Hall 1 shows the Black Country as it is today
The building at the entrance to the Black Country Living Museum is the re-constructed public baths complex moved from Rolfe Street in Smethwick. The complex comprised two swimming pool halls behind an impressive terracota faced three-storey building which included offices, slipper baths and the superintendants's accommodation. Today these house the introductory exhibition to the Museum, stores and archive facilities.
Visitors enter the Museum through a modern glass structure which links the Rolfe Street building to the original Museum entrance which itself was relocated from Wednesbury. The exhibition halls set the scene for a visit around the 26 acres of historic displays.
The Hall of Fame depicts famous people and famous names from the Black Country be they sportsmen, entertainers, ironworks or vehicle manufacturers. A multi-screen video tells the story of the Black Country and introduces that familiar dialect.
Exhibition Hall 1 shows the Black Country as it is today, comprising Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley and enables the Museum to put on display a range of objects which could not otherwise be displayed within the open-air Museum.
Exhibition Hall 2 is a temporary display gallery which currently houses the bulk of the Museum's motor collection of cars and motorcycles.
