Museum of Making

Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England. The museum is located on the former site of Lombe's Mill, a historic silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. The site opened as Derby’s Industrial Museum, on 29 November 1974. A £17 million redevelopment scheme started in 2016, and the museum reopened under the new name of the Museum of Making on 21 May 2021.

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industry museum, local authority museum, independent museum, 

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

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

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  Carnfield Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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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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  Ecclesbourne Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Good Luck Lead Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Middleton, 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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  Hamilton House Toy Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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

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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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  Norbury Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

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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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  Papplewick Pumping Station ⓘ
  architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom

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  Peak District Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life ⓘ
  museum in Uttoxeter, England, United Kingdom

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  Sudbury Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Tissington Hall ⓘ
  Grade II* listed house in Tissington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Tutbury Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tutbury, 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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  Hardwick Hall ⓘ
  Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Calke Abbey ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, 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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  The Working Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Matlock, England, UK

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  National Tramway Museum ⓘ
  United Kingdom national museum of tramways

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

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  Calverton Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Calverton, England, UK

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

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  Steeple Grange Light Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

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  The Bellfoundry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Loughborough, England, UK

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  Wirksworth Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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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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  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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  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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  Ashbourne Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England, UK

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1590 Hardwick Hall

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1704 Calke Abbey

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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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1946 The Working Carriage Museum

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1948 National Tramway Museum

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1969 Royal Crown Derby Museum

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1971 William Booth Birthplace Museum

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

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1974 Calverton Folk Museum

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1974 National Trust Museum of Childhood

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1974 South Nottinghamshire Hussars 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 Moira Furnace Museum

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1985 Steeple Grange Light Railway

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1986 The Bellfoundry Museum

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1986 Wirksworth Heritage Centre

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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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1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

1992 Measham Museum

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1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

1995 National Justice 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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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

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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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2013 Ashbourne Heritage Centre

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Frameless

Silk Mill AJKeene

1910SilkMillFire

A Prospect of Derby

A Prospect of the City of Derby

Derby Industrial Museum, steam engine

Silk Mill Museum, Derby

Derby cotton mill 2006

Silkmill1

Derbysilkmill exterior

Silk Loom

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	1067	Nottingham Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Whatton House and Attached Stables	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Carnfield Hall	English country house, historic house museum	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		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Good Luck Lead Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Central Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Central Railway (Nottingham)	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Hamilton House Toy Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Holme Pierrepont Hall	English country house, manor house, historic house 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		Norbury Manor	historic house 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		Papplewick Pumping Station	museum, pumping station, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Peak District Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudbury Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tissington Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tutbury 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	1590	Hardwick Hall	art museum, English country house, historic house museum, prodigy house	Wikidata
site	museum	1704	Calke Abbey	English country house, 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	1946	The Working Carriage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1948	National Tramway Museum	independent museum, tramway museum, geographic location	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Royal Crown Derby Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	William Booth Birthplace Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Calverton Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	National Trust Museum of Childhood	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	South Nottinghamshire Hussars 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	Moira Furnace Museum	museum, independent museum, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Steeple Grange Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	The Bellfoundry Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Wirksworth Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent 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	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	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
site	museum	2013	Ashbourne Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		Silk Mill AJKeene		Commons
commons	image		1910SilkMillFire		Commons
commons	image		A Prospect of Derby		Commons
commons	image		A Prospect of the City of Derby		Commons
commons	image		Derby Industrial Museum, steam engine		Commons
commons	image		Silk Mill Museum, Derby		Commons
commons	image		Derby cotton mill 2006		Commons
commons	image		Silkmill1		Commons
commons	image		Derbysilkmill exterior		Commons
commons	image		Silk Loom		Commons