Britain’s Friendliest Open Air Museum
Discover a fascinating world when you visit this urban heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle at the heart of the Black Country.
Historic buildings from all around the Black Country have been moved and authentically rebuilt at the Museum, to create a tribute to the traditional skills and enterprise of the people that once lived in the heart of industrial Britain.
Visitors are transported back in time from the modern exhibition halls to the canal-side village, where costumed demonstrators and working craftsmen bring the buildings to life with their local knowledge, practical skills and unique Black Country humour.
Tickets can now be purchased online
Contact us: 0121 557 9643 or info@bclm.co.uk
Special Events
The Black Country Living Museum is a world-class open air attraction which unites the past and the present in an unforgettable 'living' experience.
The Museum organises a host of fascinating events throughout the year - all designed to ensure visitors enjoy an unbeatable day out.
See the
Events Programme
for more details
News
Streets Ahead Standard
by BCLM
Spring 2009
Find out all about recent progress and future plans for the museum in the Streetsahead Standard
Download the newsletter in PDF format by following the link below.
The Museum as a Venue
The Black Country Living Museum offers a corporate venue with a difference just nine miles from Birmingham City Centre.
- Meetings & Conferences
- Presentations
- Product Launches
- Exhibitions
- Training Days and Seminars
- Corporate Evenings
- Company Family Days
Preserve Hobbs Fried Fish Shop
Hobbs Fish & Chip Shop was a well-known landmark in Hall Street, Dudley.
Some say it served the best fish and chip suppers in town; others remember the dining room, unusual for the area, with its decorative glazed fish tile panels. Boarded up, Hobbs became a target for vandals.
Looking for buildings for its brand-new 1930’s high street, the Black Country Living Museum found Hobbs and knew that this Dudley landmark had to be saved.
But to achieve this, we need you to help by sponsoring a brick for just £10. Find out more about how you can help here.
Our Collections
Labour Party banner, Tipton 1920 (ref 1975/064)
Since its establishment in 1975, the Museum has collected material relating to the Black Country and held this in trust for the benefit of the public.
In addition to this the Trust assumed responsibility for collections made in the name of the Black Country Museum by Dudley Museum and Art Gallery since 1967. In 2003 we took over the buildings and collections of the Lock Museum in Willenhall, now known as the Locksmith’s House.
Find out more about how we care for and exhibit our collections here.
Black Country Living Museum Trust.
Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4SQ.
A Private Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England Company No. 1226321 and Registered as a Charity No. 504481
The Museum is run by The Black Country Living Museum Trust as a ‘not for profit’ organisation which earns most of its running costs from admission income and sales to visitors.
The Black Country Living Museum deals with the history of the Black Country, the heart of industrial England, with recreated buildings from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries brought to life by costumed demonstrators and trained educational guides.
