The Museum

As one of the first purpose built free museums to open outside of London in 1874, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery houses a rich and fascinating collection covering fine art, decorative art, Egyptology, coins, manuscripts, natural history, social history and South Asia.

Floor Plan

Find your way around our free galleries, exhibition spaces, and shop.

Please see our Visual Story for visitors below.
Visual Story

Museum floor plan

Our Galleries