Derby Museums Highly Commended for Museums and Heritage Awards!

Jonathan Wallis and Rick Tailby from Derby MuseumsWe are thrilled to announce that Derby Museums have been highly commended in the Temporary and Touring Exhibition award at the National Museum and Heritage Awards in London.  At last nights ceremony in London the museum was up against five other museums including the Natural History Museum, the National Army Museum and the Museum of London. 

The award was won by Natural History Museum for their exhibition, Sexual Nature. Derby Museums and Art Gallery entered the Down the Back of the Sofa project that saw the museum take collections down to the Royal Festival Hall as part of Vintage Festival 2011 and see the same 1980s lounge set up back in Derby at the Silk Mill being used for a number of events for local people. 

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Maker Faire at the Silk Mill

We're very excited about our upcoming Mini-Maker Faire on Sunday 3rd of June, 2012 from 11am-4pm. The Maker Faire is one of a number of community projects that are helping form the concept for the Silk Mill moving forwards - celebrating our industrial and engineering heritage and using it and the modern-day city's place as the UK's number 1 high tech city - to inspire the next generation of makers!

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Newly refurbished Joseph Wright Gallery now open!

Derby Museums are delighted to announce an exciting transformation – the gallery housing the internationally important collection of Joseph Wright of Derby paintings has been completely refurbished and was reopened to national acclaim on February 25th. Wayne Hemingway OBE cut the ribbon to the gallery, joined by 300 guests and members of the national press.  

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