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Museum of Making

City of Derby, United Kingdom

Derby's Museum of Making celebrates the city's industrial story on the site of Lombe's Mill, at the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

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LOCATIONCity of Derby

United Kingdom

About Museum of Making

The Museum of Making, formerly Derby Silk Mill and Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby. It stands on the site of Lombe's Mill, a historic silk mill marking the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

The site first opened as Derby's Industrial Museum on 29 November 1974. A £17 million redevelopment scheme began in 2016, and the museum reopened under its new name, the Museum of Making, on 21 May 2021, giving the historic mill site a new chapter as an indoor attraction.

Highlights

  • On the site of historic Lombe's silk mill
  • Southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
  • Reopened as the Museum of Making in 2021
  • Indoor, good for rainy days

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