Archive: This article describes Buxton Museum in 2018. Its former Terrace Road premises closed in 2023. The museum reopened in a temporary home next to Buxton Library in October 2026; see the museum for current exhibitions and visiting information.
In 2018, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery was celebrating its 125th anniversary after the previous year’s refurbishment. Matthew Parris described it in The Times as “the beautiful little Buxton Museum and Art Gallery”.
In 2018, the refurbished Wonders of the Peak gallery used the museum’s collections to trace the area’s story from ancient limestone seas to recent history. Exhibits included remains of prehistoric animals and a mermaid.
The objects had inspired contemporary artists, and a community project created a window from slices of Blue John. In 2018, the gallery also had film, music, poetry, dressing-up clothes and a microscope.
The museum also launched a web app for exploring objects and their findspots. Its former web address was unavailable when checked in October 2026; see the museum’s current visitor information.
In 2018, HILL brought stories of the Wirksworth landscape to the museum. The five artists were Kate Bellis, Sally Matthews, Lucy Peacock, Gavin Repton and Carol Fieldhouse; Bellis records the Buxton exhibition from 3 March to 6 June 2018. The original guide also listed Hills, Peaks and Dales by Threadmill Textiles until 1 July 2018.
In 2018, the museum offered children’s activity sheets and a Bear Trail. The famous Buxton Bear is now on display at the temporary museum; see Derbyshire County Council’s update.
The museum offered workshops and children’s activities in 2018. See the museum website for its current programme.
In 2018, the former museum was open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am–5pm, and on summer Sundays and bank holidays, noon–4pm. Admission was free.
For current visitor information, visit the museum website.
Former museum address, closed in 2023: Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, SK17 6DA.
Tel: 01629. 533 540
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