Museum of Making

Visit the Museum of Making

The Silk Mill has undergone a process of significant development to create the Museum of Making, now open for visitors.

Opening times

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Opening Times

Entry to the Museum of Making is free.

If you are visiting as a group please contact us in advance to make sure we can accommodate your visit. If you are visiting as a group of adults please email info@derbymuseums.org or call 01332 641901. If you are visiting us as an educational trip, please contact learn@derbymuseums.org or call 01332 641901.

Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday - 10am – 4pm

Christmas Opening Times
CLOSED Tuesday 24 December (from 5pm), re-opens Friday 27 December (10am)
CLOSED Sunday 29 December (from 4pm), re-opens Tuesday 31 December (10am)
CLOSED Tuesday 31 December (from 5pm), re-opens Thursday 2 January (10am)

At Derby Museums we want everyone to be able to enjoy our exhibitions and events, and we have taken every measure to ensure that we are as open and accessible to as many people as possible.

Read our full access statement below.

Address

Silk Mill Lane
Derby
DE1 3AF

FIND THE DOOR
Head across Cathedral Green towards the front of the Silk Mill. Look for the famous Bakewell Gates and enter through the large glass atrium entrance.

Getting here

BY CAR

Follow the brown signs in the city and county for Derby Silk Mill. Offsite parking is available nearby at Bold Lane and Chapel Street car parks and parking cards can be validated at the Museum of Making to give a discounted rate of £2.70 for a day. There are 4 accessible parking bays on Silk Mill Lane which are for use by Blue Badge holders only.

BY TRAIN

With a direct train from London to Derby, you can be at any of our museums in less than two hours!

BY BUS

There are frequent and regular bus services into the Derby city centre, operated by Trent Barton and Arriva. Derby bus station is a 10 minute walk away along the River Derwent directly to the Museum of Making.

BY BIKE

The Museum of Making is on cycle routes 6, 54 and 68, part of the Derby City Cycle Map. There is outdoor bicycle parking available.

CALL: 01332 641901

info@derbymuseums.org

Facilities & access

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Access

At Derby Museums we want everyone to be able to enjoy our exhibitions and events, and we have taken every measure to ensure that we are as open and accessible to as many people as possible. Read our access statement here.