Archive: This article describes Buxton Museum in 2021. 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.
After reopening in May 2021, the former Buxton Museum welcomed visitors back to Wonders of the Peak, art exhibitions and family activities.
In 2021, visitors were encouraged to book timed entry to help with social distancing. Walk-ins depended on capacity.
Family activities make welcome return
During the 2021 school holidays, the museum reported that Make and Take Thursdays returned, with artists Tracy Barlow, Martin Olsson, Gordon MacLellan and Sarah Males.
Derbyshire Museums Manager Ros Westwood said families had enjoyed the sessions and their secret-garden theme.
In 2021, the museum also offered a Mammoth Museum Trail, with a prize draw for a cuddly mammoth.
Paid workshop programme in autumn 2021
The paid adult workshop programme was advertised to return in October 2021 at the museum and other venues. The council’s September 2021 bulletin listed the programme.
Exhibitions in 2021
Across Time was a retrospective of Hayfield artist Brian Nolan (1931–2019), advertised until 5 September 2021. The artist’s exhibition chronology records the 2021 Buxton retrospective.
Hidden Depths by 10+ Textiles was advertised until 26 September 2021, featuring work inspired by Buxton and its surrounding countryside.
The former Wonders of the Peak gallery
The former Wonders of the Peak gallery explored Derbyshire’s past. Its displays included a cave lion, a bear, Roman coin hoards, butterflies and a prehistoric hand axe.
The gallery’s 2017 redevelopment added digital interpretation and increased the number of objects on display.
In 2021, a foyer display marked 150 years since the Pavilion Gardens opened, using programmes and rules from the time.
For current exhibitions and visiting details, see Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
The former museum’s opening times in 2021 were Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4.30pm, with last admission at 4pm.
Former museum address (closed in 2023): Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton, SK17 6DA
T: 01629 533540
derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/buxton-museum/buxton-museum-and-art-gallery
The museum is now in a temporary building next to Buxton Library on Kents Bank Road. Find Buxton Library on Google Maps.
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