Swindon - Museums and Cultural Institutions

Museums and Cultural Institutions

  • Artsite Ltd. The Post Modern gallery. Contemporary art organisation providing affordable studio space, exhibitions, workshops, education and support for creative people.
  • National Museum of Science & Industry, Wroughton.
  • Railway Village Museum.
  • Richard Jefferies Museum, dedicated to the memory of one of England's most individual writers on nature and the countryside.
  • Steam Railway Museum.
  • Swindon Collection, Central Library. Extensive local studies and family history archive.
  • Swindon Arts Centre, a 212-seat entertainment venue located in the Old Town of Swindon.
  • Wyvern Theatre, the town's principal stage venue.
  • Swindon Museum and Swindon Art Gallery, next to each other.
  • The Museum of Computing the first computer museum in the UK.

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