Archive: This article describes Buxton Museum in 2025. 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.
Peak Buildings on Terrace Road, home to Buxton Museum and Art Gallery from 1928 until its 2023 closure, sold at an SDL auction on 30 January 2025 for £435,000. The building had been listed for sale in November 2024. See the auction documents, contemporary local report and museum history.
The museum closed to the public in June 2023 as a precautionary measure as parts of the building were potentially identified as being unsafe. Although initially it was a temporary closure, a decision to permanently relocate the museum from Peak Buildings was announced in May 2024.
In November 2024, Derbyshire County Council said it was examining options for a new museum and conducting a feasibility study. At that time staff were packing the collections, with some items destined for storage and others for temporary displays including at Buxton Library.
How Buxton Museum used to look
Derbyshire County Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership, Culture,
Tourism and Climate Change Councillor Barry Lewis said in November 2024: “We remain absolutely committed to providing a museum and art gallery in Buxton and this is an opportunity to take a fresh look at the museum offer. As the building goes on the market, we’re pleased to be at the stage where we have found somewhere we think may be suitable. If the outcome of the feasibility study is positive, we will give more details.”
Councillor Lewis added: “Our aim is to get the museum re-opened in a new location as soon as we can. We’re involving key partners and interested groups in our discussions as we continue to make progress.”
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