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The Dudley site will be unavailable while we carry out essential maintenance 10am to noon on Monday 27 July. You will still be able to raise requests through our MyDudley portal and make online payments through our eStore. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Dudley Museum at the Archives

Follow Dudley’s story from pre-history to the present day.

Your Visit

This modern museum tells the story of Dudley (and the wider Black Country) through time. We hope you have a 'bostin' experience. 

Open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - 4pm.

Open for pre-booked groups and schools only on Tuesday and Wednesday.

What's On

We are the home of the Black Country Geopark. 

Family activities, talks, fossils, dinosaurs and art.

Free family trails available all year. 

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Check Ticket Source for our future events.

Behind the scenes

Explore our collections online

Learning

Geology galleries

Other galleries

Temporary exhibitions

Dudley Archives and Local History Centre

Dudley Archives and Local History Centre collects, preserves and makes available archive and local history materials relating to Dudley borough.

Black Country Global Geopark

Dudley Museum at Dudley Archives is the main headquarters for the Black Country Global Geopark. A joint project with Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton Councils.
In no part of England are so many geological features brought together in a small compass than in the environs of Dudley ... Sir Roderick Murchison, 1841