@derbymuseums

We are an independent charitable trust. We manage three museums and curate the collections within – Museum and Art Gallery, @MuseumOfMaking and Pickfords House.

 Derby, UK
derbymuseums.org
Joined December 2010
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Visit Derby@VisitDerby29 Apr 2025
🦇 Step into the shadows… 📍@derbymuseums 📆 3 May Join fellow creatures of the night for Vampire Games Day and sink your teeth into an entire day of vampire-themed tabletop roleplaying games, hosted by seasoned storytellers ⬇ visitderby.co.uk/events/vamp… #DerbyUK #VampireGamesDay
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3/4B are busy making their own Shabti 🎨 @derbymuseums
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3/4B had lots of fun exploring @derbymuseums ✨
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Deadline extended! UK Creative Community Fellows is a fellowship programme for cultural changemakers looking to grow their work and leadership. Apply by 11 March! Learn more: bit.ly/DMUKCCF
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Was lovely to be back at @derbymuseums today to lead conservation workshops to clean the Hanson log boat Thank you to all the amazing volunteers and staff who joined today, you all made such a difference! #Archaeology #Conservation #logboats #hansonlogboat #derby #Shardlow
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After cleaning with soft brushes and smoke sponges, the colour of the wood Beacame vibrant

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Are you or a friend using arts and culture to create change in your community? UK Creative Community Fellows is a free programme to help you grow your impact. Gain new skills, connect with peers, and refine your vision. Apply by 3 March! Learn more: bit.ly/DMUKCCF
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Derby Museums retweeted
Visit Derby@VisitDerby13 Feb 2025
🖼️Alison Lambert: Human Exploration - Heads & Myths @derbymuseums! 📅14 Mar - 4 May Experience bold, expressive portraiture like never before as Alison’s striking artworks delve into human emotion, mythology, and identity ⬇ visitderby.co.uk/events/alis…
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The Missing Act is an exhibition of new paintings by artist Max Gimson, winner of the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award. The exhibition opened on 13 December at @derbymuseums and Art Gallery and runs until 23 Feb. Just two weeks left to see this exhibition! artsderbyshire.org.uk/news/a…
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Go see this @derbymuseums Max's work is vibrant, thought-provoking and I love the colour palette he has deployed - big scale canvasses, thick luscious paint strokes and a range of inventive thought. derbymuseums.org/news/award-… #vickersfineartaward #maxgimson #themissingact
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We had a wonderful time at the @derbymuseums at the weekend at our Boat and The Blue concert entertaining our youngest audience members. We enjoyed the craft activities at the beginning, live drawing from Eleanor Meredith and of course fun music from our ensemble. #SinfoniaViva
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Derby Museums retweeted
Visit Derby@VisitDerby26 Jan 2025
🍶Toasted Ceramic Fair is coming to Derby! 📍@DerbyMuseums & Art Gallery 📅 29 - 30 Mar With free entry all day long and a jam-packed programme of demonstrations, bookable workshops, and free potters talks, this is a must-visit event ⬇ visitderby.co.uk/events/toas… #DerbyUk #Ceramics
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Woven is a piece of music written for a wind quintet by Sinfonia Viva's principal oboist Maddy Aldis-Evans. On Thurs 30 Jan at 2pm it will be played at @derbymuseums for the first time - the museum is the home of the loom that inspired it. Book now: sinfoniaviva.co.uk/event/sea…
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Derby Museums retweeted
Cathedral Quarter@DerbyCQ19 Jan 2025
🎨 @derbymuseums and Art Gallery’s popular Life Drawing Classes return to The Wardwick this month. Materials are provided, but attendees are welcome to bring their own. Suitable for ages 18 and over. Spaces are limited, so advanced booking is essential! derbymuseums.org/event/life-…
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Cathedral Quarter@DerbyCQ15 Jan 2025
Happy #MuseumSelfieDay!! Obviously Ranger Jon took our request for Museum selfies more seriously than Ranger Scott! Why not visit @derbymuseums today and take your own selfie? Tag it with #CQSelfie so we can see them!!
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👋 Meet our Learning facilitators! Recently Y8's attended our design focussed ‘Make It Sustainable’ session & e-textiles in ‘Electro Embroidery Lab’ to help with their option choices next year. We enjoyed guiding the students to follow a creative path. 👉 derbymuseums.org/learn/
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🎉 Yesterday, we welcomed over 70 Friends & Volunteers for our annual festive party. To say thanks, we celebrated with delicious food & drinks from The River Kitchen. We can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together in 2025! 👉 bit.ly/DMVolunteerWithUs 👉 bit.ly/JoinDMFriends
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Derby city centre has come alive with festive activities following the launch of Festive Derby – @DerbyLIVE’s Christmas events programme 🎅 Find out more 👉 buff.ly/3ZvzGl0 #Bondholder @DerbyCQ @derbymuseums @derbymuseums @derbytheatre @derby_arena @DerbyCC @derbyquad
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Join us this Friday for Creative Mornings at the Museum and Art Gallery ☕ The theme is CYCLE and we have Thom Baker, Brand Strategy Consultant with a focus on green ambitions, as our guest speaker. Everyone is welcome! 📅 13 December, 9.30-11.30am creativemornings.com/talks/t…
A yellow and green illustration shows a person with long black hair, wearing green dungarees, a yellow and orange spotty top, black boots and a yellow hat. The person is blowing a white dandelion and is surrounded by yellow dandelions. On the bottom right of the image is the word 'cycle'.

ALT A yellow and green illustration shows a person with long black hair, wearing green dungarees, a yellow and orange spotty top, black boots and a yellow hat. The person is blowing a white dandelion and is surrounded by yellow dandelions. On the bottom right of the image is the word 'cycle'.

A group of people are sat around tables in a museum cafe space. A speaker is stood at the front of the group, they are speaking to two people towards the front of the crowd.

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Year 3 had a fantastic time this week @derbymuseums. They learnt how to make fire, cave paint, use stone tools and clothes. Children also handled animal bones including a huge mammoth tooth! We also saw the impressive Bronze Age Hanson log boat that was found in Shardlow.
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CM Derby@cm_derby10 Dec 2024
Join us THIS Friday 13th December from 09.30am @derbymuseums Museum and Art Gallery for our final CreativeMornings/Derby of 2024. The awesome @Thom_Baker is helping us see out the year with his thoughts on our global theme of Cycle. Sign up now for free 🎄
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