List of museums in County Durham

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Museums in County Durham

This list of museums in County Durham, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name	Image	Town/City	Type	Summary
Beamish Museum		Beamish	Open air	Focus is 1825 and 1913 life in urbanized North East England, includes trains, agriculture, industry exhibits. Host various events
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum		Darlington	Railway	Heritage railroad and museum
Hopetown Carriage Works		Durham	Railway
North of England Lead Mining Museum		Killhope	Mining	Also known as Killhope, former 19th century lead mine, minerals, life of the miner and family
Raby Castle		Staindrop	Historic house	Medieval castle with 18th & 19th century decorations, deer park, gardens. Hosts a classic car show
Locomotion: Shildon		Shildon	Railway	Branch of the National Railway Museum, includes over 70 railway heritage vehicles
Tanfield Railway		Tanfield	Railway	Heritage railroad and shed with locomotives and equipment
Vintage Vehicles Shildon		Shildon	Automotive	website, road hauling trucks and vehicles. Aveling & Porter no. 3315
Weardale Museum		Ireshopeburn	Local	website, local history, mining, geology, John Wesley and Methodist memorabilia, farming, railway exhibits

Defunct museums

• Durham Miners Heritage Centre

References

• Visit Britain: Museums and Galleries in County Durham
• This is Durham

See also

• Visitor attractions in County Durham