15 Free Museums to Visit over Easter Megathread

Looking For Something to do this Easter, Don't Know what the Weathers going to be Like Why Don't You Visit One of These 15 Free Museums

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1. National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh

There are plenty of exhibits designed especially for children at this museum, a great place to learn about the natural and human world. Some of the most remarkable objects on display include a gigantic skull (from a whale named Moby), and that timeless museum classic: a life-sized cast of a T rex skeleton that's a whopping 12m long.
Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789, nms.ac.uk (nms.ac.uk/). Open daily 10am-5pm, admission free

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2, The Big Museum Easter Trail Big Pit
Blaenavon, near Abergavenny

Big Pit National Coal Museum
29 March–1 April 2024, 10am - 3.30pm Easter
Big Pit is one of Wales’s leading tourist attractions. It is one of the few mining museums where visitors can descend in the pit cage and visit the places where generations of coal miners worked. Many of the surface exhibitions and displays are housed in the original colliery buildings.

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3, Bolling Hall Museum & Library

Situated just a mile from Bradford city centre and situated in a quiet, leafy garden, Bolling Hall was for many years the seat of two important land-owning families, the Bollings and the Tempests.
Rooms are furnished and decorated to give an accurate taste of life at different periods of the house’s history, and the fascinating furniture on display includes a superb bed made for Harewood House by Thomas Chippendale.

Spend some time exploring a different side of Bradford’s heritage – but watch out for an appearance by the ‘White Lady’ in the Ghost Room!
Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, BD4 7LP

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4, Lancaster City Museum
The impressive City Museum is housed in Lancaster’s former town hall, sat right on the edge of the busy Market Square. The elegant Georgian building was built between 1781-3 to the designs of Major Thomas Jarrett and Thomas Harrison.

The museum itself was founded in 1923 and its wonderfully varied collection and dioramas brilliantly lead visitors through the social and industrial history, archaeology of Lancaster, and the stories of the people who have made the city what it is today. Enjoy our fine art collection and the programme of changing exhibitions.
The City Museum building is also home to the King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum, a fascinating insight into the military heritage of the city’s own regiment from 1680 onwards.
Lancaster City Museum, Market Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1HT
Email: lancastercitymuseum@lancaster.gov.uk | Telephone: 01524 6463

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5 ,National Railway Museum and its collection



The National Railway Museum (NRM) is devoted to telling the story of rail transport in ain and its impact on society. The museum holds the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and collections of other artefacts and written and pictorial records, of social, technical, artistic and historical interest. The museum houses over 100 locomotives and almost 300 other items of rolling stock, almost all of which either ran on the Great Britain railways or were built there
National Railway Museum Leeman Road YO26 4XJ York

6, Museum of Liverpool and its collection



The Museum of Liverpool is housed in a modern building with a large glass window and tells the story of Liverpool and its people, reflecting Liverpool's global significance. In the museum, visitors can explore how the port, its people, their creative and sporting history have shaped Liverpool. Divided over four galleries, the Museum of Liverpool focuses on four main themes, namely: The Great Port, Global City, People’s Republic, and Wondrous Place.
Pier Head Liverpool Waterfront L3 1DG Liverpool

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7, Museum of Science and Industry and its collection Manchester




Museum of Science and Industry is a museum in Manchester. The museum features exhibits related to: industry, social history, costume and textiles, photography, archives, science and technology, aviation, land transport, trade and commerce, decorative and applied art and personalities. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: designated collection.

Liverpool Road Castlefield M3 4FP Manchester

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8, Ashmolean Museum and its collection Oxford



The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections are extraordinarily diverse, representing most of the world’s great civilisations, with objects dating from 8000 BC to the present day. Among many riches we have the world’s greatest collection of Raphael drawings, the most important collection of Egyptian pre-Dynastic sculpture and ceramics outside Cairo, the only great Minoan collection in Britain, outstanding Anglo-Saxon treasures, and the foremost collection of modern Chinese painting in the Western world.
Beaumont Street Oxford OX1 2PH

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9. The Great North Museum Newcastle

The Living Planet gallery spans the ground and first floor of the museum and tells the story of wildlife and habitats. Also on the ground floor, the Hadrian’s Wall



gallery enables visitors to discover the detailed history of the World Heritage Site as well as finding out about all the forts, milecastles and associated museums that can be visited today. The gallery includes a wealth of archaeological finds from across the 73 mile stretch of Hadrian’s Wall.
Hancock Barras Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PT

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10, Tate Britain London

Explore art made in Britain. Entry to the gallery is free – there’s no need to book. Booking a ticket is recommended for exhibitions (tate.org.uk/wha…ain) but some tickets may be available at the door. Members (shop.tate.org.uk/mem…hip) enjoy unlimited free entry to exhibitions with no need to book.

Our collection displays show art made in Britain, arranged by date. Each artwork tells a story – a glimpse of a moment in history, the life of the artist or subject, or how and why the work is made.

Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG

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11,Royal Armouries and its collection Leeds


Royal Armouries is a museum in Leeds. The museum features exhibits related to: weapons and war and archives.
Armouries Drive Royal Armouries Museum LS10 1LT Leeds

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12, Wollaton Hall and Park and its collection Nottingham




Wollaton Hall and Park is a museum in Nottingham. The museum features exhibits related to Archives, Science and Technology, Personalities, Decorative and Applied Art, Social History, Fine Art and Natural Sciences.
Wollaton Hall Wollaton Park NG8 2AE Nottingham

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13, Manchester Museum and its collection



Encounter Manchester Museum’s assortment of treasures from the natural world and the many cultures it is home to. It includes dinosaurs, mummies and live amphibians and reptiles. Manchester Museum features exhibits related to: archives, religion, costume and textiles, coins and medals, decorative and applied art, medicine, natural sciences, social history, archaeology, world cultures and weapons and war. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: vivarium with live snakes, frogs and other reptiles, designated collection, ancient egypt, spider crab and t.rex.
Oxford Road The University of Manchester M13 9PL ManchesterEngland

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14, Museum of London Docklands and its collection

From Roman settlement to the development of Canary Wharf, the Museum of London Docklands, housed in a 200 year old warehouse, shows the history of London as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce. Many of the objects it has in its collection are from the museum and archives of the Port of London Authority. The museum displays its collection of historical artifacts, models, and pictures in chronological order in 12 galleries. Visitors start at the first port on the Thames in Roman times and ends in modern times with the transformation of the area with commercial and residential development.
No. 1 Warehouse West India Quay Hertsmere Road
E14 4AL London

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15,Sheffield Botanical Gardens and its collection

Sheffield Botanical Gardens is a museum in Sheffield. The museum features exhibits related to: natural sciences.
Clarkehouse Road S10 2LN Sheffield

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