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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Nottingham Attractions & Activities
Address: Castle Blvd, Nottingham NG7 1FB
This museum is devoted to showing life in Nottingham over the years, and it is also the best place to view the city's gravity-defying caves, where thieves and vagabonds hid out in the 15th century. The museum is nestled in the rocks below the castle and includes five restored 17th-century cottages. Stroll down a recreated shopping street, visit an...
Category: Museums - Nottingham Attractions & Activities
Address: Windmill Ln, Sneinton, Nottingham NG2 4QB
This picturesque location features a fully operational windmill as well as a museum. Formerly the home of George Green, a 19th-century mathematician, the museum features a hands-on science center focusing on light, magnetism and electricity.
Museum of Costume and Textiles
Category: Museums - Nottingham Attractions & Activities
Address: 51 Castle Gate, Nottingham NG1 6AF
This museum, housed in a spacious townhouse near the castle, showcases 200 years of costumes set in authentic period rooms that cover the years 1790 to 1935. The elaborate, theme display areas include the locally important machine and handmade lace – lace making has been one of the city's biggest industries for centuries. The costumes are...
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Category: Museums - Nottingham Attractions & Activities
Address: Friar Ln, Nottingham NG1 6EL
This is the most extensive collection of art in town, with an impressive array of permanent exhibitions and a broad range of temporary installations. Housed on the grounds of the medieval castle, this complex includes the famous statue of Robin Hood, attractive gardens, and the vast, stone lion-flanked museum. This was the first municipal museum...
Category: Museums - Nottingham Attractions & Activities
Address: Shire Hall, High Pavement, Nottingham NG1 1HN
This museum delves into the fascinating criminal justice system in England and traces its development over the centuries. Housed in the massive Shire Hall, which dominates the Old Market Square, this museum allows visitors to experience a Victorian courtroom and interact with the warders of the old county gaol. An arresting look at crime,...
Wollaton Hall Natural History Museum
Category: Museums - Nottingham Attractions & Activities
Address: Wollaton Park, Nottingham NG8 2AE
This natural history museum is in a spectacular setting in Wollaton Hall, in an elegant Tudor building surrounded by 500 acres of gardens and forest. Displays help visitors learn about the wildlife that inhabits the region and also shows specimens from around the world. Next door, The Yard showcases contemporary arts. A unique combination of...
