What's new...
The new Bolton Lives Gallery at Bolton Museum
Put yourself in the picture and get involved in the story of Bolton in the new Bolton Lives Gallery at Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive.
You are invited to the public launch of our exciting new local history gallery.
Bolton Lives tells the story of our town in three sections:
- Discover why Bolton is a Revolutionary Town
- Learn about the Changes to Bolton driven by the industrial revolution
- Find out how change has affected Life in Bolton
Pretoria Pit Centenary Commemoration
On
21 Dec 1910, 344 men and boys lost their lives in what is known to be the third
largest mining disaster in history. This year there will be a series of events in commemoration of the disaster.Full programme of Pretoria Centenary events.
Bolton Museum service is on Twitter and Facebook
The museum service has gone social. Follow us on Twitter or like our Facebook page and keep up to date with the latest service news and events.
We can be found at twitter.com/boltonmuseums on Twitter, and here is our Facebook page
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Join the growing subscription list for our events packed e-Newsletter
When are we open?
Opening times for all services can be found here
Exhibitions
Roger Hampson
20 November to 23 January @Bolton MuseumRoger Hampson is an important local artist who painted 20th century urban scenes from Bolton and the region. The exhibition coincides with the opening of the new Bolton Lives Gallery.
Features
Search our collections online
You can search from any page within the collections section on this site. If you follow the link above you will find an introduction to how the search works as well as some examples to get you going.
Humphrey Spender's Worktown photographs
See Bolton, the town and its people, as it was photographed by Humphrey Spender for the Mass Observation project. A fascinating social document of pre-war Lancashire life.
Bolton Museum Services include...
Hall
i' th' Wood
Discover Hall i’ th’ Wood Museum, a 15th century half-timbered hall and birthplace of the spinning mule.
Smithills
Hall
Explore Smithills Hall, a Grade 1 listed building set in formal gardens on the edge of the West Pennine Moors.
Museum & Archive
Bolton Museum and Archive service is located above the Library behind the Town hall on Le Mans
Crescent.
Bolton Aquarium
The only public aquarium in Greater Manchester. Come and see our diverse fish collection.
