Daily activities
These activities run throughout the day.
Have a ride on our historic transport
Take a ride around our Museum on one of our vintage vehicles, this free service operates every 15...
Try your hand at traditional street games
All day long you can discover the delights of playtime in the last century including hopscotch and...
Experience an Edwardian school lesson
How was school different to school today? Experience the strict discipline of the classroom at...
Go underground in the mine
Explore what life was like in the 1850s for miners at our "into the thick" underground mine...
Watch a silent film in our cinema
Step back in time to the era of silent films in the Limelight Cinema with viewings at 11am, 12pm,...
Enjoy our traditionally cooked fish & chips
We reckon our chips are the best! Don’t miss out – Fish & Chips are served from...
Pop in for an ale at the Bottle & Glass Inn
How about a pint of traditional local ale at a historic Black Country inn? You’ll find no...
Watch the traditional skills of metal working
See sparks fly at the chain makers daily live demonstrations, the nail shop and brass foundry, ...
Cooking Demonstrations
It was common for families to use what land they had to grow vegetables and fruit to ...
Stroll around the boat dock
Take in over 250 years of history including the various types of historic working boats and the...
Enjoy our traditional fairground
The small traditional fairground would have been operated by one of the many well-known travelling...
Join in a tour of the Workers' Institute
Join in with a whistle stop 30 minute tour of the Worker's Institute, learn about the building's...
Car Action
On the first Saturday of the month from April until October, see our vehicle volunteer group drive...
Colliery Winding Engine
Our colliery is set in 1910, complete with a manager’s office in the weighbridge house from...
Car Action
On the first Saturday of the month until October, see our vehicle volunteer group drive the...
Car Action
On the first Saturday of the month until October, see our vehicle volunteer group drive the...
Live industrial demonstrations
Witness the might of the Black Country's industrial past, with demonstrations across the Museum...
Explore the Museum's gas lit streets after hours
Enjoy a stroll around the atmospheric gas-lit streets of the Museum after hours.
Experience fire-breathing entertainment
Look on as our fire-breathers perform daredevil fire breathing stunts!
Book into the vintage hair salon to get your wartime 'do
Book into the vintage hair salon to get your wartime 'do
Get chills stepping inside Amos' Anderson shelter!
Get chills stepping inside Amos' Anderson shelter!
Discover how the introduction of rationing inspired creative recipes as we dig for victory
Discover how the introduction of rationing inspired creative recipes as we dig for victory
Discover some vintage treasures at the memorabilia market
Discover some vintage treasures at the memorabilia market
See wartime vehicles fill the streets of the Museum
See wartime vehicles fill the streets of the Museum
Trick or treat your way around our canalside village
Trick or treat your way around our canalside village
Bring out your best costumes for our ghoulish fancy dress parade
Bring out your best costumes for our ghoulish fancy dress parade
The average age of death was 16.7 in Dudley in 1841
The smog and grime of the industrial revolution took its toll on the population. In 1841 the...
13 year old Queen Victoria described the land as "desolate" and "black"
A 13-year-old Queen Victoria was once so offended by the sight of the Black Country she closed the...
In 1910 the lady chain makers of Cradley Heath helped win Britain's first minimum wage
Led by women’s right campaigner Mary McArthur, in 1910 the women chain makers of ...
In 1866 the Black Country was described as "black by day and red by night"
In 1866 the Black Country was described as "black by day and red by night"
In 1828, Stourbridge built the first steam train to operate on US soil
Built in 1828, the Stourbridge Lion was the very first steam locomotive to run in the USA –...
