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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.[1][2]

Eyam Museum.

Overview edit

Eyam Museum opened on 23 April 1994 as a small museum on a single level.[3] A model of a Derbyshire lead mine was added in 2002. The museum is staffed by volunteers. It is located in Hawkhill Road.[1]

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) edit

The museum largely dedicated to Eyam's famous history as a plague village during the bubonic plague of 1665.[4]

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ . 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 edit

  • Eyam Museum website

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