Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Small all-rounder museum with a stunning Wright collection

The main museum is fairly limited but has two stunning collections : Wright of Derby’s amazing paintings and a massive collection of Derby china in the cafe. Well worth a trip. Also went to Pickford...

Hours well spent

Full of things really well presented (especially the animal room) plus a whole room of great paintings by Wright of Derby, and a nice cafe

Local and world history done well

Lovely local museum. Current temporary exhibition is about the people of Derby and Derbyshire and tells some good local stories. The Joseph Wright gallery has all the favourites back and some relative...

Something for everyone superbly presented.

Like Derby itself, the museum is modest in its presentation, but a gem. Apart from the range of content, of particular note is the descriptions that accompany each exhibit. They are sufficiently brie...

Good day out

Enjoyable day out with my 9 year old lad in late December after Xmas. Interesting history and more recent art displays that were really good. Nice chilled out cafe also