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Local museum in Eyam, England

Eyam Museum.

Eyam Museum or as it is locally known Eyam Plague museum is a local museum in the village of Eyam, located in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.

Overview

Eyam Museum opened on 23 April 1994 as a small museum on a single level. A model of a Derbyshire lead mine was added in 2002. The museum is staffed by volunteers. It is located in Hawkhill Road.

The museum's galleries present the history of Eyam since prehistoric times, with a special emphasis on the Plague that struck Eyam, known as the Eyam Plague, in 1665.

The Plague (1665)

The museum largely dedicated to Eyam's famous history as a plague village during the bubonic plague of 1665.

Gallery

  • Front entrance Eyam Museum.
  • Eyam featuring the museum Eyam in bloom: The museum sat nestled in amongst the daffodils of spring

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eyam Museum". Culture 24, UK. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. McKenna, David (5 November 2016). "The village of the damned". BBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "The museum's history". Eyam Museum, UK. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. "The moving saga of life in 'Plague Village'". Winner of the 1998/9 Museum of the Year Shoestring Award: Eyam Museum. Peak District Information. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

External links

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