Museums
Sometimes a little bit of inspiration can go a long way. Here is a list of national museums which have jewellery or related articles, objects or artefacts in their collections...
Abbott Hall Art Gallery
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 5AL
www.abbothall.org.uk
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FQ
www.aagm.co.uk
Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire
Danes Terrace
Lincoln
LN2 1LP
www.thecollectionmuseum.com
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2PH
www.ashmolean.org
Bantock House and Park
Finchfield Road
Wolverhampton
WV3 9LQ
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk
Bilston Craft Gallery
Mount Pleasant
Bilston
WV14 7LU
www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3DH
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
Black Country Living Museum
Tipton Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 4SQ
www.bclm.co.uk
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Royal Pavilion Gardens
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1EE
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk/brighton
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
www.britishmuseum.org
Castle Museum
Castle Meadow
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 3JU
www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
Clarence Street
Cheltenham
GL50 3JT
www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk
Colchester Castle Museum
Castle Park
Colchester
www.cimuseums.org.uk/castle
Dartford Borough Museum
Market Street
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1EU
www.dartford.gov.uk
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft
Lodge Hill Lane
Ditchling
BN6 8SP
www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Chequer Road
Doncaster
DN1 2AE
www.doncaster.gov.uk
Fashion Museum
Assembly Rooms
Bennett Street
BATH
BA1 2QH
www.fashionmuseum.co.uk
Harrogate Museums and Arts
Mercer Art Gallery
Swan Road
Harrogate
HG1 2SA
www.harrogate.gov.uk
Horsham Museum
9 Causeway
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1HE
www.horshammuseum.org
Hove Museum & Art Gallery
19 New Church Road
Hove
BN3 4AB
www.brightonmuseums.org.uk/hove
Ipswich Museum
High Street
Ipswich
IP1 3QH
www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk
Kenwood
Hampstead Lane
Hampstead
London
NW3 7JR
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
St Faith's Street
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1LH
www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima)
Centre Square
Middlesbrough
TS1 2AZ
www.visitmima.com
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Vyse Street
Birmingham
B18 6HA
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/jewellery
Museum of London
London Wall
London
EC2Y 5HN
Cheapside Hoard Collection:
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
www.rmg.co.uk
National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1JF
www.nms.ac.uk
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
www.nhm.ac.uk
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
Guildhall Road
Northampton
NN1 1D
www.northampton.gov.uk/museums
Nottingham Castle
Friar Lane
Off Maid Marian Way
Nottingham
NG1 6EL
www.nottinghamcastle.org.uk
Platt Hall Gallery of Costume
Platt Hall
Rusholme
Manchester
M14 5LL
www.manchesterartgallery.org
Pitt Rivers Museum
South Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PP
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
Smallhythe Place
Small Hythe Road
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 7NB
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/smallhythe-place
Southampton City Museums
Collections Management Centre (Local Collections)
29/31 City Industrial Estate
Southern Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 1HG
www.southampton.gov.uk
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High Street
London
W8 6AG
www.designmuseum.org
The Fan Museum
12 Crooms Hill
Greenwich
London
SE10 8ER
www.thefanmuseum.org.uk
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
CB2 1RB
www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
The Pen Museum
Unit 3
The Argent Centre
60 Frederick Street
Birmingham
B1 3HS
www.penmuseum.org.uk
The Shoe Museum
40 High Street
Street
Somerset
BA16 0EQ
www.the-shoe-museum.org
The Ulster Museum
Botanic Gardens
Belfast
BT9 5AB
www.nmni.com
The Wallace Collection
Hertford House,
Manchester Square
London
W1U 3BN
www.wallacecollection.org
Tower of London
London
EC3N 4AB
www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london
United Grand Lodge
Freemasons' Hall
60 Great Queen Street
London
WC2B 5AZ
www.ugle.org.uk
Victoria & Albert Museum
V&A Silver Galleries
William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 2RL
www.vam.ac.uk
www.vam.ac.uk/gallery
Vindolanda Trust
Chesterholm Museum
Bardon Mill
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47 7JN
www.vindolanda.com
Whitby Museum
Pannett Park
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1RE
www.whitbymuseum.org.uk
Wiltshire Museum
41 Long Street
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 1NS
www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk
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Image credit: New Jewellery Gallery at mima. Photograph by Dave Charnley Photography Ltd.
