage railway centre, United Kingdom

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  New Art Exchange ⓘ
  contemporary art gallery in Nottingham, England

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  Nottingham Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in the 17th century stables block of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England

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  Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre ⓘ
  transport museum in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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  Shackerstone railway station ⓘ
  preserved railway station and heritage museum in Leicestershire, England, UK

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  Sudbury Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Tutbury Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tutbury, England, UK

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  William Carey Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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  Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bestwood Village, Gedling, England, UK

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  Wollaton Hall ⓘ
  Country house museum in Nottingham, England

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  Calke Abbey ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Belgrave Hall ⓘ
  Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave, Leicester, England, UK

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  Kedleston Hall ⓘ
  English country house in Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Pickford's House ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Derby, United Kingdom

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  Stanford Hall ⓘ
  country house in Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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  Strutt's North Mill ⓘ
  cotton mill and museum in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Derby Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Derby, England, United Kingdom  

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  Stoneywell ⓘ
  house in Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, England, UK

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  Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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  Newarke Houses Museum ⓘ
  Public museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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  Twycross Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Leicestershire, England, UK

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  Royal Crown Derby Museum ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom

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  William Booth Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Abbey Pumping Station Museum ⓘ
  Local Authority Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) ⓘ
  military museum in Derby, England, United Kngdom

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  The 1620s House and Garden ⓘ
  UK historic house museum in Donington le Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  National Trust Museum of Childhood ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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  South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Gas Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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  National Brewery Centre ⓘ
  museum of brewing heritage in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK

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  University Of Nottingham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Erewash Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Heritage Park ⓘ
  Museum and heritage centre in Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom

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  Moira Furnace Museum ⓘ
  industrial museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom

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  The Bellfoundry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Loughborough, England, UK

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  Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaton, England, UK

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  Old Rectory Museum ⓘ
  museum in Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Belper Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Belper, England, UK

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  Kegworth Heritage Centre ⓘ
  Museum in Kegworth, Leicestershire

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  Measham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Swadlincote, England, UK

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  National Justice Museum ⓘ
  museum housed in a former courtroom, gaol and police station in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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  Shardlow Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Shardlow, England, UK

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  Charnwood Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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  Little Chester Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, UK

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  Castle Donington Museum ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom

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  East Midlands Aeropark ⓘ
  museum in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, UK

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  National Space Centre ⓘ
  space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester

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  Sharpe's Pottery Museum ⓘ
  museum in Swadlincote, England, United Kingdom

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  Sir John Moore Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Appleby Magna, England, UK

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  Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lichfield, England, UK

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  National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, UK

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  Nottingham Contemporary ⓘ
  UK charitable organization

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  Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum ⓘ
  museum in Heanor, England, UK

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1973 — 2018 Donington Grand Prix Exhibition

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1060 Leicester Castle

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1067 Nottingham Castle

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1480 Kirby Muxloe Castle

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1704 Calke Abbey

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1713 Belgrave Hall

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1765 Kedleston Hall

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1770 Pickford's House

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1774 Stanford Hall

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1804 Strutt's North Mill

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1879 Derby Museum and Art Gallery

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1899 Stoneywell

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1923 Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum

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1938 Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment

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1953 Newarke Houses Museum

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1963 Twycross Zoo

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1969 Royal Crown Derby Museum

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1971 William Booth Birthplace Museum

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1972 Abbey Pumping Station Museum

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1972 Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)

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1973 The 1620s House and Garden

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1974 National Trust Museum of Childhood

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1974 South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum

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1977 Gas Museum

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1977 National Brewery Centre

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1979 University Of Nottingham Museum

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1980 Erewash Museum

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1985 Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Heritage Park

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1985 Moira Furnace Museum

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1986 The Bellfoundry Museum

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1987 Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum

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1988 Old Rectory Museum

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1990 Belper Heritage Centre

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1992 Kegworth Heritage Centre

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1992 Measham Museum

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1995 National Justice Museum

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1996 Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum

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1996 Shardlow Heritage Centre

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1999 Charnwood Museum

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2000 Little Chester Heritage Centre

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2001 Castle Donington Museum

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2001 East Midlands Aeropark

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2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

2001 National Space Centre

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2003 Sharpe's Pottery Museum

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2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

2004 Sir John Moore Heritage Centre

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2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

2005 Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008 National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum

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2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009 Nottingham Contemporary

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2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

2010 Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum

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Frameless

Donington Grand Prix Collection - geograph.org.uk - 18980 (cropped)

Donington Grand Prix Collection

Mercedes, Donington Park Grand Prix Museum, Castle Donington

Motor Cycles, Donington Grand Prix Museum, Castle Donington

Donington Grand Prix Collection 2013 March

Plaque Commémorative Ayrton Senna Donington 93

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Ashby de la Zouch Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle		Codnor Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Duffield Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Tutbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Leicester Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Nottingham Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1480	Kirby Muxloe Castle	castle, ruins, manor house	Wikidata
site	garden		Whatton House and Attached Stables	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Battlefield Line Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum	literary museum, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Central Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Central Railway (Nottingham)	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Holme Pierrepont Hall	English country house, manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leicester Museum & Art Gallery	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum	war memorial, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Manor Farm Park and Woodland	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Melbourne Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Midland Railway – Butterley	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		New Art Exchange	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nottingham Industrial Museum	charitable organization, industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shackerstone railway station	museum, railway station	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudbury Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tutbury Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		William Carey Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery	mining museum, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	museum		Wollaton Hall	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1704	Calke Abbey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1713	Belgrave Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1765	Kedleston Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1770	Pickford's House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1774	Stanford Hall	theatre building, English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1804	Strutt's North Mill	museum, cotton mill, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1879	Derby Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1899	Stoneywell	house, historic house museum, thatched building	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1938	Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	Newarke Houses Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Twycross Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Royal Crown Derby Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	William Booth Birthplace Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Abbey Pumping Station Museum	pumping station, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	The 1620s House and Garden	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	National Trust Museum of Childhood	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Gas Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	National Brewery Centre	food and drink museum, corporate museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	University Of Nottingham Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Erewash Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Heritage Park	heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Moira Furnace Museum	museum, independent museum, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	The Bellfoundry Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Old Rectory Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Belper Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Kegworth Heritage Centre	museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Measham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	National Justice Museum	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Shardlow Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Charnwood Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Little Chester Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Castle Donington Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	East Midlands Aeropark	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	National Space Centre	charitable organization, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Sharpe's Pottery Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Sir John Moore Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Nottingham Contemporary	art museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Donington Grand Prix Collection - geograph.org.uk - 18980 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Donington Grand Prix Collection		Commons
commons	image		Mercedes, Donington Park Grand Prix Museum, Castle Donington		Commons
commons	image		Motor Cycles, Donington Grand Prix Museum, Castle Donington		Commons
commons	image		Donington Grand Prix Collection 2013 March		Commons
commons	image		Plaque Commémorative Ayrton Senna Donington 93		Commons