Museums · North West England
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
In or near Mellor.
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery — museum in Lancashire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Blackburn · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Address: BB1 7AJ. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Lancashire, England". Coordinates: 53.7501°, -2.4841°.
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Official information
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is one of the first purpose-built free museums outside London, established in 1874. It features a diverse collection that includes fine art, decorative art, Egyptology, and local social history.
From the Wikipedia article
The Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is the local museum service for the borough of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It is a museum with collections of Christian icons, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and local history, as well as those of the former Lewis Textile Museum.
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Background
Description
The museum is in a Grade II listed building, on the corner of Museum Street and Richmond Terrace. It was originally opened as an art gallery and library in 1874, with the library occupying the ground floor and the art gallery on the first floor. The building was enlarged in 1893. In the 1970s, the library moved to Town Hall Street, occupying the former premises of the Co-operative Central Store, providing more space for the display of the local and social history collections which formed Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery. A project to repair the roof began in July 2023. It was completed by March 2024.
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- Coordinates
- 53.7501, -2.4841
- District
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Parish
- Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area
- Postcode
- BB1 7AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackburn
- Established
- 1874
- Nearest railway station
- Blackburn — 0.5 km
- Opening
- Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat: 11am – 4:45pm; closed Sun, Mon and all bank holidays
- Official site
- blackburnmuseum.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15199595 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Front of Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery?
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB1 7AJ), in the parish of Blackburn with Darwen, unparished area.
- What is Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery?
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery — museum in Lancashire, England.
- How do I get to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Blackburn, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BB1 7AJ.
- When was Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1874.
- Who owns Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery?
- Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is owned by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
- How do I get to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Blackburn, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB1 7AJ.