This list of museums in Worcestershire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Virtual museums are not included in this list.
| Name | Image | Town/City | Region | Type | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | website, local history, rural life, agriculture, trades and social history displays in a 14th-century building was once home to the almoner of Evesham Abbey | ||||
| Open air | Over 25 historic buildings and structures moved from other locations, including houses, a windmill, church, barn, stable, collection of telephone kiosks | ||||
| Multiple | website, local and social history, town jail, World War II air raid shelter, 18th century brass foundry exhibit, art exhibits, demonstrations of historic crafts and trades | ||||
| Historic site | website, operated by the National Trust, 14th century barn made from stone | ||||
| Broadway Museum & Art Gallery | Broadway | Wychavon | Local | website Set in a 17th-century Coaching Inn, displays on Broadway History, Wool History, Coaching History, with exhibitions from the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, and temporary art exhibitions | |
| Industry | Water-powered forge mill used to produce metal tools, open on select days | ||||
| Worcester | History | Displays on English history and the historic building during different eras, including medieval, Tudor, Civil War, Georgian, Victorian and 1950s eras | |||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, unfurnished Croome Court manor house designed by Capability Brown and Robert Adam, landscaped park by Brown | ||||
| Local | information, local history and visitor centre, salt industry, Droitwich transmitting station | ||||
| Historic house | 19th century period birthplace and home of composer Edward Elgar | ||||
| Industry | Heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries | ||||
| Worcester | Medical | website, history and artifacts about the development of medical care, reconstructed apothecary shop and operating theatre, death masks from prisoners executed by hanging | |||
| Art | website, work of the 20th century furniture maker Sir Gordon Russell MC, includes furniture and designs | ||||
| Worcester | Historic house | website, operated by the National Trust, timber-framed 14th house with early 17th- and 18th-century additions, collection of textiles | |||
| Historic house | 18th-century house with state rooms, collection of 18th-century Chippendale furniture and family portraits | ||||
| Historic house | Operated by the National Trust, early 18th century William and Mary-style house and gardens | ||||
| Historic house | Moated medieval and Elizabethan manor house | ||||
| Medical Museum | website, Interactive exhibition at the University of Worcester’s City Campus combining history, science, art and technology to explore the medical stories of one of England's oldest infirmaries.[1] | ||||
| Railway | website, railway artifacts | ||||
| Historic house | 15th century prior's hall, monk's cells and other rooms of the Benedictine monastery, collection of vestments, embroideries and paintings | ||||
| Historic house | Moated manor house reflecting several centuries of ownership, distinguished collections of furniture, art, and porcelain, visits by appointment | ||||
| Local | Local history in period room displays | ||||
| Historic site | website, operated by the National Trust, 13th century tithe barn | ||||
| Military | Collection of military wireless communications equipment from around the world | ||||
| Transportation | Factory tours and museum with vehicles, company's history, developments in technology | ||||
| Industry | website, history of local carpet-making industry | ||||
| Local | website, local and social history | ||||
| Transportation | website, heritage rooms feature artifacts and exhibits about the basins of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal | ||||
| Local | Local history | ||||
| Transportation | Buses, battery electric vehicles, a miniature steam railway, memorabilia | ||||
| Worcester | History | website, timber-framed Tudor house with historic artifacts reflecting its use in different ages, local social history, formerly the Museum of Local Life[2] | |||
| Local | website, local history | ||||
| Worcester | Multiple | ||||
| Worcester | Art | Formerly known as the Dyson Perrins Museum, collection of Royal Worcester porcelain | |||
| Multiple | Local history, period rooms, toys, archaeology, costumes, local crafts, local industry and transportation, area geology and natural history, transport vehicles | ||||
| Worcester | Masonic | website, Masonic medals, jewels, regalia, ceramics, medals, coins, books, photographs and memorabilia | |||