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Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is described as mildly Gothic with touches in the direction of Arts and Crafts. It is a beautiful building sited in the town centre, near the Town Hall. It is best known for being a treasure house of the Hart bequest, the unique collection of local notable Robert Edward Hart (1876-1946). His gift of coins, manuscripts and books cannot be matched by any public collection outside London and gives the museum its international reputation.

Opened in 1874 originally as a purpose built museum and library, the space is now entirely devoted to modern displays of Hart’s treasures, the history of Blackburn, the Egyptian Mummy, South Asian culture, Fine and Decorative Art and the Bowdler collection of world beatles, among other sights.

The Education Service works with both the formal and informal sectors. We have good links to the Life Long Learning Department within the Council.

However, the bulk of our work is with schools and colleges. To these we offer three services:

• Taught sessions at the Museum


• Outreach service


• Loans service (we have a range of loans boxes but also offer bespoke loans for special topics)

The Education Service has links to Edgehill and Cumbria universities and has been taking trainee teachers on work placements for the last two years.

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